Education Policy and Reforms — Policy Reforms

Entry	Year	Description	Impact
86th Amendment Act	2002	This amendment inserted Article 21A into the Constitution, making the Right to Education a Fundamental Right for children aged 6 to 14 years. It also changed the subject matter of Article 45, shifting the provision for free and compulsory education for children up to 14 years to Article 21A, and instead mandating the State to provide early childhood care and education for all children until they complete the age of six years.	Transformed education from a Directive Principle to an enforceable Fundamental Right, leading to the enactment of the Right to Education (RTE) Act, 2009. It significantly strengthened the legal framework for universal elementary education and emphasized early childhood care.