The 86th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2002, inserted a new Article 21A into the Constitution, which mandates that "The State shall provide free and compulsory education to all children of the age of six to fourteen years in such manner as the State may, by law, determine." This amendment made the right to education a fundamental right, enforceable by law. The Act also amended Article 45 (Directive Principles) and added a new fundamental duty under Article 51A (k).
Article 21A was inserted to Part III of the Constitution by
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