Statement 1 is essentially correct; Article 21A, inserted by the 86th Amendment, mandates the state to provide free and compulsory education to all children aged six to fourteen years. While it specifies the age group, it does provide this right for 'all' children within that defined group. Statement 2 is correct; the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, was passed by the Lok Sabha on August 4, 2009, receiving Presidential assent later that month. Statement 3 is incorrect; the RTE Act came into force on April 1,