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    Question

    Right to Education is a ________ as introduced by

    _________ Committee Recommendations.
    A Fundamental Right, Supdu Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Legal Right, Supdu Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Constitutional Right. Supdu Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Fundamental Right, Tapas Majumdar Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E Fundamental Right, Narsimha Rao Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    • In 1993, the Supreme Court’s landmark judgment in the Unnikrishnan JP vs State of Andhra Pradesh & Others held that Education is a Fundamental right flowing from Article 21.
    • Tapas Majumdar Committee (1999) was set up, which encompassed insertion of Article 21A.
    • The 86th Constitutional Amendment in 2002 , provided Right to Education as a fundamental right in Part-III of the Constitution.
    • It inserted Article 21A which made Right to Education a fundamental right for children between 6-14 years.

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