Abstract: An analysis of policies laid down under India’s RTE Act enacted in 2009 and its implementation in the last five years reveals that the Act has led to undesirable outcomes. The paper attempts to uncover the problematic issues that have arisen through the RTE Act, which in turn have led to deepening the crisis in the education sector. Through studying the undesirable outcomes, this Review Article attempts to identify 1) the problematic aspects of the RTE Act that lead to undesirable outcomes and 2) the lacunae in the Act that create implementation difficulties and lead to confusion and problematic outcomes. The paper attempts to arrive at policy implications based on these findings.
Keywords: Right to Education (RTE), private school closure, learning outcomes, 25% quota, elementary education, compliance, norms.
Title: India’s RTE Act 2009: An Analysis
Author: Anuradha Gupte
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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