The Right to Education was made a Fundamental Right in India by which…
2026
The Right to Education was made a Fundamental Right in India by which Constitutional Amendment?
Answer: A. 86th Amendment — ConceptConstitutional amendments can insert new provisions or revise existing ones. A right becomes a Fundamental Right when its enforceable guarantee is…
- A.
86th Amendment
- B.
42nd Amendment
- C.
91st Amendment
- D.
73rd Amendment
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Correct answer: A
Concept
Constitutional amendments can insert new provisions or revise existing ones. A right becomes a Fundamental Right when its enforceable guarantee is placed in Part III of the Constitution.
Article 21A is the Part III provision requiring the State to provide free and compulsory education to children from six to fourteen years of age.
Application
The Constitution (Eighty-sixth Amendment) Act, 2002 inserted Article 21A. Applying the Part III test therefore identifies the 86th Amendment.
Contrast
86th Amendment: inserted Article 21A and made related changes to Articles 45 and 51A.
42nd Amendment: changed the Preamble and introduced the Fundamental Duties, among many other changes.
91st Amendment: limited the size of ministries and strengthened anti-defection provisions.
73rd Amendment: constitutionalized Panchayati Raj institutions through Part IX.
Cross-check
The Ministry of Education identifies Article 21A as the Right to Education provision, and its official note states that the Constitution (86th Amendment) Act, 2002 inserted that article in Part III.
Result: 86th Amendment.