Navigating India's Right To Education

Harsh Mishra, Amity University, Lucknow

Dr Taru Mishra, Amity University, Lucknow

ABSTRACT i

The iright ito ieducation iis ia ifundamental ihuman iright irecognized iby ithe iIndian iConstitution iunder iArticle i21, iwhich iguarantees ithe iright ito ilife iand ipersonal iliberty. iHowever, ithe ireality iof ieducation in iIndia ipresents ia istark icontrast ito ithe iconstitutional iideals. iDespite ivarious ilegislative imeasures itaken ito ipromote iuniversal ieducation, ia ilarge inumber iof ichildren iin iIndia iare istill ideprived iof itheir iright ito ieducation.

Furthermore, ithere iare ichallenges irelated ito ithe iimplementation iof ilaws iand ipolicies iaimed iat iensuring ithe iright ito ieducation. iMany igovernment ischools ilack ibasic iamenities isuch ias iclean idrinking iwater, itoilets, iand ielectricity. iAdditionally, ithe iteacher-student iratio iis ioften iimbalanced, ileading ito ia ilack iof ipersonalized iattention iand ipoor ilearning ioutcomes.

To iaddress ithese ichallenges iand iensure ithe iright ito ieducation ifor iall, ithere iis ia ineed ifor iconcerted iefforts ifrom iall istakeholders. iThe igovernment ineeds ito iallocate isufficient iresources iand itake iproactive imeasures ito ipromote iuniversal ieducation, iespecially iin iunderserved iareas. iPrivate isector iand icivil isociety iorganizations ican ialso iplay ia icrucial irole iin ibridging ithe ieducation igap iand ipromoting iquality ieducation. iMoreover, ia icollaborative ieffort iis ineeded ito iensure ithe ieffective iimplementation iof ilaws iand ipolicies iaimed iat iensuring ithe iright ito ieducation ifor iall.

Keywords: iArticle i21, iEducation, iRights, iSociety i