Make primary education free and compulsory up to Class V
“We will implement the constitutional provision of making primary education free and compulsory upto 5th standard.”
The verdict
The 86th Amendment (assent 12 December 2002) inserted Article 21A, a right to free and compulsory education for ages 6-14. It took effect only from a notified date. That date came on 1 April 2010 with the RTE Act, after the term.
Rule applied: Partially kept: yes/no promise only partly done → 5
Evidence timeline
- Gazette12 Dec 2002· PRS Legislative Research (Act text)supportsThe Constitution (Eighty-sixth Amendment) Act, 2002 ↗
“[12th December, 2002.] ... (2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint. ... "21A. The State shall provide free and compulsory education to all children of the age of six to fourteen years"”
- Other26 Aug 2009· CaseMinecontextRight of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 ↗
“Enforcement Date 1 Apr 2010 ... 1st April, 2010, vide notification No. S.O. 428(E), dated 16th February, 2010”
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Gradually raise education spending to 6% of GDP
“The target was 6% of GDP. Spending ended the term about where it started.”
Promise ID nda-ls-1999-016 · drafted 5 Oct 2026 by research-agent · JSON