Correct Answer – Option 2 : 2009

The correct answer is 2009.

• The Right to free and compulsory education act was enacted in 2009.
• Article 21 A of the Indian constitution says that the state shall provide free and compulsory education to all children of the age between 6 to 14 years.
• The Right to education became a fundamental right by the 86^th amendment act of 2002.
• The Right to education act was passed by the parliament on 4^th August 2009.
• The Right to education act came into force on 1^st April 2010.
• India became one of 135 countries to make education a fundamental right of every child when the Act came into force on 1^st April 2010.
• The Right to education act defines elementary education as, education from first to eighth class.