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Every Human Being in India has the Right to Education

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The right to education is a recognized fundamental human right of every human being. Every individual irrespective of his language, nationality, gender, race, religion or age is entitled to free elementary education. The right to education has been recognized as a universal human right by UDHR’s and is also incorporated in number of international conventions such as International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, 1966, The Convention on Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, 1979 and The Convention On The Rights of The Child.FOOTNOTE REQUIRD Many countries recognizing the importance of education in this modern industrialized and commercial world have also incorporated the right to education in their national Constitution. Right to education generally includes providing free and compulsory basic education for all children without any discrimination, to make arrangements for higher education with equitable access and to provide basic education to individuals who because of some reasons have failed to complete their primary education. Education ensures the development of personality of each individual and enables him to live with human dignity. It enables an individual to access to various rights available to him being a member of the society and to develop respect towards mortals and nature. Only a learned citizen can fully exercise his political rights and discharge his social responsibilities and most importantly it makes people

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