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By which Constitutional Amendment Act, it has been added in Fundamental duties that ‘‘who is a parent or guardian to provide opportunities for education to his child or, as the case may be, ward between the age of 6 and 14 years” ? 

By which Constitutional Amendment Act, it has been added in Fundamental duties that ‘‘who is a parent or guardian to provide opportunities for education to his child or, as the case may be, ward between the age of 6 and 14 years” ?  Correct Answer 86<sup>th</sup> Constitutional Amendment

A Constitutional Amendment Act is a process of making modifications to the fundamental laws or duties of the constitution.

Important Points

  • The 86th Constitutional Amendment Act provided the Right to Education as a fundamental right in part III of the Constitution in 2002.
  • This act was inserted in Article 21A that made the Right to Education a fundamental right for children between 6 to 14 years.
  • In addition, this act amended article 51A where it inserted a fundamental duty on each and every parent or guardian.
  • A clause was added to Article 51A that states "who is a parent or guardian to provide opportunities for education to his child or, as the case may be, ward between the age of six and fourteen years."

Hence, we can conclude that the 86th Constitutional Amendment Act added the duty to parents and guardians to provide educational opportunities to their children between 6 to 14 years.

Additional Information

  • Article 21A provides free and compulsory education of all children of all children between 6 to 14.
  • Article 51A of the Indian Constitution states the fundamental duties to be followed by the citizens of India.

Related Questions

Which of the following statements as per the Constitution of India is/are correct?
1. The State shall endeavour to provide early childhood care and education for all children until they complete the age of 6 years.
2. It is a fundamental duty of every citizen who is the parent or guardian to provide opportunities for education to his child or, as the case may be, ward between the age of 6 to 14 years.
3. State shall provide free and compulsory education to all children up to the age of 14 years.
Select the correct answer:
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Statement : Residents from Model Colony coming under North Ward of City X have complained to the Ward Officer that for last three days the tap water in the ward is contaminated and no action is being initiated by municipal staff.

Courses of Action :
I. The Ward Officer of North Ward should initiate action against residents who have lodged complaints against municipal staff.
II. The Ward Officer should ask his junior officer to visit Model Colony to assess the actual condition of water with his staff and to get samples of water tested from laboratories.
III. The Ward Officer should ask Ward Engineer to check water installations and pipelines in the Model Colony area.
Under which Constitutional Amendment Act a new Fundamental Duty was incorporated in the Constitution of India, which states 'who is a parent or guardian to provide opportunities for education to his child or, as the case may be, ward between the age of six and fourteen years'?
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"It shall be the duty of every citizen of India, who is a parent or guardian to provide opportunities for education to his children or as the case may be; ward between the age of six and fourteen years." By which Constitutional Amendment Act, this duty included?
Which of the following statement/s about Fundamental Duties is/are not correct? (i) The Fundamental Duties are incorporated in Article 51A (Part IVA) of Constitution. (ii) The Fundamental Duties were inserted in the Constitution by the 42nd Constitution Amendment Act, 1976. (iii) The Fundamental Duties have to be fulfilled by every person living in India. (iv) The eleventh Fundamental Duty was added by the 86th Constitution Amendment Act, 2006. Choose the correct answer from the code given below :
Which of the following statement/s about Fundamental Duties is/are not correct?
1. The Fundamental Duties are incorporated in Article 51A (part IVA) of Consitution.
2. The Fundamental Duties are inserted in the Constitution by the 42nd Constitution Amendment Act, 1976.
3. The Fundamental Duties have to be fulfilled by every person living in India.
4. The eleventh Fundamental Duty was added by the 86th Constitution Amendment Act, 2006.
Choose the correct answer:
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