GS PrelimsPolityFundamental Rights2006

Consider the following statements: 1. Free and compulsory education to the children of 6-14 years age group by the state was made a Fundamental Right by the 76th Amendment to the Constitution of India. 2. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan seeks to provide computer education even in rural areas. 3. Education was included in the Concurrent List by the 42nd Amendment, 1976 to the Constitution of India. Which of the statements given above are correct?

A

1, 2 and 3

B

1 and 2, only

C

2 and 3, only

D

1 and 3, only

Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation

1. Statement 1 is incorrect. Free and compulsory education for children aged 6-14 years was made a Fundamental Right by the 86th Amendment Act, 2002 (Article 21A), not the 76th Amendment. 2. Statement 2 is correct. The Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) aims to universalize elementary education and includes provisions for improving infrastructure, which encompasses computer education, even in rural areas. 3. Statement 3 is correct. Education was initially a State subject but was moved to the Concurrent List by the 42nd Amendment Act, 1976, allowing both the Centre and States to legislate on it. 4. Therefore, only statements 2 and 3 are correct.

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