Abstract: The Right to Education Act, 2009, is a missed opportunity as the glaring disparities between rural and urban areas, between poor and rich, social and religious groups are likely to remain unaffected if not get further accentuated in the years to come.
The author is Professor, Centre for Study of Regional Development and Dean of Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
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