What is the difference between article 21A and article 45 of Indian constitution Quora?

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Ashok N R, Ph D scholar

Answered Aug 11, 2016

In the early days, before enacting article 21A, as Constitution Amendment( 86 ) Act, 2002, article 45 was there to provide provision for free and compulsory education for all children until they complete the age of fourteen years. while enacting article 21A as constitution amendment act (86) in 2002, which was added after article 21. now article 21A provides provision for free and compulsory education to all children of the age of six to fourteen years in such manner as the State may, by law, determine. so that article 21A substituted article 45. again the article 45 is changed and substituted by new article 45 which states “the State shall endeavour to provide early childhood care and education for all children until they complete the age of six years”. so now article 45 seeks education and early childhood care for children upto 6 years or till reaching 6 years of age, later article 21A seeks free and compulsory education for children later to 6 years to up to 14 years. and also a new clause “k” was added after to clause “J” of article 51A which seeks parents to provide opportunities for education to his child or, as the case may be, ward between the age of six and fourteen years."

thus constitution article 45, 21A and 51Ak all seeks for education of childrens but at different set of ages.