law: Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009
  8. Duties of
  
  appropriate Government.-
  The appropriate Government shall--
  a.  
  
    provide
  
  free and compulsory elementary education to every child:
  Provided that where a child is admitted by
  
  his or her parents or guardian, as the case may be, in a school other than a
  
  school established, owned, controlled or substantially financed by funds
  
  provided directly or indirectly by the appropriate Government or a local
  
  authority, such child or his or her parents or guardian, as the case may be,
  
  shall not be entitled to make a claim for reimbursement of expenditure incurred
  
  on elementary education of the child in such other school.
  Explanation-- The term "compulsory
  
  education" means obligation of the appropriate Government to--
   
  
   i.  
  
    provide
  
  free elementary education to every child of the age of six to fourteen years;
  
  and
   
  
   ii.  
  
    ensure
  
  compulsory admission, attendance and completion of elementary education by
  
  every child of the age of six to fourteen years;
  a.  
  
  
  b.  
  
    ensure
  
  availability of a neighbourhood school as specified in section 6;
  c.  
  
    ensure
  
  that the child belonging to weaker section and the child belonging to
  
  disadvantaged group are not discriminated against and prevented from pursuing
  
  and completing elementary education on any grounds;
  d.  
  
    provide
  
  infrastructure including school building, teaching staff and learning
  
  equipment;
  e.  
  
    provide
  
  special training facility specified in section 4;
  f.  
  
    ensure
  
  and monitor admission, attendance and completion of elementary education by
  
  every child;
  g.  
  
    ensure
  
  good quality elementary education conforming to the standards and norms
  
  specified in the Schedule;
  h.  
  
    ensure
  
  timely prescribing of curriculum and courses of study for elementary education;
  
  and
  i.  
  
    provide
  
  training facility for teachers.