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- Agriculture and cooperatives23
- Arbitration and alternative dispute resolution3
- Aviation10
- Banking and finance30
- Broadcasting, press and film12
- Citizenship, immigration and foreigners5
- Civil procedure and evidence50
- Companies and insolvency13
- Constitution and governance197
- Consumer protection6
- Contract and commerce18
- Criminal law & procedure3
- Criminal law and procedure32
- Currency, banking & enforcement of security1
- Defence and internal security38
- Direct tax10
- Disability, welfare and reservations16
- Disaster management and emergencies11
- Education76
- Banaras Hindu University Act, 19152
- Aligarh Muslim University Act, 19205
- Delhi University Act, 19223
- Women's and Children's Institutions (Licensing) Act, 19565
- All-India Institute of Medical Sciences Act, 19561
- University Grants Commission Act, 19563
- Kerala Education Act, 19584
- Indian Statistical Institute Act, 19594
- Delhi Primary Education Act, 19603
- Institutes of Technology Act, 19612
- Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, Act, 19663
- Jawaharlal Nehru University Act, 19665
- Haryana and Punjab Agricultural Universities Act, 19705
- Delhi School Education Act, 19734
- North-Eastern Hill University Act, 19735
- University of Hyderabad Act, 19743
- Tamil Nadu Private Colleges (Regulation) Act, 19762
- Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, Act, 19804
- Andhra Pradesh Education Act, 198242
- Public Financial Institutions (Obligation as to Fidelity and Secrecy) Act, 19835
- Indira Gandhi National Open University Act, 19854
- Pondicherry University Act, 19854
- All India Council for Technical Education Act, 19873
- Religious Institutions (Prevention of Misuse) Act, 19886
- Assam University Act, 19896
- Nagaland University Act, 19891
- Central Agricultural University Act, 19926
- Tezpur University Act, 19935
- Recovery of Debts Due to Banks and Financial Institutions Act, 19935
- National Council for Teacher Education Act, 19935
- Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University Act, 19946
- Karnataka Education Act, 199521
- Technology Development Board Act, 19954
- Maulana Azad National Urdu University Act, 19976
- Mahatama Gandhi Antarashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya Act, 19975
- National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Act, 19985
- Mizoram University Act, 20016
- National Commission for Minority Educational Institutes Act, 20051
- University of Allahabad Act, 20055
- Manipur University Act, 20055
- National Institute of Fashion Technology Act, 20063
- Sikkim University Act, 20071
- National Institutes of Technology Act, 20075
- Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission) Act, 20071
- Indira Gandhi National Tribal University Act, 20073
- Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology Act, 20072
- English and Foreign Languages University Act, 20073
- Rajiv Gandhi University Act, 20074
- Tripura University Act, 20076
- Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry Act, 20085
- Indian Maritime University Act, 20086
- Central Universities Act, 20094
- RTE Act0
- Finance Act, 20090
- Gujarat Private Universities Act, 200990
- South Asian University Act, 20093
- Nalanda University Act, 20104
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research Act, 20120
- Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development Act, 20122
- National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore Act, 20123
- Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University Act, 20131
- National institute of Design Act, 20145
- School of Planning and Architecture Act, 20146
- Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University Act, 20165
- Maharashtra Universities Act, 201619
- Footwear Design and Development Institute Act, 20174
- Indian Institute of Management Act, 20172
- National Sports University Act, 20182
- Central Education Institutes (Reservation in Teachers' Cadre) Act, 20196
- Institute of Teaching and Research In Ayurveda Act, 20202
- Rashtriya Raksha University Act, 20200
- National Forensic Sciences University Act, 20203
- Central Sanskrit Universities Act, 20205
- Appropriation Act, 20210
- National Institutes Of food Technology, Entrepreneurship And Management Act, 20213
- ‘‘Tribhuvan” Sahkari University Act, 20253
- Elections6
- Energy (electricity, petroleum, atomic, renewables)19
- Environment and forests14
- Excise, liquor and prohibition (State field)21
- Family and personal law35
- Food8
- Foreign trade and investment14
- Forests, environment & land acquisition3
- Fundamental rights1
- Gratuity1
- GST1
- Health and drugs25
- Income tax1
- Indirect tax and customs26
- Information technology, data and cyber6
- Insurance8
- Intellectual property7
- Labour and industrial relations17
- Marriage, children & family1
- Mining and minerals6
- Municipal and urban development27
- Panchayats and rural local government17
- Pensions and provident funds5
- Prices, packaging & MRP1
- Property and land39
- Provident fund1
- Public procurement and public finance20
- Railways and metro4
- Real estate and housing15
- Religious institutions, charities and trusts19
- Right to information and public accountability10
- Road transport12
- Securities and capital markets14
- Shipping, ports and inland waterways16
- Social security5
- Sports and gaming7
- Stamp duty5
- State revenue, land records and tenancy (State field)43
- Telecommunications4
- Telecommunications & interception1
- Tourism, hospitality and monuments8
- Water and irrigation23
- Women and children12
- Working conditions & protections at work3
- No power resolved40368
RTE Act: sections with instruments beneath them (0)
Text
Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 [A10-1QR]
As at 8 September 2026. In force from 1 April 2010.
Sections (1)
Section 2. Definitions [S10-4XD]
Made under
No recital of a power is printed.
Acted on by (1)
Cites: Section 2, Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986, 1 September 2016.
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