Consider the following statements: I. > Free and compulsory education to the children of 6-14 years age group by the State was made a Fundamental Right by the 75th Amendment to the Constitution of India. II. > Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan seeks to provide comput

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Q: 110 (IAS/2006)
Consider the following statements:
I. Free and compulsory education to the children of 6-14 years age group by the State was made a Fundamental Right by the 75th Amendment to the Constitution of India.
II. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan seeks to provide computer education even in rural areas.
III. 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?

question_subject: 

Polity

question_exam: 

IAS

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{'compulsory education': [1, 0, 1, 2], 'sarva shiksha abhiyan': [0, 0, 1, 1], '75th amendment': [0, 0, 1, 0], '42nd amendment': [2, 0, 0, 2], 'education': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'constitution': [39, 3, 11, 39], 'fundamental right': [9, 0, 2, 4], 'concurrent list': [2, 0, 0, 0], 'computer education': [0, 0, 2, 0], 'india': [8, 1, 7, 13]}

The statements are evaluated as follows:

I. This statement is wrong. The 86th constitutional amendment in 2002 made free and compulsory education for children between the ages of 6-14 a fundamental right. It was not the 75th amendment.

II. This statement is correct. The Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan is an Indian government program aimed at providing universal elementary education across the country and includes promoting digital literacy in rural areas.

III. This statement is correct. The 42nd amendment of the Indian constitution in 1976 shifted Education from State list to the concurrent list, thereby giving both the central and state governments jurisdiction over education.

So options containing statement I (options 1, 2 and 4) are incorrect. Option 3, which contains the correct statements II and III only, is the accurate choice.