25K views · 485 reactions | Under the Right of children to free and compulsory education act 2009, Mr. Agung Lapung a government employee adopts Lapung Government Middle School and briefs on the purpose of adopting it. Meanwhile, Mr. Lapung informs the school needs government intervention for quality education. | Arunachal Mirror | Facebook

India's Right to Education Act 2009 guarantees free and compulsory schooling for children aged 6-14, yet around 40% of adolescent girls aged 15-18 lack access to education. Shockingly, 30% of girls from the poorest families have never even attended school. Additionally, girls are twice as likely as boys to have less than four years of schooling. To tackle this issue, Give has launched the Every Girl in School mission, and you can make a difference by pledging to support girls' education in India

What does the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 say? Why was it brought in, and has it achieved its purpose? In the twenty-fourth episode of ThePrint's #Lawsoftheland, Advocate Kamal Gupta answers all these questions and more, with Bhadra Sinha and Apoorva Mandhani. | ThePrint | Facebook