Which of the following provisions of the Constitution of India have a bearing on Education?

1. Directive Principles of State Policy
2. Rural and Urban Local Bodies
3. Fifth Schedule
4. Sixth Schedule
5. Seventh Schedule

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

1. 1 and 2 only
2. 3, 4 and 5 only
3. 1, 2 and 5 only
4. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

Explanation

All are correct

• Directive Principles of State Policy: Article 45 directs the state to provide for early childhood care and education for children below the age of six.
• Rural and Urban Local Bodies: The Eleventh Schedule includes education, including primary and secondary schools, among the responsibilities entrusted to Panchayats.
• Fifth Schedule: The provisions of the Fifth Schedule shall apply to the administration and control of the Scheduled Areas and Tribes in any State other than the States of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram.
  • PESA,1996 was enacted for tribal self-rule in India’s scheduled areas. The Act has contributed to the improvement of access to basic services, such as education, healthcare, and drinking water, in the Scheduled Areas.
• Sixth Schedule: It contains special provisions for the tribal areas in the four north-eastern states of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram. There are 10 such ‘tribal areas’ at present in these four States.
  • Under this, the district council can establish, construct or manage primary schools, dispensaries, markets, ferries, fisheries, roads and so on in the district. It can also make regulations for the control of money lending and trading by non-tribals. But, such regulations require the assent of the governor.
• Seventh Schedule: Initially, education was under the State List, but the 42nd Amendment Act of 1976 moved it to the Concurrent List, shared between the Centre and states.

Answer: (d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5; Difficulty Level: Easy