Jammu and Kashmir · Act 21 of 2002

Section 4 — Compulsory education up to class eighth.

THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR SCHOOL EDUC ATION ACT, 2002

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The Government shall provide for free and compulsory education for children up to the level of class eighth throughout the 1[Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir] within a period of ten years from the commencement of this Act and for this purpose it shall take appropriate steps to provide the necessary facilities.

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1. Substituted by S.O. 3466(E) dated 05.10.2020 for “State”.

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