10. Duty of parents and guardian.—It shall be the duty of every parent or guardian to admit or cause to be admitted his or her child or ward, as the case may be, to an elementary education in the neighbourhood school.
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Section 1 · Short title, extent and commencement.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Right of child to free and compulsory education.Section 4 · Special provisions for children not admitted to, or who have not completed, elementary education.Section 5 · Right of transfer to other school.Section 6 · Duty of appropriate Government and local authority to establish school.Section 7 · Sharing of financial and other responsibilities.Section 8 · Duties of appropriate Government.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 19 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.