 bill no 195 of  2016 the right of children to free and compulsory education (amendment) bill, 2016 by shri rajendra agrawal, mp a billfurther to amend the right of children to free and compulsory education act, 2009be it enacted by parliament in the sixty-seventh year of the republic of india as follows:—short title and commencement35 of 2009amendment of section 22 in the right of children to free and compulsory education act, 2009 (hereinafter referred to as the principal act), in section 2, after clause (q), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:—5(r) "uniform education system" means education system having a common syllabus and school curriculum for all stages of elementary education across the country'amendment of section 33 in section 3 of the principal act, in sub-section (1), after the words "neighbourhood school", the words, "with the value based uniform education system," shall be inserted statement of objects and reasonsconsequent upon the enactment of the constitution (eighty-sixth amendment)act, 2002, the right of children to free and compulsory education act, 2009 was enacted to provide for free and compulsory education to all children of the age of six to fourteen yearsthe right of a child should not be restricted only to free and compulsory educationarticle 21a of constitution read with articles 14 and 15 explains that there must be no discrimination in quality education irrespective of economic, social and cultural backgroundit is true that disparities and inequalities of various kinds like inequalities based on caste, creed, region or religion or economic inequalities are prevalent in the society such inequalities will be rooted out if the coming generation and children in their formative years have uniform resources and opportunity to understand and learn about each aspect of this country and events of the world at largecurrently the national curriculum framework (ncf), 2005 sets the guidelines and directions for syllabus and textbooks for all stages of school education schools affiliated to the central board of secondary education follow the national council for education research and training syllabus and textbooks however, states through their state councils of education research and training (scerts) or state board develop and adopt their own textbooksto build a code of common culture, removal of disparity of all kind and discriminatory values in human relations and assuring dignity of individuals is required there is a need to have the common curriculum and syllabus at all stages of school education for all schools across the whole territory of india it will not only enhance the virtues and improve the quality of human life but also elevate the thought leading to the advancement of our constitutional philosophy of equal societyit will help to achieve social and economic equality goals along with promoting fraternity, it would be a baby step towards the basic preparation of uniform civil codehence this billnew delhi;rajendra  agrawaljuly 07, 2016 annexure extract from the right of children to free and compulsory education act, 2009 (35 of 2009)     2 in this act, unless the context otherwise requires,—definitions     (q) "state commission for protection of child rights" means the state commission for protection of child rights constituted under section 3 of the commission for protection for child rights act, 2005      chapter ii right to free and compulsory education3 (1) every child of the age of six to fourteen years shall have a right to free and compulsory education in a neighbourhood school till completion of elementary educationright of child to free and compulsory education     ———— a billfurther to amend the right of children to free and compulsory education  act, 2009————(shri rajendra agrawal, mp)gmgipmrnd—1427ls(s3)—26-07-2016