The Central Government, on December 05, 2025, issued the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (Amendment) Bill, 2025, to further amend the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009.
The following amendments have been stated:-
• In section 2, after clause (b), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:— “(ba) “Central Board for Secondary Education” means a National-level board of education in India for public and private schools, controlled and managed by the Government of India to oversee and regulate education which is responsible for setting educational standards, uniform curriculum development, teacher training, assessment methods, and ensuring the overall quality of primary education in the country to provide a uniform and high-quality education system.”
• After section 8, the following sections shall be inserted, namely:— “8A. (1) The appropriate Government shall establish mechanisms for quality assurance and continuous monitoring of schools imparting elementary education to ensure effective implementation of a uniform curriculum as prescribed by the Central Board of Secondary Education.
(2) The appropriate Government shall conduct periodic assessment to monitor the academic progress of students and the effectiveness of the uniform curriculum with the results of these assessments to be made publicly available in such manner as may be prescribed.”
[Bill No. 73 of 2025]
