Consider the following statements: I. Free and compulsory education to the children of 6-14 years age group by the State was made a Fundamental Right by the 75th Amendment to the Constitution of India. II. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan seeks to provide computer education even in rural areas. III. Education was included in the Concurrent List by the 42nd Amendment, 1976 to the Constitution of India. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Statement I is incorrect: free and compulsory education for children aged 6–14 was made a Fundamental Right by the 86th Amendment (Article 21A), not the 75th Amendment [1]. Statement II is correct: the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (and its integrated successor schemes) include interventions for quality, including use of Information and Communication Technology and efforts to bring computer/ICT facilities even to rural schools [2]. Statement III is correct: the 42nd Constitutional Amendment (1976) placed education on the Concurrent List, enabling both Parliament and state legislatures to legislate on it [2]. Therefore, only II and III are correct (option 3).

Sources

1. [1] Introduction to the Constitution of India, D. D. Basu (26th ed.). > Chapter 8: FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL DUTIES > Fundamental Rights and Fundamental Duties IJl > p. 133
2. [2] https://dsel.education.gov.in/sites/default/files/2019-05/smsa.pdf