Education is the basic instrument of social and economic progress. History suggests that an educated society is safer and more stable. Apart from improving the standard of living, education is a powerful tool that can enable an individual to think, enjoy freedom and make independent life choices. Noting the crucial role of education across the world, one can undoubtedly note that every country must include effective and broad-based basic education as an individual right in its respective constitution. Thus, every country needs a social climate in which the entire society becomes aware of education. The aim of this article is to understand the progress made by India in terms of free and compulsory primary education through the Right to Education Act, 2009. will adopt a multi-dimensional approach to analyze the RTE Act, 2009 and will now propose amendments to the current law in order to achieve effective and progressive results.1. COMPULSORY AND FREE PRIMARY EDUCATION: RIGHT TO EDUCATION ACT, 2009Before dwelling on the issues relating to free and compulsory primary education, it is elementary to know the meaning of primary education. Primary education means the education of all children aged 6 to 14. Levels of primary education vary widely across caste, gender and social class lines in India. Access to primary education for all has been far from being a reality for many decades. Policy makers have come to accept primary education policies as societal non-negotiable and have come to terms with the systematic issues that continue to elude education scenarios across the world. Having realized the importance of primary education in building the capacity of the population, the Go...... middle of paper ...... schooling levels, schooling levels are now around 95% but the primary education system is still failing to answer the question of what children learn in classrooms. At best, this can be seen as a declaration of good intention, leaving Indian citizens to rely on an empty promise of primary education. form of the RTE law. Conscious efforts and thought have been made to include education as a fundamental right and not as a guiding principle, but to achieve the social justice that fundamental rights promise, more determined and careful positive action is needed from the part of society and the State. Otherwise, the authenticity of free and compulsory education as a fundamental right will be lost to political clout..