Which of the following are provided in India by the Right to Education Act?
1. Right of children to free and compulsory education till completion of elementary education in a neighbourhood school
2. Prohibition of deployment of teachers for non-educational works, other than decennial census, elections to local authority like State Legislatures, Parliament, and disaster relief
3. Right of minorities to establish and administer education institution
4. No citizen shall be denied admission into any educational institution maintained by the State or receiving aid out of State funds on grounds only of religion, race, caste, language or any of them
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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1. The right of children aged 6-14 to free and compulsory education till completion of elementary education in a neighbourhood school (Section 3).
2. Prohibition of deployment of teachers for non-educational works, except for decennial census, disaster relief, and election duty (Section 27).
Statements 3 (Right of minorities to establish and administer educational institutions) and 4 (Non-discrimination in admission based on identity) are fundamental rights guaranteed by Articles 30 and 29(2) of the Constitution, respectively. While the principles are relevant to the education system regulated by RTE, the rights themselves are provided by the Constitution, not the RTE Act.