Is corporal punishment allowed in schools in India?
Banned
Corporal punishment is prohibited in schools by the Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act 2009.
India is one of 41 countries classified “Banned” for corporal punishment in schools — 84% of the 49 with data.
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: School corporal punishment
- Last checked
- 17 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- Nepal
- Banned All corporal punishment, both in school and in the home, has been banned since 2018.
- Myanmar
- Legal Caning is commonly used by teachers as a punishment in Myanmar schools.
- Pakistan
- Varies by region National ban failed, but some provinces like Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have banned it.
- Thailand
- Banned Corporal punishment is officially illegal under the 2005 Ministry of Education Regulation, despite common practice.
- Vietnam
- Banned Corporal punishment is technically unlawful in schools under the Education Law 2005.
- China
- Banned Corporal punishment is officially banned in schools under the Compulsory Education Law of 1986.
Other laws in India
- Death Penalty
- Retained / in use
- Gun Laws
- Restrictive
- Military Conscription
- No conscription
- Jury Trials
- Not used
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