Aid to Recognised Educational Institutions

Aid to Recognised Educational Institutions

1. (1) The Government may, after due appropriation made by the State Legislature by law in this behalf, set apart a sum of money annually for payment of grant-in-aid to recognised private educational institutions, as considered necessary and justified: Provided that no existing educational institution receiving aid immediately before the commencement of this Act, shall be eligible for the continuance of such aid unless it complies, within such period as may be specified by an appropriate authority with the conditions specified under sub-section
2. (1) of section 4 of this Act.
3. (2) No order according permission or approval or recognition under this Act shall entitle any private educational institution to receive grant-in-aid.
4. (3) Save as otherwise provided, no private educational institution which has not been recognised by the Government under this Act shall be entitled to receive any aid from the Government.
5. (4) The appropriate authority may withhold aid to any educational institution for violation of any of the conditions prescribed.
6. (5) The Government may set standards of quality and provide grants to private educational institutions on the condition that a certain proportion of children as may be prescribed by the Government shall be admitted from disadvantaged background.