Grant or Grant-in-aid

(1) The Government shall, within the limits of its economic capacity, set apart a sum of money annually for being given as grant or grant-in-aid to educational institutions other than those run by the Government which are recognised under this Act. (2) The Government may, in cases in which it thinks fit, sanction grant or grant-in-aid to recognised educational institutions and authorise the Director by general or special order for disbursing the grant or grant-in-aid as per the guidelines issued by the Government in this behalf. (3) Every application for sanction of the grant or grant-in-aid shall be made to Government in the prescribed form signed by the Manager alongwith the annual report of the educational institution. (4) The decision of the Government to grant or reject the grant or grant-in-aid shall be final and binding on the educational institution. (5) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, the Government may, after such enquiry as it may deem fit, withhold or reduce or withdraw any grant or grant-in-aid payable to the educational institution for reasons to be recorded in writing. An order passed under this sub-section shall be final and binding on the educational institution. (6) On the withdrawal of recognition, the grant-in-aid already paid to the institution shall be recovered from the institution as a public demand in accordance with the provisions of the Sikkim Public Demands Recovery Act, 1988. (7) Every educational institution which has been recognised under this Act shall submit to the Director of Education the educational statistics annually in the form as may be prescribed. Failure on the part of any educational institution to submit the same may lead to withdrawal of recognition under this Act.