Question : FUNDS TO PRIVATE SCHOOL

(a) whether financial assistance is provided by the Government to the public schools/private schools in the country ;

(b) if so, the salient features thereof;

(c) whether Sanskriti school in Delhi is receiving financial assistance/eunds since their inception from the Government as recently reported in the various national dailies;

(d) if so, the details thereof;

(e) whether certain proposals of Sanskriti school for grant of financial assistance is pending with the Government; and

(f) if so, the details thereof alongwith the action taken in this regard?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SMT. D. PURANDESWARI)

(a) & (b) Grant-m-aid to schools is essentially a State Government function.Under certain Centrally Sponsored Schemes, grants are released to State Govemments/NGOs for the benefit of schools/students. There is no scheme with Ministry of Human Resource Development for release of capital grant for construction of school buildings or maintenance grant for day-to-day running of the private schools.

(c) and (d) According to information made available by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pension, Department of Personnel & Training, details of the financial assistance given to Sanskriti School, Delhi, from Government are annexed.

(e) No, Sir,

(f) Does not arise.