The School Education Department of Maharashtra has declared 77 schools in Nagpur division as ineligible to get the grants as they could not met the criterias prescribed by the Government. About 28 schools alone are in Nagpur city. The Government Resolution issued on April 2, 2026, by the Department says, the institutions had long been functioning on a permanently unaided basis. Their grant eligibility had a linkage to certain requirements. They include staff rosters, qualified teachers and other norms. Government had started the assessment exercise of these schools about 14 years ago in phases. Unfortunately, a good number of schools failed to qualify. If these criteria are fully met, the Department begins disbursing grants.

 

However, if these criteria remain unfulfilled, punitive action is also initiated. A similar situation has arisen regarding these particular schools. These are schools that were initially granted recognition on a permanently unaided basis, but from whose status the word “permanently” were subsequently removed. A specific formula has now been established for these Government-recognised private schools—and their respective divisions—linking the disbursement of grants to specific evaluation criteria. If a school is deemed ineligible during evaluations for three consecutive years, its recognition or permission to operate will be automatically revoked. The Supreme Court has delivered a verdict stating that grants shall remain admissible only to those schools regarding which the Government is satisfied that they fully comply with the provisions outlined in the Government Resolution of 2011.

 

The order notes that while applying grants to schools deemed eligible based on the prescribed criteria, an opportunity for evaluation was made available to schools from time to time. However, instead of revoking the permissions of schools that were repeatedly deemed ineligible, such schools were granted repeated opportunities for re-evaluation. Nevertheless, due consideration was given to ensure that the students studying in these ineligible schools would not suffer any academic loss. However, these schools still failed to rectify the deficiencies. Consequently, the Government Resolution was finally enforced against them.

 

However, these schools were granted permission to seek recognition for self-financed divisions within a period of one month. Yet, no request to introduce self-financed divisions was received from any school that had been deemed ineligible for Government grants. The Government shall not provide any grants whatsoever to these schools or divisions. Now, in accordance with this Government Resolution, these ineligible schools are being declared permanently ineligible for salary grants. Furthermore, these schools are required to apply for Government recognition under the ‘Self-Financed’ category, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Act. The Government has asked its officials to ensure the accommodation of the students to other schools if their schools fail to submit application in time.