Article 337

Transitional Educational Grants for Anglo-Indian Schools

Official heading: “Special provision with respect to educational grants for the benefit of Anglo-Indian Community”

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Source edition: The Constitution of India (as on 1 May 2026)
Source locator: Part XVI, Article 337, printed pages 194–195
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1. In One Sentence

Provided transitional state educational grants for Anglo-Indian schools, tapering by ten percent every three years until ending in 1960.

2. What It Means in Everyday Language

Article 337 ensured continued financial assistance to educational institutions established for the benefit of the Anglo-Indian community following independence.

Grants made in 1947–1948 were preserved for the first three years, and then reduced by ten percent every three years, with all special grants terminating after ten years (1960).

The proviso introduced an important integration requirement: no school could receive these grants unless at least forty percent of its annual admissions were made available to children belonging to other communities.

3. Practical Illustrative Example

Everyday Scenario:

In 1953, an Anglo-Indian boarding school received state educational grants while maintaining a 40% admission quota for non-Anglo-Indian Indian students.

Core takeaway: Article 337 tied transitional minority funding to inclusive admissions for the general student population.

Illustrative Notice: The special constitutional funding scheme expired in 1960; Anglo-Indian schools now operate under general minority education protections (Article 30).

4. Important Limits, Qualifications & Exceptions

Article 337 managed a ten-year transitional funding bridge for historic community schools.

Tapering grant formula: Maintained initial 1948 funding levels for 3 years, then reduced by 10% triennially.
Forty percent integration rule: Conditioned grants on opening at least 40% of admissions to children of other communities.
Ten-year sunset: Ceased operation in January 1960.

5. Operative Constitutional Text

During the first three financial years after the commencement of this Constitution, the same grants, if any, shall be made by the Union and by each State for the benefit of the Anglo-Indian community in respect of education as were made in the financial year ending on the thirty-first day of March, 1948. During every succeeding period of three years the grants may be less by ten per cent. than those for the immediately preceding period of three years : Provided that at the end of ten years from the commencement of this Constitution such grants, to the extent to which they are a special concession to the Anglo-Indian community, shall cease: Provided further that no educational institution shall be entitled to receive any grant under this article unless at least forty per cent. of the annual admissions therein are made available to members of communities other than the Anglo-Indian community.

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