# Karnataka may give up to Rs 20 lakh grants to high-enrolment schools 2026-08-12T19:11:47+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Karnataka school education department plans to give maintenance grants of up to Rs 20 lakh per year to government schools with large enrolments recorded on its face-recognition app. Schools with a claimed 3,000 students could get Rs 20 lakh; those above 2,000 may receive Rs 15-16 lakh. Eight schools claim over 3,000 students, but their average attendance is unverified. Schools with more than 1,000 students are likely to get over Rs 10 lakh, with smaller schools in brackets of Rs 2-10 lakh. Schools must use 35% of the funds for transport. No building construction is allowed. The department will ban using students for cleaning toilets. Funds will come in two instalments. The Times of India reports that the project approval board has also approved transport funds for PM Shri schools at Rs 600 per child per month for 10 months for remote students of classes 6-10. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Tags: enrolment incentives, face-recognition app, government schools, Karnataka education, maintenance funds, school grants Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/karnataka-may-give-up-to-rs-20-lakh-grants-to-high-enrolment-schools/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/karnataka-may-give-up-to-rs-20-lakh-grants-to-high-enrolment-schools/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.