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Para 21 of this chapter deals with the appointment of teachers, according to which the SSA is an additionality to States/UT over and above the expenditure on elementary education already being incurred. New teachers are appointed for opening of new schools and additional teachers for existing schools. Norms have been prescribed depending upon the Pupil Teacher Ratio (PTR). In para 21.8, it is mentioned that the States have their own norms for recruitment of teachers and payment of salary to new recruits. The States will be free to follow their own norms as long as these are consistent with the norms prescribed by NCTE. Paras 30 and 31 of Chapter-III deal with the grant to the school and teachers, according to which, it can be given to the Government schools and the Government aided schools, Cantonment/Municipal Corporation Schools, aided Madaras. The conditions have, however, been imposed for release of such grant as as per proviso (d), salary to the teachers and their service conditions should be similar to that of Government school teachers. The norms, therefore, are normally laid down under this chapter for release of grants under the scheme to the concerned authority of the school.