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The PM-SHRI Scheme, launched in 2022, is a centrally sponsored initiative aimed at upgrading some existing schools to serve as model institutions showcasing the implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.
Kerala's UDF government faces pressure to join the PM-SHRI project, seeking excuses to reconcile it with opposition to the NEP, while prioritising central funds over ideological stances.
The IUML defends the Kerala government on the PM SHRI scheme, stating a sub-committee will decide its future, not the government.
Kerala's UDF government will proceed with the PM-SHRI project, citing central fund receipt as a practical necessity.
Kerala's Education Minister urged the Centre to release ₹1,500 crore for its Samagra Shiksha scheme promptly, requesting uninterrupted central assistance for its education sector.
Kerala's government withheld central funds for Samagra Shiksha Kerala after informing the Centre that PM SHRI scheme implementation was paused. The state later signed an MoU, receiving some funds, but review is ongoing.
Opposition Leader Pinarayi Vijayan criticised the PM-SHRI scheme, while minister N Shamsudheen defended its implementation due to an existing MoU, highlighting past actions and potential fund losses.
Pinarayi Vijayan criticises the Kerala government for implementing the PM-SHRI scheme, asserting the state's right to withdraw, and questions the UDF's change of stance.
Chief Minister V D Satheesan, however, qualified the policy decision by stating that it was being done not out of conviction but out of compulsion.
Kerala's General Education Minister V Sivankutty announced that the state government will strongly oppose any further revisions to NCERT textbooks.
While the state subsequently signed the MoU, it has not proceeded with implementing the scheme.
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