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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.
Pradhan responded that the Centre was ready to release Kerala’s entitlement of ₹452 crore this year, subject to conditions of NEP implementation the state had earlier agreed to.
Kerala had signed the MoU with the Centre on October 16 without prior Cabinet approval or consultation with the Left Democratic Front (LDF) partners, including the CPI.
Samagra Shiksha Kerala (SSK) has received ₹109 crore in central funds, addressing a long-standing delay in the state's education sector funding
The project will remain on hold until the committee submits its report.
Kurian dialled up the rhetoric, claiming that a withdrawal would signal an attempt to weaken government schools in Kerala.
The total outlay is ₹27,360 crore (2022–27), with the Centre contributing ₹18,128 crore.
Kerala has not exactly parachuted out of the PM SHRI scheme.
LDF will convene an emergency meeting on Monday to discuss PM SHRI.
Chief Minister has instructed the Education Department to stop further procedures.
Thiruvananthapuram: The United Democratic Students’ Front (UDSF), comprising UDF student organisations, has called for a statewide education bandh on Wednesday, demanding that the government withdraw from the Centre’s PM SHRI scheme. The alliance also announced statewide student protests the same
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