Minister says UDF will decide on PM SHRI soon
- On Friday, General Education Minister N Samsudheen announced the Union government sent a letter to the State Chief Secretary requesting an early decision on the PM SHRI scheme implementation.
- The previous LDF government signed an MoU for the scheme, but UDF protests and internal criticism kept the agreement in abeyance; the current government appointed a Cabinet subcommittee to review it.
- Targeting 14,500 schools, the PM SHRI scheme aims to benefit 1.8 million students while serving as model institutes encapsulating the spirit of the National Education Policy 2020.
- Samsudheen confirmed the state holds reservations about the scheme; the government's stance will be clarified after discussions with The Chief Minister and UDF leadership determine the path forward.
- The Union Education Secretary's letter emphasized a decision must be taken at the earliest to ensure remaining schemes can move forward, creating pressure for state action.
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Centre asks Kerala to take call on PM SHRI; CM to decide, says Samsudheen
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Centre asks Keralam to decide on PM SHRI scheme at earliest
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 11 (PTI) The Centre has written to Keralam government asking it to take a decision on the PM SHRI scheme at the earliest, General Education Minister N Samsudheen said on Friday. Samsudheen said the letter from the union education secretary to the state chief secretary was received two days ago about the implementation […]
A dispute continues between the central and state governments in Kerala over the PM SHRI (Prime Minister's Schools for Rising India) scheme. The central government has demanded that the Kerala government implement the scheme, while the state government has expressed serious objections to its terms. Recently, the Union Education Secretary […]
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