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Kerala has been sanctioned ₹212.63 crore nether the Centrally sponsored STARS (Strengthening Teaching-Learning and Results for States) strategy for the 2025-26 year.
The motion for authorisation of money for operation activities was fixed astatine a gathering of the task support committee successful New Delhi connected Friday. General Education Secretary K. Vasuki and Samagra Shiksha Kerala (SSK) Project Director Supriya A.R. attended the meeting. The Union authorities has promised that the funds volition beryllium released soon, a connection from the General Education section said.
STARS is being implemented by the Union Education Ministry with World Bank funding. It supports reforms to amended prime and governance of schools acquisition and focusses connected pre-primary education, learning assessment, teacher training, and truthful on.
The connection said the State authorities welcomed the Union authorities determination to widen the STARS programme to 2027.
The Union Ministry of Education has assured the State that a task support committee gathering volition beryllium convened soon to authorisation pending dues to SSK.
The State authorities has besides initiated steps to implicit technicalities, including utilisation certificate, for receiving the 2nd instalment of SSK funds.
