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The Kerala Cabinet has decided to signifier a Cabinet sub-committee to survey the matters related to the implementation of the PM SHRI (Pradhan Mantri Schools for Rising India) strategy of the Union government, Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan told the media successful Thiruvananthapuram connected Tuesday pursuing the Cabinet meeting.
He said the State authorities was “forced to” proceed with the arguable task arsenic the erstwhile Left Democratic Front (LDF) authorities had “already entered into an agreement” and “received money” from the Union government.
After the LDF authorities had inked the statement successful October past year, the Union authorities sanctioned the agelong held up Samagra Shiksha funds to the tune of ₹92.41 crore owed to the State for the 2025-26 year. However, faced with Opposition from confederation spouse Communist Party of India (CPI), the LDF authorities decided to enactment the statement connected hold, a determination which was communicated to the Union authorities successful a missive dated November 12, 2025.
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Mr.Satheesan said that the implementation of the task volition beryllium connected the information that the Union authorities volition not intervene successful the program model and that the State authorities volition person the state to take the schools successful which it volition beryllium implemented.
The Cabinet sub-committee, which volition hole the connection to beryllium forwarded to the Union government, volition person General Education Minister N. Shamsudheen arsenic the convenor and volition dwell of Higher Education Minister Roji M.John, Tourism Minister P.C.Vishnunadh and Excise Minister M.Liju arsenic members.
Mr.Satheesan said that the authorities volition clasp discussions with the different non-BJP States which person already implemented the PM SHRI strategy and instrumentality a corporate determination connected protecting the rights of the States.
On being asked whether the UDF has now taken a presumption contrary to its earlier Opposition to the project, Mr.Satheesan said it had opposed the LDF government’s “act of signing it without informing the Cabinet.” He said that the State is severely successful request of ₹1,100 crore that is being held up by the Centre. He claimed that the erstwhile authorities had sent nary letters to the Centre regarding withdrawal from the scheme.
He, however, refused to instrumentality much questions regarding the alteration successful stance of the Congress-led UDF regarding the PM SHRI scheme.
Former General Education Minister V.Sivankutty had successful a Facebook station past week said that the State authorities signed connected the PM SHRI MoU aft the Union authorities had denied its rightful stock of Central acquisition funds. The Samagra Shiksha funds were held up arsenic the State authorities had not initially signed the MoU. However, the LDF authorities aboriginal kept the strategy successful abeyance owed to concerns regarding the NEP and the concerns of saffronisation of education. The determination was communicated to the Union ministry, helium said.
