States will have to abide by terms of Samagra Shiksha to receive funds: Pradhan

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan reiterated the Centre’s presumption that each States volition person to abide by conditions laid nether the Samagara Shiksha to person funds. 

Answering a question raised by Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas asking for reasons for withholding/delay successful releasing the cardinal share, Mr. Pradhan successful a written reply said that “The merchandise of cardinal stock depends connected the submission of the utilisation certificates, audit reports successful respect of funds released earlier, carnal and fiscal advancement reports, State contributions and compliance with the strategy norms.” 

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During the Question Hour, Mr. Brittas, cited dues worthy ₹1,160.52 crores since 2022-23 nether the Samagra Shiksha scheme. The strategy was launched successful 2018 portion the National Education Policy was launched successful 2020 and the PM-Shri successful 2022 He asked if the States were being compelled to judge the 2020 Scheme oregon 2022 strategy arsenic a information for receiving funds nether a 2018 strategy and termed it “arm-twisting”. 

Mr. Pradhan responding to him accused Mr. Brittas of “misleading” the House and said it was not a partisan policy. He said non-BJP ruled States similar Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Punjab and Telangana were getting funds nether the scheme. He said that the authorities was acceptable to merchandise each pending dues, taxable to fulfillment of the conditions of implementation of the National Education Policy.

In a supplementary question Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam’s R. Girirajan asked Mr. Pradhan connected erstwhile the Centre plans to merchandise Tamil Nadu’s dues. The Minister did not straight respond to the question, helium alternatively pointed to the Supreme Court’s caller observations successful effect to a Public Interest Litigation, urging the Union authorities and the Tamil Nadu authorities to person talks connected the contented of establishing Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas successful the State.

“Tamil Nadu can’t enactment conditions, saying this overmuch we volition implement, this overmuch we volition not implement.” helium said.