Stopping Funds of States Disagreeing to Implement PM SHRI School Scheme Not Justified: Parliamentary Panel
Shemin Joy | 26 March 2025 | Deccan Herald
New Delhi. At a time Tamil Nadu is in confrontation with the union government over its refusal to implement the National Education Policy (NEP) owing to its opposition to the three-language formula, a Parliamentary panel has said that there is no justification for stalling funds to the state as well as to Kerala and West Bengal for not accepting NEP or PM SHRI schools scheme.
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports headed by senior Congress MP Digvijaya Singh recommended immediate release of pending Samagra Siksha Abhiyan funds to states like Kerala, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal to prevent disruption in salaries, teachers training programs, and school infrastructure maintenance
The total funds under SSA pending for Tamil Nadu is Rs 2,152 crore while…