A heated debate erupted in the Kerala Assembly over the Centre’s PM SHRI school scheme, leading to a confrontation between the ruling UDF and the opposition LDF. General Education Minister N Samsudheen maintained that the government had neither signed an agreement with the Centre nor taken any decision to implement the scheme.
The Kerala government on Wednesday indicated that it will continue with the Centre’s Pradhan Mantri Schools for Rising India (PM SHRI) scheme while seeking certain conditions to protect the state’s autonomy. Chief Minister V D Satheesan said the government would push for the freedom to decide the curriculum
