The dilemma over PM SHRI in Kerala

The article discusses the dilemma faced by the newly elected Congress-led UDF government in Kerala regarding the implementation of the centrally sponsored PM SHRI (PM Schools for Rising India) scheme. Similar to the previous LDF government, the UDF is caught between the need for significant central education funds (₹1,158.13 crore) and ideological opposition to the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, which the PM SHRI scheme mandates states to implement. The state's wavering stance highlights the challenges of balancing fiscal prudence, coalition pressures, and state autonomy in curriculum development against central policy directives and funding conditions. States like Punjab and Tamil Nadu's past actions regarding central schemes and NEP are also mentioned.