Overview
- Top Congress leaders including Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi convened chief ministers and education ministers of Congress-ruled states in New Delhi to launch the initiative on Tuesday, September 29, 2026.
- The party directed states to hold expert‑led seminars and for chief ministers to submit a detailed action plan within one month that aims to make those states models for student‑centric education.
- A national seminar of education experts will follow to design the mechanism for rolling out the state plans and to coordinate policies across Congress governments.
- Congress has framed the effort as a response to what it calls the RSS’s ‘poisonous’ agenda, saying party CMs will present examples of alleged RSS influence including contested appointments of ‘RSS‑backed’ vice‑chancellors.
- The move builds on earlier state disputes over NEP 2020 and central schemes such as PM SHRI and could sharpen state‑centre clashes over education policy while directly affecting classroom governance, university appointments, and funding priorities.