Overview
- General Education Secretary K. Vasuki sent the letter on November 12 requesting suspension of all proceedings under the PM SHRI scheme.
- The move follows a cabinet decision to review the MoU through a seven-member subcommittee after consultation with the Advocate General.
- CPI ministers K. Rajan and P. Prasad pressed Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan over delays, after which the communication was dispatched.
- Kerala has received ₹92.41 crore as the first Samagra Shiksha instalment, and the impact on future central releases remains unclear.
- Tensions continue within the LDF, with the CPI declaring the pause a win and Education Minister V. Sivankutty defending the earlier engagement with the Union Education Ministry.