Overview

• Education Minister V. Sivankutty announced on June 25 that Kerala will not sign the PM SHRI MoU to implement NEP 2020 in the state.
• The decision secured backing from major student unions including SFI and KSU, with the ABVP remaining the lone dissenting group.
• Kerala plans to initiate legal proceedings against the Union government for withholding ₹1,500 crore under centrally sponsored education schemes.
• The PM SHRI initiative, funded at ₹27,360 crore, aims to upgrade over 14,500 schools nationwide, of which 12,400 institutions have already joined.
• State‐board schools in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal remain outside the scheme due to unsigned agreements.