Kerala Will Study PM SHRI MoU Before Announcing Its Decision, Minister Says

The UDF will review a principal secretary's report before consulting education experts to decide how to handle legal, political and funding questions.

Overview

Education Minister N. Samsudheen said the state will not rush a decision and will base its choice on a report from the General Education Principal Secretary and expert consultations.
The official report examines whether the MoU with the Centre can be continued, whether a single party can withdraw from it unilaterally, and the procedural steps for either option.
Central Samagra Shiksha funds linked to the agreement have already been released to Kerala, creating practical stakes in whether the state accepts or rejects the scheme's conditions.
Political friction remains: the CPI previously objected to the MoU over fears about RSS influence and the National Education Policy, and the UDF has objected to Centre-imposed conditions on funding.
Coverage varies by outlet, with some reports stressing the procedural review and expert consultations and others highlighting the coalition and ideological dispute that stalled implementation; PM SHRI itself is a centre-led school improvement programme tied to the NEP.