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Tamil Nadu Escalates Opposition to NEP Over Student Welfare and Language Autonomy

State Education Minister urges parents to resist CBSE detention policy, citing dropout risks and social inequities under the National Education Policy 2020.

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Overview

  • Tamil Nadu Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi warns that the NEP’s exam-based retention for Classes 5 and 8 could increase dropout rates and mental stress among students.
  • The state government maintains its no-detention policy up to Class 8, highlighting its success in achieving zero elementary-level dropouts under existing education policies.
  • Poyyamozhi criticized the NEP’s vocational tracks, accusing them of perpetuating caste-based roles and undermining social equity.
  • Chief Minister M.K. Stalin reaffirmed Tamil Nadu’s refusal to implement the NEP, even if incentivized with substantial central funding.
  • The Tamil Nadu government accuses the Centre of withholding ₹2,150 crore in education funds as coercion to enforce NEP compliance, further intensifying the federal dispute.