Kerala, which had long resisted the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 alongside Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, has now signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to implement the Centre’s PM SHRI (PM Schools for Rising India) scheme. The move marks a significant shift for the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) government, which had previously criticised the NEP as a “tool for advancing a right-wing agenda.”

The U-turn comes amid mounting financial pressures on the state, which aims to unlock withheld central funds.

Launched in 2022, PM SHRI is a flagship initiative to establish 14,500 model schools nationwide that exemplify the principles of NEP 2020. With a total budget of Rs 27,360 crore over five years, including Rs 18,128 crore from the Centre, the scheme focuses on upgrading sch

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