Kerala has orally conveyed its stand on the PM SHRI (Pradhan Mantri Schools for Rising India) scheme to the Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, State Education Minister V Sivankutty said on Monday, November 10, clarifying that the state has not yet issued a written communication.

Addressing the media after meeting the Union Education Minister Pradhan in New Delhi, Sivankutty said the state government had informed the Centre that the PM SHRI scheme had been "kept in abeyance" in Kerala.

"We have taken all necessary steps to ensure that the state does not lose any Central funds," he added.

Minister Sivankutty said that a formal letter would be sent only after the sub-committee constituted to examine the scheme submits its report. He noted that Union Minister Pradhan did not make

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