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After years of hesitation, Kerala has decided to participate in the PM SHRI (PM’s Schools for Rising India) initiative, a Union government programme aimed at improving the quality of education in state schools. Until now, Kerala, along with Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, had refrained from joining the scheme.

General Education Minister V Sivankutty noted that signing on would enable the state to access significant Union funds, including around Rs 1,500 crore pending from the Union government through schemes such as Samagra Shiksha. These funds are intended to support activities like printing textbooks, setting question papers, and providing facilities for students from SC, ST, and coastal communities, including travel, meals, and hoste

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