Kerala Students’ Union members on Monday marched towards the Education Minister’s office in Thiruvananthapuram to protest against the state government’s decision to sign an MoU on the Centre’s PM SHRI scheme for school development.

The Kerala government signed an MoU on the Pradhan Mantri Schools for Rising India (PM SHRI) scheme, commonly known as the PM SHRI scheme, said Director General of Public Education in Kerala, Umesh N. S. K, on Monday.

This decision of the state government is facing sharp criticism from the opposition parties and student organisations.

Earlier in the day, Congress MP KC Venugopal called the Pinarayi Vijayan-led Kerala government’s move to sign an MoU for the Pradhan Mantri Schools for Rising India (PM SHRI) scheme a “back door” decision with a “secret agenda”.

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