Lok Sabha Question No. 14 (STARRED), answered on 2025-12-01
Subject: Provision for withdrawal of MoU under PM SHRI Scheme
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri M K Raghavan

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO - 14 ANSWERED ON - 01/12/2025

## Provision for withdrawal of MoU under PM SHRI Scheme

| *14.                                                                                                                                                                             | Shri M. K. Raghavan:                                                                                                                                                             |
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| Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:                                                                                                                              | Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:                                                                                                                              |
| (a) whether the Union Government has allocated funds to State Government of Kerala under the PM-SHRI Scheme, if so, the details of the funds sanctioned, released, and utilized; | (a) whether the Union Government has allocated funds to State Government of Kerala under the PM-SHRI Scheme, if so, the details of the funds sanctioned, released, and utilized; |
| Union Government under the PM-SHRI scheme; and                                                                                                                                   | Union Government under the PM-SHRI scheme; and                                                                                                                                   |
| (c) if so, the details thereof, including the guidelines and timeframe stipulated for such withdrawal procedure?                                                                 | (c) if so, the details thereof, including the guidelines and timeframe stipulated for such withdrawal procedure?                                                                 |
| (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)                                                                                                                                                        | (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)                                                                                                                                                        |
| (a) to (c):                                                                                                                                                                      | A statement is laid on the table of the House.                                                                                                                                   |

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  THE  LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 14 ANSWERED ON 01.12.2025 ASKED BY SHRI M.  K.  RAGHAVAN,  HON'BLE  MEMBER  OF  PARLIAMENT  REGARDING 'PROVISION FOR WITHDRAWAL OF MOU UNDER PM SHRI SCHEME'

( a)  to  (c):    Pradhan  Mantri  Schools  for  Rising  India  (PM  SHRI)  is  a  Centrally  Sponsored Scheme in which PM SHRI schools are set up by strengthening the existing schools from amongst schools managed by Central Government/State/UT Government/local bodies. These schools are to showcase all the initiatives of National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, emerge as exemplar  schools  over  a  period  of  time,  and  also  offer  leadership  to  other  schools  in  the neighbourhood.

Under the PM SHRI scheme, States/UTs sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Centre, laying down the commitments for supporting these schools for achieving specified quality assurance as PM SHRI schools. Thereafter, the selection of PM SHRI schools is done through  the  Challenge  Mode,  wherein  schools  compete  for  support  to  become  exemplar schools.

The State of Kerala has signed the MoU on 23 rd October 2025, which is to be followed by transparent challenge Mode for the selection of PM SHRI schools. Subsequently, State of Kerala has been requested to upload information of schools on PM SHRI portal.

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