Kerala, which had long resisted the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 alongside states like Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, has now signed an MoU to implement the Central government's PM SHRI (PM Schools for Rising India) scheme. This is a significant shift for the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) government, which had criticised the NEP as a "tool for advancing a right-wing agenda". But what caused the LDF government in Kerala to make a U-turn on the longstanding stance?
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The decision comes amid financial pressures on the state, which aims to unlock funds withheld by the Centre.
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