New Delhi: On the first day of the Monsoon Session, the Centre informed Parliament that it has released rupees 1,689 crore to Jammu and Kashmir and rupees 192 crore to Ladakh under the Samagra Shiksha and PM-SHRI schemes for 2023-24 and 2024-25.
According to a written statement laid in Lok Sabha by Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in response to a question, Jammu and Kashmir received Rs 865.44 crore in 2023-24 and Rs 823.49 crore in 2024-25 under Samagra Shiksha. In addition, it received 52.39 crore and 99.72 crore under the PM-SHRI scheme in the two respective years.
Ladakh was allocated Rs 52.23 crore and Rs 140 crore under Samagra Shiksha in 2023-24 and 2024-25. Under PM-SHRI, it received 4.04 crore and 11.91 crore, respectively.
The minister, as per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said that the Samagra Shiksha scheme is being implemented in partnership with states and UTs, and funding is based on approved annual work plans and fulfilment of certain financial criteria.
He said the PM-SHRI scheme aims to develop select schools as exemplars of the National Education Policy 2020. So far, 33 of 36 states and UTs have signed the MoU required to implement the PM-SHRI scheme. West Bengal and Kerala have not signed the agreement, the Minister informed the House. (KNO)
