Keralas withdrawal from PM SHRI scheme will harm public training, says Union Minister George Kurian

Union Minister George Kurian on Thursday (October 30, 2025) criticised the Kerala authorities’s choice to evaluate its participation within the PM SHRI scheme warning that the transfer would deal a extreme blow to the State’s public training sector.

He alleged that the withdrawal was meant to weaken authorities colleges and cautioned that it may push college students to hunt training in different States.

“Since the Narendra Modi authorities got here to energy, the Centre has supplied ₹1,071 crore for the event of presidency colleges throughout 2020-23. This help has reworked many faculties into good colleges,” he informed the media in Kasaragod, including that the scheme’s withdrawal would stall additional development within the sector.

Mr. Kurian, nevertheless, welcomed the transfer to implement the undertaking within the increased training sector and expressed hope that the settlement wouldn’t be fully withdrawn.

The comment got here a day after Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan introduced the formation of a seven-member Cabinet subcommittee to evaluate the implementation of the scheme within the State. Headed by General Education Minister V. Sivankutty, the committee contains Ministers Okay. Rajan, P. Prasad, Roshy Augustine, P. Rajeeve, AK. Saseendran and Okay. Krishnankutty.

The Chief Minister mentioned additional steps on the scheme could be suspended till the committee submits its report and that the Centre would learn of the choice.