Chennai: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has explicitly declared that the Centre will withhold the Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) funds unless the Tamil Nadu government implements the three-language policy outlined in the National Education Policy (NEP). The minister accused the state’s ruling DMK party of politicizing the issue at the cost of students’ welfare.

The announcement was made following an event at IIT Madras, where Pradhan addressed reporters and reiterated a position he has maintained for two years. He stated that while the central government has continued to provide funds for other initiatives like the mid-day meal scheme, the significant Samagra Shiksha allocation is directly tied to the adoption of the NEP’s linguistic........

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