Centre must release funds under Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan to Tamil Nadu, says Dindigul MP

Dindigul MP R. Sachidanandam on Wednesday urged the Central government to disburse funds under Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) to Tamil Nadu. He condemned the delay in the release of the funds.

Addressing mediapersons in Dindigul on completing 100 days in office as MP, Mr. Sachidanandam said that just because Tamil Nadu had not yet agreed to the Prime Minister’s Schools for Rising India (PM-SHRI) scheme, the Centre was not disbursing the funds under the SSA to the State. He said that he had raised the issue in the Parliament.

He said that the Gandhigram Rural Institute was established with the main objective to uplift rural people, particularly students. However, the students have to write the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) to secure admission. The CUET should be done away with in the interest of the students, he said.