Thiruvananthapuram, Oct. 15 -- Keralam Education Minister N Samsudheen on Thursday told the State Assembly that the state cannot unilaterally withdraw from the PM SHRI scheme under the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by the previous government.

He added that a Cabinet subcommittee has been constituted to examine the state's next steps.

Speaking during Question Hour in the Assembly, Samsudheen read out provisions of the MoU and said the agreement did not grant the state government the right to withdraw from the scheme unilaterally.

"The Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education, Government of India, reserves the right to cancel or terminate the agreement in the public interest by giving 30 ...