India, Oct. 30 -- Bowing down to the pressure imposed by its partner CPI, the LDF government in Kerala on Wednesday decided to put on hold the implementation of the PM-SHRI (Schools for Rising India) scheme in the state and announced the formation of a cabinet sub-committee to review it.

The about-turn comes just days after K Vasuki, secretary of the Kerala general education department, signed the state's MoU with the Union government in New Delhi to secure much-needed funding for an infrastructure boost for schools and to claim dues under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) scheme.

"In the wake of the concerns and controversies around the signing of the MoU for PM-Shri scheme, the government has decided to review it. A seven-member cabinet...