India, May 16 -- The Ministry of Education on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the West Bengal Government to implement the PM SHRI Schools initiative in the State.

The PM SHRI (Pradhan Mantri Schools for Rising India) scheme is a centrally sponsored initiative launched on September 7, 2022, to upgrade over 14,500 existing Government schools into model institutions that showcase the implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. West Bengal, under the earlier Mamata Banerjee-led TMC Government, had opposed joining the scheme, citing the state's autonomy on education, which often led to funding disputes with the Centre.

Following the change in Government in the State, the new BJP administration led by Ch...