‘Are you opposing education....’: Dharmendra Pradhan replies to CM Stalin’s Centre ’denying’ funds to Tamil Nadu claim

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Mondayrejected Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin's claim that the best-performing states are being denied funds by the Centre under the Samagra Shiksha Scheme for refusing to implement National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.Accusing the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister of trying to pit states against each other to make a point about the non-implementation of the new NEP, the Union Education Minister said,"Healthy competition amongst the states is always welcome in a democracy. However, pitting states against each other to make a point, goes against the spirit of the Constitution and the value of a unified India. NEP 2020 was formulated through wide range of consultations and has the collective wisdom of the people of India.”