Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala General Education Minister N Samsudheen on Monday said the state could lose more than Rs 2,000 crore if it withdraws from the Centre's PM SHRI scheme, as the agreement signed by the previous LDF government does not permit the state to unilaterally exit the programme.
Replying to a question in the state Assembly on the legal and financial implications of Kerala backing out of the centrally-sponsored scheme, the minister said the agreement vested the right to withdraw only with the Centre and not with the state.