In 2025, the then DMK-led authorities, underneath former chief minister M.Okay. Stalin, had opposed the NEP, describing it as an act ‘in opposition to social justice’.
New Delhi: On the Eleventh Governing Council assembly of NITI Aayog, held lately in Delhi, on June 11, 2026, newly elected Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, C. Joseph Vijay, shared his plan of turning the state right into a $ 1.5 trillion financial system by 2036.
Vijay’s speech additionally appeared to take a cue from his predecessor, the erstwhile Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam authorities, when it got here to the implementation of the Nationwide Training Coverage.
“I additionally request the Authorities of India to launch the pending Samagra Shiksha Scheme funds amounting to Rs 3,284 crore early with out conditionalities and with out linking the identical to the implementation of New Training Coverage (NEP) or with out insisting on the three language coverage, within the bigger curiosity of scholar’s welfare”, he was quoted as saying, on the assembly chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and attended by chief ministers of 28 states and 5 Union Territories.
In 2025, the then DMK-led authorities, underneath former chief minister M.Okay. Stalin, had opposed the NEP, describing it as an act “in opposition to social justice”. In Might 2025, the DMK authorities had even approached the Supreme Courtroom accusing the Union authorities of “blocking funds value Rs 2,151 crore” for saying no to the implementation of NEP.
In an interview to The Wire, then Tamil Nadu Minister for Data Expertise and Digital Providers, P. Thiaga Rajan, had stated “the state authorities and the Union authorities are “deadlocked” over the Nationwide Training Coverage 2020, which the previous authorities believes is an try to subordinate and subjugate by means of the imposition of Hindi.”
Amongst different bold initiatives, listed by CM Vijay in his speech, for which he sought help from the BJP-led NDA authorities on the Union included: central help of Rs 2,283.40 crore for the Hogenakkal Section-III Mixed Water Provide Scheme, enhanced assist for everlasting flood mitigation infrastructure alongside the 1,076 km shoreline completely affected by cyclones and flooding, and declaring the House Manufacturing Hub at Kulasekarapattinam.
On a day when the chief minister of Tamil Nadu shared his priorities for India’s second-largest financial system, the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK)-led authorities underneath him obtained assist from one other ally within the state. As reported by the New Indian Specific, the Communist Social gathering of India (CPI) made an announcement that it’s not a part of the DMK-led alliance.
“Individuals had given TVK a mandate to kind the federal government. In gentle of that verdict, the CPI determined to increase exterior assist to make sure that Tamil Nadu was not positioned underneath President’s Rule or pressured into one other election”, CPI state secretary, M Veerapandian, was quoted as saying.
This text went reside on June fourteenth, two thousand twenty six, at thirty-five minutes previous ten within the morning.
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