Thiruvananthapuram, Nov. 1 -- Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, on Saturday, stated that the state government allocated Rs 50 crore each for the financial years 2023-24 and 2024-25, and Rs 60 crore for 2025-26, for the project aimed at eradicating extreme poverty. The funds were utilised for healthcare, housing construction, and ensuring sustainable livelihoods.

CM Vijayan highlighted the state's progress from being the one with the highest poverty rate in 1961-62, with 90.75 per cent of the rural population and 88.89 per cent of the urban population below the poverty line, to becoming the first Indian state to eradicate extreme poverty.

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan made this historic declaration in the Legislative Assem...