Thiruvananthapuram, Oct. 27 -- Kerala General Education Minister V Sivankutty on Sunday announced that the upcoming State School Sports Meet will introduce the Chief Minister's Gold Cup for the district securing the overall championship, marking a historic milestone.

The cup, crafted as an emblem of Kerala's cultural identity, contains 940.24 grams of 22-carat BIS 916 hallmarked gold.

Additionally, in his Facebook post yesterday, Kerala General Education Minister V Sivankutty also announced a new initiative to construct houses for 50 meritorious students who won gold medals in the Kerala State School Olympics but come from economically weaker backgrounds.

The minister said the CPM Idukki District Committee will build a house for Idukki...