India, Nov. 1 -- Kerala has become India's first state to eradicate extreme poverty, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan announced in the Assembly on Saturday amid an opposition boycott.

CM Vijayan made the landmark declaration during a special session of the Kerala Legislative Assembly convened to mark Kerala Piravi, the state's formation day.

"This Assembly has witnessed the passage of many transformative laws and policy declarations, and today it stands witness to yet another milestone in building a Nava Kerala," he added.

The Chief Minister recalled that the eradication of extreme poverty was among the first key decisions taken by his Cabinet after assuming office in 2021, and fulfilling this pledge was one of the government's major co...