56.2% of extremely poor lifted out of poverty in Kerala: LSG minister Rajesh

T'puram: Local self-govt minister M B Rajesh said in the assembly that 56.2% of the 64,006 families identified as extremely poor in the state have been lifted out of extreme poverty.
During a question and answer session, Rajesh said the govt implemented a micro plan to alleviate extreme poverty by identifying its root causes and addressing them.
"Kerala is the first state to extend the rural employment guarantee scheme to urban areas.The urban employment guarantee scheme was also comprehensively implemented in Kerala. Although several other states attempted to emulate this model, they were not as comprehensive. Kerala ranks first in the country in the implementation of the rural employment guarantee scheme and holds first and second positions in four components of the scheme's implementation," said the minister.
Rajesh also informed the House that under LIFE Mission project, houses were allotted to 5,17,199 families from 2017 to Sept 30, 2024. The construction of 4,16,678 houses is over while 1,00,521 houses will be completed by next March.
Of the 54,116 houses that were part of various central and state schemes in the past but remained incomplete, 52,680 have now been completed. From May 2021 to Sept 30 this year, 2,29,415 houses were allotted under LIFE, with 1,54,547 houses completed and 74,868 houses currently under construction, he added.