Kerala MLA M. B. Rajesh on Thursday stated that the state is set to become the first in India to eradicate extreme poverty.

He explained that the initiative was the first decision taken by the second Pinarayi Vijayan government in its “very first cabinet meeting” after returning to power in 2021, to launch an exclusive scheme to eradicate extreme poverty.

“Kerala is all set to create yet another history by becoming the first Indian state to eradicate extreme poverty. This was the first decision taken by the second Pinarayi government in its very first cabinet meeting after coming back to power in 2021. The government launched an exclusive scheme to eradicate extreme poverty,” Rajesh told ANI.

He said that after identifying and finalising the list of extremely poor families, micro-plans

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