THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala will be declared the country's first extreme poverty-free state today. The announcement will be made by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan at a gathering to be held at the Thiruvananthapuram Central Stadium on the 5th. Minister MB Rajesh will preside over the event. Prominent South Indian stars Kamal Haasan, Mammootty and Mohanlal will participate as special guests.

Minister MB Rajesh said in a press conference that Kerala was made free from extreme poverty after a four-year-long process. Eradication of extreme poverty was one of the first major decisions taken in the initial cabinet meetings when the second Pinarayi government came to power. Detailed guidelines were also released.

64,006 families were made free from extreme poverty. The first phase was to identif

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