This includes subsidies for loans, rehabilitation and support of street vendors and retailers, ‘Ayya Vaikunda Traditional Employment Innovation Centre’ and ‘Renaissance Scholarship for Girls’.
This includes subsidies for loans, rehabilitation and support of street vendors and retailers, ‘Ayya Vaikunda Traditional Employment Innovation Centre’ and ‘Renaissance Scholarship for Girls’.
Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan in his policy address said that the government has proposed several important programs for the backward classes in the state.
These include subsidies for loans through the ‘Jagruti’ (Unarav) project, rehabilitation and support of street vendors and retailers, the Ayya Vaikunda Traditional Employment Innovation Centre, and the Renaissance Scholarship for Girls (Innovation Scholarship).
Navodhan Scholarship Scheme will be implemented for OBC girls, who are studying in medical and medical-allied courses, who have lost either of the parents or both and the annual family income does not exceed 2.5 lakhs.
Scheduled Caste Development
Mr Khan said that during the second and third phases of the project, out of 19,195 targeted houses for Scheduled Caste (SC) category people, 11,919 new houses were completed under the LIFE mission and this would involve completing the construction of 6,000 unfinished houses. was proposed. 2022.
It is proposed to construct 5,000 new study rooms and 7,000 spill over study rooms in the 2022-23 financial year. The department provides assistance of ₹ 1,00,000 as foreign employment subsidy to those seeking employment abroad and so far 445 beneficiaries have got the benefit.
A comprehensive survey and database update is underway for the educational, economic and social development of the Scheduled Caste people in the state. The digital survey will be completed next year.
Employment Guarantee Skill Training Program has been proposed in 2022-23 with an aim to provide training to 3,000 beneficiaries. The facility, “Startup Dreams”, is located at Mannathala Ambedkar Bhavan, Thiruvananthapuram. It will help the Scheduled Caste youth to develop them into scalable businesses by developing their innovative ideas and technology products, supporting them through facilities and capacity building programmes.
Empowerment Committees and Talent Centers are the new schemes proposed in the next financial year to provide financial assistance to young entrepreneurs belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes for starting new schemes.
The WINGS project is designed to provide financial assistance to SC and ST students who have been selected for training for commercial pilot license at Rajiv Gandhi Academy of Aviation Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, Mr. Khan said.
ST Development
“The government intends to prepare a development package for Edmalakudi, the only tribal gram panchayat in the state,” Mr Khan said, adding that the package includes provision of basic necessities like housing, drinking water, electricity, roads, digital connectivity . Education and health facilities in Edamakudi. The focus will be on infrastructure development in the next financial year.
Nutrition Rehabilitation Centers (NRCs) in tribal areas are envisaged to address malnutrition among tribal people. Each NRC consists of a doctor, health promoter and members of the mobile medical unit.
“My government intends to promote agri-tourism in the Attappady, Wayanad and Idukki tribal areas which have rich potential”, Mr. Khan said. To improve the popularity and reach of the tribal products, a permanent online platform will be set up to showcase the traditional tribal products. The solution will be managed by the SC and ST Federation. The Governor said that on the basis of the identified deficiencies and requirements, micro plans would be prepared in each settlement.
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