Overview
- Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan is scheduled to make the announcement on November 1 in Thiruvananthapuram, with a special Assembly session convened for the declaration.
- The Extreme Poverty Eradication Programme identified 64,006 families through a participatory process that trained about 4 lakh people, whittling an initial list of 1,18,309 after multi‑level verification.
- Kerala says each household received a tailored micro‑plan focused on food security, safe housing, basic income and health, with interventions coordinated across local bodies and departments.
- Government data highlight outcomes including over 10,944 houses constructed or renovated, land allotted to 439 families, food support, medical aid, palliative care, and essential ID documents, with programme costs reported at over ₹1,000 crore.
- Economists, activists and opposition leaders have demanded the full methodology and data, flagging discrepancies with 5.92 lakh Antyodaya Anna Yojana families and raising questions about implications for central entitlements.