Kerala’s “extreme poverty-free” declaration has drawn both praise and skepticism. Economists and activists say the data may not tell the full story of inequality and hardship.

Over the past four years, various government departments worked together to provide needy families with food, shelter, ...

Kerala’s success today is not accidental. It is the outcome of decades of steady social investment and reform. As early as 1957, it became the first state to implement land reform laws, redistributing ...

By bno - Mumbai Office At a special session of the Kerala Assembly convened on November 1 to mark Kerala Piravi, Chief ...

Kerala formalizes its participation in the PM SHRI scheme, emphasizing curriculum autonomy under NEP 2020. The state ...

Kerala's declaration as India's first poverty-free state is a historic milestone built on decades of decentralised governance, women empowerment through Kudumbashree and strong social infrastructure.

Kerala became India’s first state to eradicate extreme poverty, CM Vijayan announced on Kerala Day. The four-year EPEP program identified and supported 59,000 poor families with food, housing, and ...

Kerala claims historic extreme poverty eradication on Kerala Piravi Day, becoming India's first. Learn the multi-phase, community-led, and criticised initiative.

Kerala becomes the first Indian state to declare freedom from extreme poverty, marking a historic achievement under CM Vijayan's leadership.

The exercise to lift every person out of extreme poverty began in 2021, when the Left Democratic Front government launched ...

Kerala has declared itself free of extreme poverty, becoming the first Indian state to achieve this milestone. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan announc ...

The announcement by the Pinarayi Vijayan government, however, has sparked debate over its criteria and beneficiaries.