Thiruvananthapuram: 64,006 families in need of assistance due to extreme poverty have been identified, as the first step in a Kerala government drive to eradicate poverty, according to state chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
Vijayan said on on Monday said his government was on a mission to eradicate extreme poverty from the state. The chief minister said this on Twitter on the occasion of International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.
"We have embarked on a mission to eradicate extreme poverty in Kerala. As the first step, 64,006 families that require assistance have been identified.
"On this #InternationalDayfortheEradicationofPoverty, let's pledge to ensure that everyone in the world can live with dignity," he tweeted.
(With PTI input)