Ernakulam District Panchayat launches 'Poshakamritham' for children in forest settlements

21 October 2026

Ernakulam District Panchayat has launched 'Poshakamritham', a scheme against malnutrition and anaemia among children in tribal settlements.
District Panchayat president K G Radhakrishnan inaugurated it at Thera Unnathi in Kuttampuzha grama panchayat.
The district panchayat set aside six lakh rupees from its own fund for 2026-27.
In the first phase about 300 children in 15 tribal settlements of Kuttampuzha and Vengoor panchayats benefit; the focus is on children up to 12 years.
A mobile medical unit will visit the settlements, and monthly food kits with raisins, almonds, groundnuts and dates will be delivered through Maveli Stores and Triveni supermarkets.