Kerala extends the application window for the Toddy Industry Workers' Welfare Fund scholarship

2 November 2026

Kerala has given more time to apply for the 2026-27 scholarship meant for the children of workers enrolled in the Kerala Toddy Industry Workers' Welfare Fund. The last date for applications is now November 16. Only children of workers who are members of the fund can apply. The Kerala Toddy Industry Workers' Welfare Fund is one of the State's sectoral welfare funds, each built on contributions from a particular trade and used to pay pension, medical help, marriage assistance and education support to its members and their families. Education assistance of this kind is one of the regular heads under which such funds pay out, and the fund's members are the toddy tappers and toddy shop workers of Kerala.