Kerala to consider 10,000 applications in the first phase of housing for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe families
15 October 2026
Minister K.A. Thulasi said the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Development Department has taken up housing construction for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe families and will consider 10,000 applications in the first phase.
She was speaking at the online inauguration of a post-matric girls' hostel at Mayithara in Cherthala, Alappuzha district.
The Minister said all 32 projects under the department's 100-day action programme have been completed.
Menus in post-matric hostels have been upgraded and a special loan scheme for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe women has been launched.
A thousand study rooms have been built.
P. Prasad MLA presided over the function.
Applications in first phase:
10,000
Minister:
K.A. Thulasi
Venue of announcement:
Mayithara, Cherthala, Alappuzha
Why it matters for exams: The department in charge of housing for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe families, and the first-phase figure, are both exam-sized facts.
Kerala PSC