Kerala's SC-ST and Backward Classes Welfare Department completes all 32 projects of the 100-day plan, with Dakshayani and Priyadarshini among them

15 October 2026

The Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes Welfare Department has completed all 32 projects it announced under the State government's 100-day action plan.
The Dakshayani self-employment subsidy scheme for women gives up to Rs 3.75 lakh to an individual entrepreneur and up to Rs 11.25 lakh to a group.
The Priyadarshini scheme gives interest-free loans of up to Rs 5 lakh.
The department reports Rs 200 crore in loans distributed to 16,000 beneficiaries and 600 people placed in jobs within the 100 days through skill training.
A thousand study rooms were completed and development work finished in 50 Ambedkar villages.
Four post-matric hostels were started, at Kozhinjampara, Manissery, Aluva and Cherthala, and five multi-purpose centres in Wayanad, Palakkad, Malappuram, Thrissur and Kozhikode.
Thirty new initial learning centres were started under the Scheduled Tribes Development Department, and tribal extension offices in Palakkad, Wayanad, Idukki and Kozhikode were upgraded to smart offices.
The Panchami Gramam pilot runs in Kongad constituency in Palakkad and applies where at least three Scheduled Caste families live.