Samagra 2026 second phase launched at Palakkad with Rs 100 crore in loans distributed

3 October 2026

The second phase of the 'Samagra 2026' programme of the State Backward Classes Development Corporation was inaugurated at the Parali convention centre, Palakkad.
Loans of various kinds worth Rs 100 crore were handed over to beneficiaries at the launch.
Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes Welfare Minister K. A. Tulasi inaugurated the programme.
The Minister said steps are moving ahead to arrange special post-matric hostel facilities for students of backward communities.
The hostels are proposed at district headquarters and in the State capital.
The Minister said the matter had been discussed with the Union Minister and with officials of the national corporation.