Kerala to Soon Be Free of Extreme Poverty, Says Government

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

66% : For some families, medical care is the priority.
63% : A grassroots-level survey carried out to identify the beneficiaries showed that 35 per cent of such households faced income deprivation, 24 per cent experienced health-related issues, 21 per cent encountered food deprivation, and 15 per cent were deprived of shelter.
58% : The integration of various social security schemes of the government and convergence of the activities of various departments at one point through the chief minister was the reason for the success of EPEP, Rajesh said.
58% : Uninterrupted distribution of both cooked food and food kits, access to medicines, doorstep treatment, palliative care, and even organ transplantation were ensured to the needy among identified beneficiaries.
51% : After uplifting over 64,006 families living under extremely poor conditions in the state by ensuring them uninterrupted supply of food, healthcare, a source of livelihood and safe housing, Kerala is now all set to be declared as the first "extreme poverty-free state" in the country on November 1, the state formation day.

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