Kerala government accords top priority to empowerment of women and backward communities, says Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan
Kerala Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan announced that the state government is prioritizing the empowerment of women and backward communities through various welfare projects. The initiatives include skill training, marketing support, and financial schemes.
Why it matters
This demonstrates state-level policy efforts to address economic inequality and social welfare for marginalized groups in India.
Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan has that the United Democratic Front government has accorded top priority to make women and backward communities self-reliant.
Women were the most impacted at times of a social or financial crisis as they had to bear the brunt of economic crisis in their families, illness and other difficulties in their lives, he said after inaugurating ‘Samagra – 2026’, the State-level inauguration of various welfare projects initiated by the Kerala State Backward Classes Development Corporation at Palluruthy in Kochi on Thursday (July 23, 2026).
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