Keralam to Launch Special Housing Scheme for Homeless Fisherfolk

The Keralam government is formulating a special scheme to provide homes to all homeless fisherfolk in the state. 

Announcing the programme here, Chief Minister V D Satheesan said the government aimed to empower women fisherfolk to earn an independent income and achieve financial security and was implementing various schemes for their self-reliance. 

"Every homeless fisherfolk family in the state will be provided a house, and a special housing scheme will be formulated for this purpose," he said after inaugurating



the distribution of electric scooters to women fish vendors and a meeting of women fisher entrepreneurs organised by the Society for Assistance to Fisherwomen (SAF) here on Monday.

The programme was organised under the Fisheries Department as part of the state government's 100-day action programme. Under the 'She Scooter' scheme announced in the state Budget, women engaged in fish vending are being provided electric scooters with a 75 per cent subsidy, subject to a maximum of Rs one lakh. Providing scooters to women who travel by bus and other public