Kerala Current Affairs May 15-21, 2023

1. Welfare Fund for MGNREGS Workers
 Kerala became the first state in India to launch welfare fund for MGNREGS workers.
 Kerala Employment Guarantee Workers Welfare Fund Act 2021
 The workers who have completed the age of 60 will be entitled for the pension.
 Provide financial assistance for medical treatment, education, marriage among other benefits.

2. K- Store Project
 Project to equip the PDS network with more facilities and technological tools to provide better
services and enlarge the bouquet of products.
 K-Stores would offer bank transactions up to ₹10,000, utility payments for water and electricity,
small LPG cylinders of 5 kg and Sabari and Milma products.
 Food and Civil Supplies minister – G.R.Anil

3. Vice President’s – Kerala Visit
 Vice-President – Jagdeep Dhankhar.
 Silver Jubilee Celebrations of the Kerala Legislative Assembly Building
 Kerala Assembly Building inaugurated by the then President of India K R Narayanan (1998
May 22nd )

4. Autobiography
 My Life as a Comrade: The Story of an Extraordinary Politician and the World that shaped her
– K K Shylaja
 Co-authored by Manju Sara Rajan

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