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Kerala government has announced the Smart Kitchen Scheme for reducing the workload of the women across the state. Scheme announcement was made by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on May 26, 2021. The secretary level committee will be framing the guidelines and will be putting forth some recommendations to the government for the implementation of the scheme by July 10, 2021. This scheme is a part of the LDF manifesto. It aims at assisting the women in the state thereby reducing their domestic workload.
Scheme Overview:
| Scheme name: | Smart Kitchen Scheme |
| Scheme Under: | Kerala Government |
| Announced by: | Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan |
| Date of Announcement: | May 26, 2021 |
| Benefit: | Helping the women labour and reducing their domestic work load |
| Major Objective: | To assist and ease the domestic work load of the women |
Scheme Objectives and Benefits:
- The main objective of the scheme is to reduce the domestic work load of women
- It aims at helping and assisting the women thereby empowering them
- Under this scheme loans will also be given to the women for refurbishing their kitchen
- These loans will be provided at lower interest rates repayable in easy installments
- It will assist the women and help in reducing their workload and labour
Key Points:
- Smart Kitchen scheme is a scheme announced by Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on May 26, 2021
- Kerala government has planned this scheme for easing the domestic workload of women in the state
- Secretary level committee consisting of 3 members is appointed for making recommendations and framing guidelines for implementation of the scheme
- These recommendations and guidelines are to be presented to the government by July 10, 2021
- This scheme focuses on reducing the workload of domestic labour and the guidelines will be made accordingly
- Loans will also be given to the women for refurbishing their kitchen under the scheme
- These loans will be provided at lower interest rates repayable in easy installments
- This scheme is a part of LDF manifesto which promised easing the domestic workload of women
- Thereby keeping its promise, the government will implement the scheme across the state soon
- CM stated in a tweet related to the scheme that, ‘Our society’s liberation cannot be achieved without the liberation of women, who are more than half of our population’
- This scheme will thus aim to ease and reduce the domestic work load of women in the state. thereby ensuring their welfare.
