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As
Onam
festival
is
round
the
corner,
the
Kerala
government
on
Saturday
granted
Rs
24.04
crore
to
provide
festival
allowance
to
the
nearly
45,000
agents
and
sellers
of
the
state
lottery.
An
amount
of
Rs
6,000
each
was
granted
to
the
members
of
the
Kerala
State
Lottery
Agents
and
Sellers
Welfare
Fund
Board,
Finance
Minister
K
N
Balagopal
said.
Finance
Minister
KN
Balagopal
The
pensioners
of
the
Board
would
get
Rs
2,000
each
as
the
festival
allowance,
he
said
in
a
statement.
As
many
as
38,000
active
members
and
6,223
pensioners
would
benefit
the
new
announcement
and
Rs
24.04
crore
has
been
granted
for
the
same,
he
added.
Kerala:
Burqa-Clad
Man
Enters
Ladies
Washroom
In
A
Mall,
Records
Videos;
Arrested
The
Left
government
on
Friday
announced
Onam
festival
allowance
for
workers
of
the
Mahatma
Gandhi
National
Rural
Employment
Guarantee
Scheme
(MGNREGS)
and
the
Ayyankali
Urban
Employment
Guarantee
Scheme
who
have
completed
100
working
days.
Balagopal
had
said
all
the
workers
who
completed
100
working
days
under
the
schemes
would
get
Rs
1,000
as
festival
allowance
on
the
occasion
of
Onam.
The
Finance
Department
sanctioned
Rs
46
crore
for
this
purpose,
he
had
said
adding
that
a
total
of
4.6
lakh
people
would
be
provided
the
allowance.
Story first published: Saturday, August 19, 2023, 16:09 [IST]
