School Students Chip in to Eradicate Penury in Kerala's Alappuzha District
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School students in Kerala’s Alappuzha have embarked on an ambitious mission to eradicate absolute poverty in the coastal district. Under the initiative titled ’Children for Alleppey’ a batch of 100 students will adopt one struggling family each in Alappuzha and donate items, including food every month to them, from February 6 onwards. The idea, also aimed at teaching the children lessons on sharing and community service, was mooted by Alappuzha district collector, V R Krishna Teja. Read | Union Budget 2023: Increase in Higher Education Budget, Rs 1.2 Lakh Crore Allocation to Edu Ministry The district administration has identified 3,613 economically disadvantaged families and decided to link them with government as well as private schools. ”Through this programme, Alappuzha will become the first district in the country where the extremely poor families will be uplifted. In other words, there will be no more extreme poverty in Alappuzha from February 6,” Teja told PTI. The i...