Minister for Welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes K. Radhakrishnan has said that ‘En Uru’, the first tribal heritage village in the State here, will be a milestone in the development of Kerala, especially of Wayanad, an emerging tourism destination.
Speaking after opening the multi-crore project on Saturday, Mr. Radhakrishnan said the project would create job opportunities directly and indirectly to many tribal families. The government had drafted a systematic project to evaluate the fund utilisation in tribal sector.
“As many as 500 candidates, including 200 from tribespeople, would be appointed as accredited engineers in three-tier local bodies in the State,” Mr. Radhakrishnan said, adding that the appointments would be a remedy for educated candidates who were losing job opportunities due to lack of experience.
