The State government has allocated ₹15.15 crore under the income support scheme for workers in the coir and khadi sectors.
An amount of ₹8.07 crore has been allocated to those employed under the Khadi Village Industries Board and ₹7.08 crore to the coir workers, Industries Minister P. Rajeeve said in a press release on Thursday.
More than 25,000 workers, including 12,500 workers in the khadi sector and 12,879 workers in the coir sector will benefit. Under the income support scheme, ₹90 crore has been earmarked this year to support workers. The amount sanctioned earlier was made available to the workers within the stipulated time.
