Despite last-minute inclusion of cashew in Onam kits, factories run by Kerala State Cashew Development Corporation (KSCDC) and Kerala State Cashew Workers Apex Industrial Cooperative Society (Capex) could successfully dispatch around six lakh sachets to Supplyco centres across the State on Wednesday.
Though it was not an item on the kit, cashew was added to the list at a later stage following the intervention of Ministers K.N. Balagopal, G.R. Anil and, P. Rajeev. Though the quantity is minimal compared to previous years, more than thousand cashew labourers have been working hard for the last four days to deliver the order on time.
“The decision was taken last week leaving us with very limited time. Though we we were asked to prepare the consignment by Aug 25, we could send it to various districts on Aug 23 itself due to the cooperation of our labourers,” said S. Jayamohan, KSCDC chairman.
