Kerala govt sanctions â¹20 cr to rehabilitate beedi workers
The Kerala government on Monday sanctioned â¹20 crore for the rehabilitation of nearly 80,000 beedi workers in the state. The Kerala Beedi & Cigar Workers Welfare Fund Board has been given the task of channelling the money to help the workers start their own ventures in poultry farming, mobile recharge centres, stitching centres, among others. 