Tribal form 23 neighbourhood groups

KALPETTA: As many as 250 tribal families of Panamaram panchayat in the district constituted 23 neighbourhood groups under the district Kudumbasree Mission at a camp held for the purpose in Palukkunnu near Panamaram on Wednesday.

District Collector T. Bhaskaran inaugurated the programme and also disbursed a corpus fund of Rs.2500 for each neighborhood group during the function.

The camp was organised as a part of a sustainable development programme for tribal families in the district, being implemented by the Kudumbasree Mission in association with the Scheduled Tribes Development Department. It aimed at uplifting the marginalised sections of the society, missions district coordinator A. Noushad said.