Kerala - Thrissur
Lives of Dalits have improved: Minister
Staff Reporter
Dr. Ambedkar National Awards presented
AUSPICIOUS START: Union Minister of State for Agriculture K.V. Thomas
inaugurating a meeting held in Thrissur on Sunday to present the Dr.
Ambedkar National Awards.
Thrissur: Union Minister of State for Agriculture K.V. Thomas has said
that Dalits are increasingly enjoying their rightful share of power in
society. He was addressing a meeting here on Sunday to present the Dr.
Ambedkar National Awards, instituted by the All-India Confederation of
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Organisations.
"The lives of Dalits have improved considerably. Still, a lot more
remains to be done for the empowerment of Dalits," he said.
K.V. Babu, preventive officer with the Excise Department; Anil
Pottakattu, president of the Workers' Cooperative Bank, Nadathara;
Nandanan Kannattuparambil, agricultural assistant, Erumapetty; and A.
Narayanankutty, vice-president of Thrikkur Grama Panchayat; received
the awards.
P.C. Chacko, MP; Therambil Ramakrishnan, MLA; T.V. Chandramohan and
M.K. Paulson, former MLAs; were present.
Earlier, Punnala Sreekumar, State general secretary of the Kerala
Pulayar Maha Sabha, inaugurated a seminar on 'Ambedkarism and
Ranganath Misra Commission report'.
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