LIFE MISSION

Subject : Current Events

Context : As part of Kerala Government’s Life Mission project, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated 2.5 lakh houses in Thiruvananthapuram.

Concept :

Mission LIFE (Livelihood Inclusion and Financial Empowerment) envisages a comprehensive housing scheme for all the landless and homeless in the State.
Housing is the very basic requirement that holds the key to accelerate social development in many ways, hence the Government of Kerala launched the LIFE.
The target of the mission is to provide safe housing to nearly 4.30 lakhs of homeless in the State within a period of 5 years.
Among the homeless, about 1.60 lakh landless families have been historically excluded from various housing schemes of the past.
Under the programme, the homeless will be provided with:

modern housing complexes with provision for pursuing their livelihoods,

converging social services including Primary Health Care,

Geriatric Supports,

Skill Development and

provision for financial services inclusion.

The mission will also help those who received assistance from other schemes but could not complete the construction and move into a safe house.
Priority will be given to coastal population, plantation workers and those who stay in temporary shelters in government lands.
It envisages a situation where the beneficiaries will be empowered and their active participation is mobilized in the maintenance of housing complexes.