The state government has reduced Rs 500 crore from the Rs 1,370 crore allotted to 20 programmes for Scheduled Caste (SC) /Scheduled Tribe (ST), citing the state’s financial constraints. This includes cuts to the housing scheme under the Life Mission project, with the allocation reduced from Rs 300 crore to Rs 120 crore.

Funding for the M N Memorial Laksham Veedu project under the Housing Board has also been slashed from Rs 3 crore to Rs 1 crore. As a result, the Housing Board will receive a total of Rs 16 crore, down from Rs 36.50 crore for all its projects. Other reductions include the Rs 222.06 crore initially allocated for the completion and renovation of houses, now reduced to Rs 173.06 crore, and the land purchase amount cut from Rs 170 crore to Rs 70.25 crore.

Additional affected programmes include the aid for conducting weddings, which was reduced from Rs 86 lakh to Rs 50 lakh, the 'Vatsalya Nidhi' programme for girl children, which has been cancelled, and cuts to various schemes such as the Government Medical College in Palakkad (Rs 50 crore to Rs 20 crore) and the Ambedkar Village Scheme (Rs 50 crore to Rs 30 crore).

Furthermore, the Rs 9 crore set aside as equity capital for welfare schemes under the Scheduled People’s Development Corporation has been reduced to Rs 1.5 crore.