"It is an historic step. Every family of landless poor in the district is going to get three cents of land for building a house," rural development minister Jairam Ramesh said while declaring Kannur as India's first landless-free district.
He urged all states to emulate the example of Kerala in distribution of land, saying it requires "political will and hard decisions". Ramesh said the beneficiaries have already been identified under the programme and the Centre will extend all support to the state government to enable them construct houses under Indira Awaas Yojana.
He said Kerala will also become the first big state in the country to become an open defecation free state.
- Times Of India
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