
Vidyanidhi scheme for children launched
The Hindu
Children in Classes 7 to 10 could open savings bank accounts in Kerala Bank under the Vidyanidhi scheme.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday urged the public to be on guard against attempts to destroy the State’s vibrant cooperative sector.
The sector should turn more efficient and stronger to effectively combat such attempts, the Chief Minister said, inaugurating the Vidyanidhi deposit scheme for children launched by the Kerala Bank.
Attempts to weaken the sector did not reflect a healthy trend. The sector had been able to survive similar attempts in the past, Mr. Vijayan said, calling for robust defensive measures, especially on the part of the Kerala Bank. Forces that target the Kerala Bank would first aim for the cooperative sector, he said.