CM to open ST Development department’s golden jubilee celebrations on August 9

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will inaugurate the State-level golden jubilee celebrations of the Scheduled Tribes Development department on Saturday (August 9, 2025).

The event will be held at Nishagandhi auditorium at Kanakakunnu Palace at 4 p.m. on the occasion of International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. Minister for Welfare of Scheduled Tribes O.R. Kelu will preside.

A cultural procession will begin from University College premises at 2 p.m. A sale and exhibition of products made by tribal communities will be held at Kanakakkunnu from 9 a.m. Indigenous food stalls will also be arranged.