At an event organized by the Municipality's CDS, Chairperson Vinod Kumar inaugurated the distribution of 'bulk loans'—an initiative aimed at providing financial assistance to Kudumbashree members to help them find or improve their means of livelihood—by handing over a cheque to CDS member Latha at the Municipal Hall. CDS Chairperson K. Smitha presided over the meeting. CDS member R.K. Mini delivered the welcome address. Dhanisha P. (Chairperson, Welfare Standing Committee), K. Rajan (Chairperson, Education Standing Committee), R.K. Shaiju (Chairperson, Health Standing Committee), and Namitha Narayanan (Kudumbashree Charge Officer) spoke. A loan amounting to ₹1,93,40,000 has been sanctioned to 256 members across 30 Kudumbashree neighborhood groups to start a tailoring unit, a snack-making unit, agricultural activities, and an animal husbandry unit.