Keralam SAFE Scheme

Highlights
  • Completes houses that families began building but could not finish.
  • Funds repairs such as roofing, walls, doors, kitchens, and toilets in existing homes.
  • Provides up to ₹2 lakh for SC households and up to ₹2.5 lakh for ST households.
  • Ranks applicants using social and economic priority factors, such as women-headed families and house size.
Website
Keralam ST Development Department Portal
Keralam SC Development Department Portal
Customer Care
  • Keralam SC Department Phone Number: 0471- 2737100
  • Keralam ST Department Phone Number: 0471- 2304594
  • Keralam SC Department Email: keralatribes@gmail.com
Information Brochure
Keralam SAFE Scheme Info
Summary of the Scheme
Name of Scheme Keralam SAFE (Secure Accommodation and Facility Enhancement) Scheme
Benefits
  • SC families can receive ₹2 lakh for house renovation and completion.
  • ST families can receive up to ₹2.50 lakh under the separate programme.
Beneficiary SC and ST families needing financial assistance to renovate or complete their houses
Nodal Agency Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes Development Department, Kerala
Subscription Subscribe here to get Update Regarding Scheme
Mode of Apply Offline through the concerned SC and ST Department

Keralam SAFE (Secure Accommodation and Facility Enhancement) Scheme

Many Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe families in Kerala live in houses that are damaged, or that they started building but could not finish. The Keralam SAFE Scheme gives these families financial assistance to renovate or complete their homes so they are safer and fit to live in. It runs through two separate programmes, one under the Scheduled Castes Development Department and one under the Scheduled Tribes Development Department, each with its own conditions.

Latest Update

For SC applicants, the submission deadline is 31 October 2026, which has now passed. Check with your Block, Municipality, or Corporation SC Development Office whether any further date applies. ST applicants should confirm the current procedure and dates with the nearest Tribal Development Office.

Key Benefits

SC families ST families
Assistance Up to ₹2 lakh Up to ₹2.50 lakh, based on the approved estimate
Payment Three instalments of ₹50,000, ₹1,00,000, and ₹50,000, linked to construction progress and verification Based on the approved estimate
Purpose Renovation and completion of houses Renovation of dilapidated houses and completion of unfinished houses

ST programme extras:

  • Priority for eligible flood-affected families and families identified through the Extreme Poverty Survey 2021-22 and the micro-planning e-survey
  • Preference for Gothrajeevika tribal self-help groups doing construction work
  • 25% of funds reserved for women beneficiaries

Works Covered

SC beneficiaries (per the government order of 27 September 2022):

  • Roof completion
  • Sanitary toilet construction
  • Strengthening walls
  • Doors and windows
  • Kitchen renovation, including slabs, shelves, and cooking facilities
  • Flooring (preferably tiles), plastering, whitewashing, and painting
  • Electrical work, including wiring, ELCB, fans, and lights
  • Plumbing for piped water to the kitchen and toilet

ST beneficiaries: repair and renovation of dilapidated houses and completion of unfinished houses. Confirm the specific eligible works with the department before starting construction.

Who Can Apply?

SC applicants

  • Belong to the Scheduled Caste category
  • Annual family income up to ₹1 lakh
  • House construction completed after 1 April 2010
  • House registered in the applicant’s or spouse’s name
  • No government housing assistance in the last five years, including a final instalment

ST applicants

  • Belong to the Scheduled Tribe category
  • Annual family income below ₹2.50 lakh
  • House completed after 1 April 2006, subject to confirmation of ST programme conditions
  • No government housing assistance for renovation or completion after 1 April 2018

Documents Required

This is a provisional list, so confirm with the concerned department.

  • SC or ST certificate
  • Income certificate
  • Aadhaar or other accepted ID
  • Residence or address proof
  • House ownership documents and proof of construction completion
  • Bank passbook or account details
  • House renovation or construction estimate
  • Photographs of the existing house, if required
  • Declaration on previous housing assistance, if required

How to Apply

Applications are offline.

SC applicants

  1. Visit the SC Development Office at your Block, Municipality, or Corporation.
  2. Get the form, fill it in, and attach your caste and income certificates and house documents.
  3. Submit it to the office and keep the acknowledgement.
  4. The department verifies the application, and an accredited engineer inspects the house and prepares the estimate before the final beneficiary list is approved.

ST applicants

  1. Contact the nearest Tribal Development Office to confirm the procedure.
  2. Get the form and guidelines, complete them, and attach the documents.
  3. Submit through the prescribed online or offline method, and keep the acknowledgement or reference number.

Related Schemes by the Same Department

The Dakshayani Self-Entrepreneurship Assistance Scheme (for SC women’s self-help groups) and the UNNATHI Scholarship Scheme (for SC/ST students studying overseas).

Contact

SC Department: 0471-2737100, email keralatribes@gmail.com
ST Department: 0471-2304594