For providing additional employment for tribal families, ST Development department has introduced Kerala Tribal PlusProgramme (an Additional Wage employment programme) under MGNREGS. Through this scheme, 100 days of employment in excess of 100 days provided under MGNREGS is delivered to Tribal families. Fund required for the scheme will be made available to the Commissionerate of Rural Development. In order to enroll more number of tribal families under MGNREGA, special drive may be conducted by the ST Department in association with the MGNREGA Mission for ensuring additional 100 days of employment to all tribals especially in tribal dominated districts.

A Revolving Fund has already been set up to pay wages in advance for the tribals in Wayanad, Attappady and Aaralam which is managed by the Kudumbashree Mission.This would be recouped once the funds from the Central Government become available. The fund required for the extension of the programme to other districts shall be met under the scheme. District and State level review shall be formalised for Kerala Tribal Plus scheme and the Revolving Fund Programme. The Kudumbashree Mission and the Commissionerate of Rural Development shall report the monthly progress of the scheme to ST Directorate and State Plannning Board. Based on gender disaggregated data 90 per cent fund will be going to women beneficiaries.