Kerala State Lotteries

[1] The objectives of starting the programme were to provide employment to people and supplement government finance without disturbing the public.

The prize winners would have to verify the winning numbers with the result published in the Gazette and surrender the lottery ticket within 30 days of the draw date.

The GST received from the sale of lottery tickets has helped support several welfare schemes in Kerala.

[citation needed] The scheme focuses primarily on providing financial assistance to the poor people of Kerala suffering from serious ailments like Cancer, Haemophilia, Kidney and Heart diseases and for Palliative Care.

[5] Thousands of people wait to see the results every day at 3 pm with the hope that they will win a lottery worth crores.