Selected residents of Chemmaruthi village, who have never tasted liquor in their life so far, will get a cash prize of Rs 1,000 each and a shawl as part of the Health Department's anti-liquor campaign.
As many as 10 villagers, aged above 40 and have a clean personal background, would be chosen for the reward from among the applications received, health department sources said.
A senior health official said the aim of the programme is to create awareness in the society that alcoholism is a disease and it can be cured through proper treatment.
"We have already received more than 15 applications so far and expect more in the coming days. The department's field staff will make a thorough enquiry about the applicants and collect as much as details about them," Gopakumar, Health Inspector at the PHC, told PTI.
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The winners would be selected after a thorough scrutiny, he said.
The awards would be distributed at a function, to be conducted at the health centre, later this month, he added.