Thiruvananthapuram, June 30 -- Kerala chief minister VD Satheesan on Monday said the UDF government will implement the 'Sthree Suraksha Pension' scheme, introduced in February by the previous LDF administration, only after reviewing it in detail and examining complaints over the selection of beneficiaries.

The chief minister made the remarks on the floor of the Assembly while responding to an adjournment motion notice moved by CPI(M) MLA AC Moideen, who sought to know why the newly installed government was "dismantling" a scheme meant to benefit 1.6 million women homemakers.

The 'Sthree Suraksha Pension' scheme was launched by former chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on February 12, on the cusp of the Assembly elections. Under the scheme,...