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The Kerala government has approved a waiver for registration and stamp duty charges for beneficiaries acquiring land under the Life Mission housing scheme. This exemption also extends to nine flood-affected individuals. Beyond housing, the cabinet approved a tripartite agreement for the Wayanad Township and established a tribal supply office in Attapadi. It also sanctioned financial aid for natural calamity victims. Other key decisions include implementing Telecom (Right of Way) Rules and significantly increasing the government guarantee for Kerala Social Security Pension Ltd from INR 6,000 crore to INR 14,000 crore.
The Kerala cabinet has recently approved several key decisions impacting various sectors, including housing and public services. These policy approvals, made across Kerala, aim to address housing needs, aid disaster victims, and streamline administrative processes. Advertisement
One of the central decisions made by the cabinet involves housing. It approved a waiver for registration and stamp duty charges for beneficiaries acquiring land under the Life Mission housing scheme. This exemption applies to individuals purchasing land for house construction, provided it is certified by the district collector or a designated officer.
In addition to this, a similar exemption was also granted to nine flood-affected individuals whose homes were built by the Muthoot Pappachan Foundation in Chittar village. Further financial support for disaster victims was sanctioned. Aid totaling INR 95,32,500 from the Chief Minister's Distress Relief Fund (CMDRF) was approved for 473 individuals in Pathanamthitta district. These individuals had suffered partial or complete home loss due to natural calamities since January 2023.
For urban and tribal development, the cabinet also took steps to advance projects. It approved a tripartite agreement for the Wayanad Township project and appointed S. Suhas as its special officer. Moving to tribal welfare, the cabinet sanctioned the establishment of a tribal taluk supply office in Attapadi, Palakkad. This involves creating new government posts and reallocating existing staff to support its operations.
Beyond these specific housing and development initiatives, the cabinet made several other financial and administrative decisions. They approved putting the 2024 Telecom (Right of Way) Rules into effect. This also includes a government guarantee for a INR 50 crore loan that was approved for the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes (SC/ST) development corporation.
Among other administrative decisions, the cabinet reappointed E. Baiju as the registrar for Lok Ayukta, an anti-corruption ombudsman. A draft order was cleared to keep the National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS) separate from the Kerala Public Service Commission (University Services) Act. The pensionable age for employees of Kerala Feeds Ltd was raised from 58 to 60 years. The rent for government land leased to the state women's development corporation was also updated. A one-year extension was granted to the Travancore Devaswom Board's land conservancy unit.
In another step, INR 2,86,293 was approved for the medical expenses of the late literacy activist K.V. Rabia. In a broader financial move, the government guarantee for Kerala Social Security Pension Ltd was increased from INR 6,000 crore to INR 14,000 crore. Karthika S. Pillai received a clerical job in the forest department under a compassionate appointment scheme. Three tenders, worth over INR 98 crore, were approved for Phase II of the Kuttanad drinking water project. Decisions like these, made by state cabinets, show how governments set their priorities for housing, social welfare, infrastructure, and administrative reforms across various sectors.
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