Chief Minister vows to revitalise governance
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said that development projects will be accelerated to suit the changing times and governance will be revitalised. He was reviewing the development work of Palakkad, Thrissur and Malappuram districts at a meeting held at Malampuzha, near here, on Thursday as part of the fourth anniversary celebrations of the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government.
The Chief Minister said that the reduced gap between the government and the people enabled faster problem-solving. He added that his government had made people aware of their right to hold the government accountable.
Mr. Vijayan pointed to the government's progress report as evidence of its excellence. He said that most promises had been fulfilled and the remaining ones would be completed soon.
He said the suggestions made at the last regional review meeting were fulfilled. As many as 956 matters were discussed and 151 issues were resolved since the last meeting.
The Chief Minister asked the government officials to give utmost importance to priority projects like extreme poverty eradication, LIFE Mission, Aardram, general education and garbage-free new Kerala.
The State has made significant progress in reducing poverty and is now poised to achieve the milestone of extreme-poverty-free on November 1. Kerala currently has the lowest poverty rate in India.
Minister for Power K. Krishnankutty, Minister for Local Administration M.B. Rajesh, Minister for Revenue K. Rajan, Minister for Industry P. Rajeeve, Minister for Fisheries Saji Cherian, Minister for Food and Civil Supplies G.R. Anil, Minister for Agriculture P. Prasad, Minister for Irrigation Roshy Augustine, Minister for Forest A.K. Saseendran, Minister for Finance K.N. Balagopal, Minister for Welfare of SC/STs and Backward Classes O.R. Kelu, Minister for Higher Education R. Bindu, Minister for Health Veena George, Chief Secretary A. Jayathilak, Additional Chief Secretaries, Principal Secretaries, Secretaries of different departments, District Collectors and other officials of Malappuram, Thrissur and Palakkad attended the function.
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