Opposition Leader Ramesh Chennithala however slammed the budget as a "series of announcements, aimed at the elections". Welcome to our live blog where we will be discussing the announcements by Kerala Finance Minister TM Thomas Isaac as he presents the last budget for the current LDF government. On Monday, 23 November, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan announced that the controversial ordinance announced by his government a few days ago to … The Kerala Government has approached the Supreme Court against the privatization of Thiruvananthapuram Airport. Discussions are on with Tata company, which owns a majority of the tea gardens there, to allocate land for the service. "No one will be charged for the vaccine. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that with the announcement of the amendment, different views arose from different quarters and "concerns were expressed by those who supported LDF and those who stood for the protection of democracy." Target is 20 lakh jobs to be created in the next five years. Professionals getting jobs through the platform will have access to government incentives like purchasing computers and technical devices on affordable loans through KFC, KSFE and Kerala Bank. The DPR of the Rs 66,000 crore project got approval from the state cabinet in June last year. Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Isaac today tabled the last Budget of the CPM led-LDF ahead of the 2021 Assembly elections. He said the state has suffered an economic loss to the tune of Rs 1.56 lakh crore due to the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown. The announcements were made by Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan during an interaction with startup founders at a Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM)-organised event on Monday. Women who arrived for work await information after the Cochin Special Economic Zone that houses several industrial units was closed as part of Covid-19 containment measures in Kochi on Oct 1, 2020. There are over 1,200 screens in traditional theatres and multiplexes in the southern state, which exhibit movies. "The quick estimate of Keralas Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) at constant (2011-12) prices is Rs 5.68 lakh crore in 2019-20 as against the provisional estimate of Rs 5.49 lakh crore in 2018-19, thus registering a rate of growth of 3.45 per cent in 2019-20. Finance Minister Thomas Isaacs said Wednesday that the pay revision for officials would be implemented before the election code of conduct is announced next month. “This will be yet another recognition for the progress of the transgender community,”  the minister noted. The government, he said, would allocate Rs 300 crores for the construction of a medical college hospital in the district. The corresponding rate of growth in 2018-19 was 6.49 per cent," the Review said. Kerala is a state where the highest number of farmer suicides take place. കേരള ബാങ്ക് രൂപീകരണ പ്രഖ്യാപനം, ജില്ലാതല ആഘോഷം, തൃശൂർ. Some of the government’s flagship projects like K-FON which assures affordable internet connectivity for all, the Silver Rail semi high-speed railway project and the carbon-neutral coffee project in Wayanad got allocations in the new budget. Kerala government has offered financial assistance of rupees 20000 crores to help the state overcome the hard times due to the virus outbreak. Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 13: A day ahead of the final phase of local body polls in Kerala, the opposition UDF and the BJP on Sunday moved the … This time, the FM has quoted very few poems in his budget speech and has largely stuck to the announcements. The identity of transgender persons is clearly explained in the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019,” the statement said. * 3900 new startups have been created in the state in last 5 years. * Government to create 8000 new posts in the health department. Despite the Kerala government’s nod for cinemas to reopen on Tuesday, after being shut for months due to the COVID-19 induced lockdown, theatres remained closed as the film industry wanted the authorities to address its demands and concerns before resumption.. However, the theatres must follow COVID-19 protocols, including 50 per cent cap on the occupancy. * First phase of the flagship scheme K-Fon, envisaging affordable internet for everyone, will conclude next month. He proposed a new Rs 20-crore project to convert buildings with at least 5000 sq ft into work-stations at the block and municipal level. Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday announced that COVID-19 vaccine will be made available free of cost to all people in the state. In the 2019 – … A populist measure, the finance minister has announced the widely-expected move of hiking the social welfare pensions by Rs 100. The policy also upheld the self-identification of transgender persons as male, female or transgender – however it did not reflect in its implementation initially. One of the important commodities coming out from Kerala, rubber will now have a base price. * Allowance for ASHA workers hiked by Rs 1000, * Identification cards to be issued by govt soon for roadside sellers, * Honorarium for elected local body representatives to be hiked by Rs 1000, * Allocation of Rs 10 crores for welfare of migrant workers, * Rs 520 crores for midday meal scheme in schools. This was the longest budget speech in the Kerala Assembly … The next Government Covid briefing has not been announced, but we can expect at least two more this week … Products with GST rates of 0% and 5% and traders who are presumptive taxpayers with annual turnover of … Development index kerala government announcement to the virus outbreak Click here throughout April and May Minister sought to two... 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