Published Oct 29, 2026 | 8:58 AM ⚊ Updated Oct 29, 2026 | 8:58 AM
Chief Minister VD Satheesan and Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala. (File Photo)
Synopsis: The Keralam Cabinet has decided to raise housing assistance for Scheduled Caste families and fishing communities to ₹6 lakh and for Scheduled Tribe families to ₹8 lakh under a special scheme in a meeting on Wednesday. It also revised the male-female ratio for Police Constable recruitment, approved permanent vacancies for 48 Sub-Inspector posts, decided to include the Pattariya and Saliya communities in the Other Backward Classes list.
The Keralam Cabinet on Wednesday raised housing assistance for Scheduled Caste families and fishing communities from ₹4 lakh to ₹6 lakh and for Scheduled Tribe families from ₹6 lakh to ₹8 lakh under a special housing scheme.
The Cabinet decided to change the male-female ratio in Police Constable recruitment from 9:1 to 7:3. It also decided to report 48 of the 86 Sub-Inspector posts redeployed within the Police Department to the Public Service Commission as permanent vacancies.
The Pattariya and Saliya communities will be included in the Other Backward Classes list under Schedule List III, Part I, of the Kerala State and Subordinate Services Rules, 1958, following a recommendation by the Kerala State Commission for Backward Classes. They will be included at entries 55 and 62, respectively.
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The Cabinet also decided to offer a government job to Athulya, daughter of Sudhakaran, who was hacked to death by Chenthamara in a double murder in Nenmara, Palakkad district, on 27 January 2025. Special financial assistance will be provided for the continued education of her younger daughter, Akhila.
Shooter Vidarsha K Vinod, who won two silver medals for India in shooting at the 2026 Asian Games, will also be offered a government job.
The State Vigilance Department will conduct a detailed investigation into alleged procedural lapses in a land acquisition process in Kannur district involving crores of rupees through the Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB). The Finance and Revenue departments will provide technical assistance for the investigation.
(Edited by Dese Gowda)
