The home village of the Chief Minister of Kerala, Pinarayi Vijayan, in the northern district of Kannur, will soon have a secondary education complex. An administrative nod has been given for work, worth Rs 245 crore, in connection with the complex constructed with the aid of the Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB) fund in Pinarayi village, a CMO statement on Wednesday.
A cabinet meeting, chaired by the CM, gave the sanction in this regard, it said. Among other things, the cabinet also authorized the extension of the tenure of 56 fast-track courts in the state. They would be operational until 3/31/2023, it added.
The tribal family of Vishwanathan Kani, who recently died in Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary settlement in Podiyakala, received a financial assistance of Rs two lakh from the Chief Minister’s Distress Relief Fund. Financial assistance was also provided to the relatives of three persons who were recently killed after a boat they were traveling in capsized in Malappuram district. In addition to Rs one lakh each for their families, Rs three lakh each was awarded to the two children of another woman who recently died in a road accident, the CMO statement added.
