'EMS HOUSING to be reviewed' -M.K.Muneer

Thiruvananthapuram. State panchayath and social welfare minister Dr.M.K.Muneer today said that the selection process of beneficiaries for EMS housing scheme would be reviewed.Speeking to media persons at a press meet here today he alleged that there were wide spread complaints in connection with the preparation of EMS housing beneficiary list.

He added that 'the govt would review the scheme .Following its failure it was decided to call a meeting of officials between June 25 and 28.'LDF govt's prestige EMS housing scheme aimed at providing house sites to all landless families and houses to all houseless families coming under the BPL Category.

KPEA is going to merge in NGO union.

TVM.Kerala Panchayath Employees Association,the biggest employees organisation in Panchayath is going to merge in Kerala NGO union during the 48th state conference of NGO union which will be held at Thiruvananthapuram this month (26-28).KPEA is the biggest category organisation in the state . Another organisation Hospital Workers Union also merge in NGO union at the conference.

Kerala govt's 100 day programme- '1500 IAY houses will be completed within 100 days' K.C.Joseph

Thiruvananthapuram.Rural development dept will complete 1500 IAY houses within 100 days in connection with UDF govt's 100 day programme.Rural development minister K.C.Joseph added that 10000 houses will be completed this financial year.Minister announced this big target at Thiruvananthapuram today to reveal rural development dept's 100 day programme.

State level biometric census - pilot project inagurated at Kottayam

Kottayam.The state level pilot project of the biometric census for the national population register NPR was inagurated last friday at Kottayam by state revenue minister Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan.
Speeking at the inagural function, minister said that it would not only help planning process but also strengthen the security of the nation.The pilot project will cover all the wards of Kottayam municipality and is expected to be completed by july end.this process include collection of fingerprints of fingers, photographs and iris scan of all persons above the age of five.Personal information and biometric details will be given to the persons and they will have 24 hours to make correction and there after it will be sent to Unique Identity Authority of India .Within 45 days the UID card with the UID number will be given by the authorities.

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Trifurcation may thwart move for reforms

  by N.J. Nair
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Constitution to be amended for the reforms Plan to strengthen decentralisation


THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The State government has trifurcated the portfolio of Local Self-Government and Rural Development at a time when the Union government has reportedly initiated a move to amend the Constitution for heralding a series of reforms, including formation of district councils, for strengthening the decentralisation process.
The sixth report of the second Administrative Reforms Commission headed by Veerappa Moily had pointed out that “considering the rapid urbanisation and the increasing need for peri-urban areas to be taken into account in city planning and development, there must be greater convergence between rural and urban governments”.
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FORESTS:Nature At Your Service

Kudumbashre gets national recognition at the launching session of NRLM in Rajasthan

Banswara/Rajasthan.The launch of NRLM (National Rural Livelihood Mission) by UPA chairperson Soniya Gandhi on Friday at Banswara a tribal district in Rajasthan made a big national recognition for 'KUDUMBASREE'.
PTI reports that the architects of NRLM had taken KUDUMBASHREE as the leading model for the national mission and its best practices would be replicated throughout the country as a major initiative of the RD department to bring the poor above the poverty line by ensuring viable livelihood opportunities.
an official told to PTI that 'we are elated about the recognition we received this way and happy that the Kerala model will be replicated to improve the livelihood of millions of women across the country'.
The official expressed that like the impact made by kudumbasree in Kerala, NRLM also will do at the national level.

Controversy over the LSGD division is baseless: RD minister K.C.Joseph

Sri.K.C.Joseph,RD minister

Kottayam: Rural Development Minister K.C. Joseph has said that the controversy over  the division of the portfolio of lsgd and rural development was baseless and has been triggered with malicious intent.At a meet in Kottayam last Thursday, Mr. Joseph said Rural Development and Local Self-Government had been under different Ministers in previous UDF government. At the Centre, separate ministries administered the three departments. As such, there was no reason for a rethink.
He said the three departments came under a Principal Secretary at the administrative level and had separate directors. Though the works could coordinated without confusion, the government had decided to form a coordination committee chaired by the Chief Minister , three Ministers and the Principal Secretary would be its members.He said the RD Department would focus on the working of the development blocks, which would coordinate the various schemes .He added that this  do not affect decentralisation.