Thiruvananthapuram: The cabinet decided to constitute a commission to study the various backwardness faced by Christian minorities in Kerala.
The commission will be headed by the retired chief justice of Patna high court J B Koshy and will have retired IAS officer Christi Fernandez and retired DGP Jacob Punnoose as members. The commission will look into the backwardness faced by the community in education and economic sectors.
The cabinet also decided to withdraw the decision taken on the salary challenge from September to six more months. The salary challenge was earlier planned to tide over the crisis faced by the government due to the pandemic situation.
For Konni medical college hospital, 286 new posts have been created. This will include 26 posts for doctors and 260 posts in the non-teaching category. The posts were created to pave way for the commencement of a new MBBS batch at the college from the next academic year. With post creation, the hospital can begin inpatient treatment.
The cabinet also decided to implement pay revision for ayurveda medical college teachers both in the government and aided sector.
The tender for 10 road over bridges, which will be constructed using KIIFB funds, has been approved. The over bridges will be constructed at Chirayinkeezhu, Maliyekkal, Eravipuram, Guruvayur, Chirangara, Akathethara, Vadanamkurissi, Tanur, Theyyala, Chelari, Chettipady and Koduvally.
The cabinet decided to request the governor to bring an amendment in Kerala Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Act. The amendment is being brought to extend the time for the medical institutions for getting registered under the Act. The time extension will be given for one more year.