Centre adopting biased, vengeful attitude towards Kerala: CM
Describing the satyagraha as a fight for survival in an extraordinary situation, the Chief Minister said the Centre has consciously created hurdles to block Kerala’s development.
Describing the satyagraha as a fight for survival in an extraordinary situation, the Chief Minister said the Centre has consciously created hurdles to block Kerala’s development.
This progress is reflected in the recent approval of 22 projects under the third phase of the Central Government’s Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS), which includes four proposals from the state of Uttar Pradesh.
He urged the Centre to treat the issue as a matter of national security rather than isolated incidents.
This recognition reaffirms state’s strong compliance with national standards, timely achievement of coverage milestones, and effective execution at scale, reinforcing the State’s leadership in adopting data-driven, farmer-centric digital reforms, said officials from the Agriculture & Farmers' Empowerment on Friday.
The meeting, held at the Chief Minister’s residential office here, was attended by senior officials of the state government, the Union coal ministry and subsidiaries of Coal India Limited.
Items that will be covered under the lower GST rate of 5 per cent will include essential farm items, health-related items, handicrafts and insurance.
“At a time when States need more powers, their rights are being taken away in key areas such as education and healthcare,” he said, accusing the Centre of encroaching on State powers and making them increasingly dependent on Delhi.
Under current Indo-Bangladesh border management norms, fencing is erected 150 yards inside Indian territory to comply with bilateral agreements.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan wrote to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday seeking the retention of the BrahMos Aerospace facility in Thiruvananthapuram.
Originally issued under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, the order was framed following the repeal of earlier regulations by the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006.
