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The Hindu
20-07-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
CPI Idukki passes motion on ailing public health sector
Party district conference held in Kattappana, Idukki on Sunday re-elects K. Salim Kumar as the new district secretary Amid the perception that Kerala's public health sector is number one in the country, the Communist Party of India (CPI), an ally of the ruling party, has stated that the public health sector in the district is in a deplorable condition. A resolution was passed at the district conference of the CPI in Kattappana, Idukki on Sunday, stating that the lack of doctors across primary health centres and the Idukki Medical College poses a serious issue for the health sector. 'Most of the hospitals in the district are suffering from a lack of basic amenities. Due to the absence of a better health care system in the hilly district, the people are forced to depend on other districts. The government should take immediate steps to appoint more doctors and paramedical staff in the government hospitals in the district,' said the memorandum. The conference also demanded the State government's immediate intervention to solve the issues in the Cardamom Hills Reserve (CHR) in the district. Meanwhile, talking to the media, Revenue Minister K. Rajan said that the rules of the Land Assignment (Amendment) Act will be applicable from the first week of August. 'A joint verification for the distribution of title deeds will begin from the first week of August. The government will take strict action against encroachers of public land. The government will not consider settled farmers and encroachers at the same level,' said Mr. Rajan. Commenting on the Thrissur Pooram disruption issue, Mr. Rajan reiterated his stance that the government's purported defense of ADGP M.R. Ajith Kumar will not dampen his morale. 'We are the communists born in fire,' said Mr. Rajan. Meanwhile, the party re-elected K. Salim Kumar as the new district secretary. The announcement was made by CPI National Executive member K.P. Rajendran while addressing the elected representatives at the conference. A 51-member district council and 32 representatives to the upcoming CPI State conference were also elected during the meeting. K. Salim Kumar was first elected as the CPI district secretary during the CPI district conference, which was held at Adimaly in August 2022. During the secretary election, Salim Kumar defeated former Peerumade MLA E.S. Bijimol.
The Hindu
28-04-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
Land Assignment (Amendment) Act rules will be fixed soon: Pinarayi
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said the government will fix the rules of the Land Assignment (Amendment) Act before May. Addressing a district-level meeting at Government Vocational Higher Secondary School at Nedumkandam in Idukki on Monday to mark the fourth anniversary of his government, Mr. Vijayan said that with the support of the new Land Assignment (Amendment) Act, the violation of title deed rules can be rectified. ' The government aims to find a proper solution regarding the land issues in Idukki. The rule formation of the Land Assignment (Amendment) Act is in a final phase. The violations occurred in the 1964 rule title deeds and the 1993 rule title deeds. Through the amendment, the violations can be legalised,' said Mr Vijayan. Mr Vijayan further said that the LDF government announced the Land Assignment (Amendment) Act to protect the interests of people in Idukki. 'Two key regulations are primarily needed in the Amendment Act: rules to regularise already converted land and rules for new land conversion and use. The converted lands will be regularised through imposing a fee by local bodies and no fine for such regularisation. False propaganda has been spread among the people that the government will only validate a limited portion of converted lands. The government is considering the possibility of imposing higher fees to validate large constructions that violate land title conditions, said Mr Vijayan. The Chief Minister further said there is false propaganda against the State that Kerala had fallen into a huge debt trap for the past nine years. ' The State's Own Tax Revenue (SOTR) in the 2016 period was 26%, and in 2025 it grew by 73%. The tax revenue grew from ₹47,000 crore to ₹81,000 crore over the past seven years. The internal revenue in the 2016 period was ₹55,000 crores and now it has grown to ₹104,000 crores,' said Mr Vijayan. Mr Vijayan said that to ensure the availability of construction equipment, the government will soon decide to grant permits for new quarries in the district. Water Resources Minister Roshy Augustine presided over the meeting. Devaswom Minister V.N. Vasavan, attended the meeting along with Peermade MLA, Vazhoor Soman, Udumbanchola MLA, M.M. Mani, Devikulam MLA, A. Raja, District Collector V. Vigneshwari, among others, attended the meeting.
