Reward for Thomas Cup Winners
Cabinet decided to set up rewards of Rs 5 lakh each for the Malayali badminton players H S Prannoy and M R Arjun who were part of the Thomas Cup winning Indian team. Their manager U Vimal Kumar, also a former international player, will be awarded Rs 3 lakh.

Pay Revision
The benefits recommended by the 11th pay revision commission will be granted to Kerala State Cooperative Employees’ Pension Board in retrospective effect from 01.04.2020.

Posts Created
55 posts on contract basis are approved in NORKA ROOTS.

Appointment
Retired IAS Officer R Girija has been appointed to three years on reappointment basis as the Managing Director of Kerala Shipping and Inland Navigation Corporation Limited.

Validated the Decision
Cabinet has validated the decision to approve new batches in selected government higher secondary schools on a temporary basis for the academic year 2021-22. The decision was to start 18 Science batches, 49 Humanities batches and 8 Commerce batches. Also the decision to shift 2 Science batches and one Humanities and Commerce batch each are also validated.

Appointments left for PSC
Kerala Fishermen Welfare Board Recruitment in entry cadre will be done through Kerala Public Service Commission. For this, a draft bill is approved to make necessary legislation to add the Kerala Fishermen’s Welfare Fund Board in the Kerala Public Service Commission Act.