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The Kerala Cabinet connected Wednesday (June 17, 2026) decided to name an Integrated Financial Adviser successful each section to accelerate record processing and amended task implementation.
Presenting it arsenic a large administrative reform, Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan said that respective files that are not required to beryllium sent to the Finance section are often sent to it. Also, galore departments nonstop files without pursuing the due procedures, starring to further delays.
“The Finance section is often forced to nonstop backmost respective files. This has caused delays successful task implementation. The Union authorities had implemented this strategy successful 1974. The Integrated Financial Adviser volition beryllium an serviceman of the Joint Secretary level and volition guarantee capable scrutiny of the files earlier they are sent to the Finance department. In effect, the Finance section is decentralising immoderate of its activities,” helium said.
Procurement manual
The Cabinet besides decided to comprehensively revise the procurement manual, which, Mr. Satheesan said, was outdated. A new, transparent manual volition beryllium prepared successful enactment with the fiscal guidelines of the Union authorities by incorporating modern systems, including e-procurement. A subcommittee comprising Ministers of Public Works, Tourism, IT, Higher Education and Water Resources volition beryllium appointed for this purpose.
The government’s archetypal 100-day enactment program volition statesman connected July 1, 2026, said the Chief Minister.
New appointment
The Cabinet besides decided to name Muhammad Shafi arsenic Additional Director General of Prosecution successful the Kerala High Court. The Cabinet besides approved the assignment of G. Unnikrishnan arsenic the Managing Director and Chairperson of the Kerala Cashew Board.
