Local self-government institutions should create conditions for economic growth in Kerala: State Planning Board member
The Hindu
Professor Dr. Jiju P. Alex said local self-government bodies have a major role to play in the economic development of Kerala as 42 percent of the project allocation of the State budget is allocated through the local self-government bodies.
State Planning Board Member Professor Dr. Jiju P. Alex has said that the main task of the local self-government bodies is to create conditions for Kerala to grow economically by implementing excellent annual plans.
He was inaugurating the Development Seminar of the 2023-24 Annual Plan of Kasaragod District Panchayat as part of the 14th Five Year Plan.
Dr. Alex said that Kasaragod District Panchayat Annual Plan has been prepared in such a way that it fully incorporates the guidelines given by the State Planning Board in the 14th Five Year Plan by including schemes to help economic development.
He said local self-government bodies have a major role to play in the economic development of Kerala. 42 percent of the project allocation of the State budget is allocated through the local self-government bodies, he added.
To overcome the economic crisis in the State, more initiatives should be started, employment opportunities should be created and social and economic security should be ensured. The local self-governing bodies should formulate annual plans to support this, he opined.
If the State has to survive the crisis, it has to achieve success in the production sector and progress economically. The local bodies have to prepare the necessary conditions for this, Dr. Alex said.
Applauding the various achievements, he said that the Annual Plan of Kasaragod District Panchayat is exemplary. Intervention in the energy sector to use solar energy in all institutions, watershed development projects, industry incubation centre, digital literacy projects, Darpanam project for skill development and zero waste Kasaragod are all projects that can also be modelled for other districts.
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