Kerala Cabinet decides to dissolve Loka Kerala Sabha, plans investment-focused mechanism for expatriates

29 September 2026

The Kerala Cabinet meeting of 23 September 2026 decided to dissolve the existing Loka Kerala Sabha and bring in a more efficient alternative mechanism for expatriate welfare. A sub-committee chaired by the Chief Minister, with the Ministers for Industries, Home, Health and Irrigation, will study and prepare a plan to convert the 'remittance economy' into an 'investment economy'. The Cabinet also decided that the state will submit proposals to the Centre on the Western Ghats Ecologically Sensitive Area issue. The state government is now led by Chief Minister V. D. Satheesan.