Cabinet decides to from three-member panelsThe Cabinet on Wednesday decided to place local bodies scheduled for elections this year under the rule of administrative committees after November 11 since the polls would be delayed on account of the COVID-19 pandemic. The decision to form three-member administrative committees in the three-tier panchayats, municipalities and municipal Corporations is based on the relevant sections of the Kerala Panchayat Raj Act, 1994, and the Kerala Municipality Act, 1994, the government said. In district panchayats, the panels will have the District Collector, the secretary of the district panchayat concerned, and the project director of Poverty Alleviation Unit, as members. Likewise, the grama panchayat committees will consist of the secretary of grama panchayat, the assistant engineer and the agriculture officer. The terms of the elected councils of all the local bodies, except Mattannur municipality, ends on November 11.

Source: The Hindu November 04, 2020 14:15 UTC