People’s Plan Campaign 2.0: student internships with local bodies proposed as part of year-long action plan
Local Self-Governments Minister K.M. Shaji inaugurates a daylong conclave of People’s Plan campaign activists
As the 30th anniversary of the People's Plan Campaign in Kerala approaches, a comprehensive year-long action plan has been launched to engage the younger generation in decentralization and people's planning. The initiative, known as People's Plan Campaign 2.0, aims to attract students to student internships with local bodies, fostering connections between the new generation and Kerala's local institutions.
Former Finance Minister T.M. Thomas Isaac, who chaired the campaign when he was a State Planning Board member, revealed the action plan at a conclave of People's Plan activists in Thiruvananthapuram on August 16, 2026. Dr. Isaac emphasized that the internships would be a major component of the campaign, building youth collectives that support local bodies.
The initiative will be tech-driven, with a comprehensive website launched to coordinate the student internship program, managed from the A. Suhruth Kumar Library at Karakulam panchayat. The campaign, which played a pivotal role in decentralization, was inaugurated in Kerala on August 17, 1996.
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