G. Vijaya Raghavan, P.P. Balan among four members appointed to Kerala State Planning Board
The other two members are environmentalist Sridhar Radhakrishnan and New Delhi-based Varun Santhosh
The State government has appointed four new members to the Kerala State Planning Board, aiming to bolster its advisory and planning capacities. Former technocrat G. Vijaya Raghavan and local governance expert P.P. Balan are among the appointees, with Balan having served as the Director of the Kerala Institute of Local Administration (KILA).
Environmentalist Sridhar Radhakrishnan and Varun Santhosh from New Delhi also join the board. This move comes as part of the UDF government's plans to transform the Planning Board into a 'think tank' for the administration, as outlined in their White Paper and the Revised Budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year.
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