Rs 3,000 For Women, Free Bus Travel, 7th Pay Commission: Suvendu’s 5 Decisions For Bengal

In its first Cabinet meeting chaired by newly sworn-in Kerala Chief Minister VD Satheesan on Monday, the UDF government unveiled a series of welfare measures, including free KSRTC bus travel for women, a dedicated department for elderly welfare, and a Rs 3,000 increase in the honorarium of ASHA workers.

The Cabinet also approved the formation of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the alleged attack on Youth Congress leaders during the Nava Kerala Yatra in 2023.

Addressing the media after the meeting, VD Satheesan said the government had fulfilled a key promise made to ASHA workers protesting outside the Secretariat by approving a Rs 3,000 monthly hike in their honorarium.