Global NoRKA Coordination Council will replace Loka Kerala Sabha, says Satheesan

The State government will form the Global NoRKA Coordination Council to replace the Loka Kerala Sabha (LKS), Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan told the Assembly on Monday. The council is being formed to ensure more effective and sustainable bonds with non-resident Keralites and their organisations. With the system coming into effect, welfare measures for expatriates will be more effective, said Mr. Satheesan in response to a question.

The State Cabinet had last month formally decided to dissolve the Loka Kerala Sabha and replace it with an alternative mechanism. A Cabinet subcommittee chaired by the Chief Minister with Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala, Industries Minister P.K. Kunhalikutty, Health Minister K. Muraleedharan, and Water Resources Minister Mons Joseph has been constituted for establishing the alternative mechanism.

Mr. Satheesan said the LKS failed to fulfill the objectives for which it was established. The LKS was introduced by the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) government in 2018 as a “as a common platform for Keralites living across the globe.”