The Kerala government has decided to recommend a special Assembly session from November 30 to December 10, with pending Bills, new legislation, and a revised compensation package for 400-kV power transmission lines on the agenda.
The decision was taken at the weekly Cabinet meeting, after which Chief Minister V D Satheesan told reporters that the government would approach the Governor to convene the session. The proposed sitting will be used to transact legislative business, including consideration of Bills that remain pending and the introduction of new legislation.
The Cabinet also approved a revised compensation package linked to the construction of 400-kV power transmission lines in Kasaragod and Wayanad districts. The Chief Minister said the package would be introduced in connection with the transmission-line construction, although the Cabinet announcement did not specify the revised rates or the number of affected landowners and properties.
The transmission-line decision places land compensation alongside legislative business in the proposed session. Power-line projects can require access to private and community land during construction and impose restrictions related to the alignment and operation of high-voltage infrastructure. The government’s announcement did not provide details of the earlier compensation terms, the changes now proposed or the implementation process for the revised package.
The Cabinet also accepted a report based on recommendations made by the Kerala State Commission for Economically Backward Classes Among Forward Communities. The recommendations had been submitted to the government on March 22.
According to the Chief Minister, the approved report sets out which recommendations can be acted upon and are intended for implementation, as well as why certain recommendations cannot be implemented. The report will be tabled in the Assembly during the proposed special session.
The session will therefore bring together legislative work, a report on backward-class policy recommendations, and a compensation decision connected with electricity transmission infrastructure. The Cabinet’s recommendation must now be sent to the Governor, who will convene the Assembly if the proposal is accepted. The government has proposed the session to run until December 10.
