The State Cabinet on Wednesday approved an Ordinance vesting the State government with the rights over the mineral wealth in the Malabar region.
The Ordinance seeks to regulate mining for minerals contained in the soil and subsurface soil and ensure that the government does not lose the revenue from mining royalty.
The meeting decided to extend the tenure of 42 senior government pleaders in the High Court. Standing counsels in the Supreme Court C.K. Sasi and Nishe Rajan Shongar will also have their tenure extended. The Cabinet approved an outlay of ₹3.44 crore to provide housing for 38 fishermen from Thiruvananthapuram district who perished or went missing at sea during Cyclone Ockhi.
