Kerala Politics & Governance

Milma’s milk price increase takes effect across Kerala

1 June 2026

Milma’s ₹4-per-litre milk price increase took effect across Kerala on 1 June. Of the increase, ₹3.35 per litre goes to farmers, 10 paise to Milma and the remaining amount to dairy societies.

Key Facts

• Milma is Kerala’s state-level dairy cooperative federation, linking village milk societies with regional unions and the state apex body.

Kerala High Court limits interim direction to CMRL petitioners

1 June 2026

The Kerala High Court directed the Enforcement Directorate not to take further steps against CMRL and the other petitioners until judgment in their appeal. The direction did not halt the investigation generally; the court clarified that action could continue against people who were not parties to the appeal.

Key Facts

• The Prevention of Money Laundering Act aims to prevent money laundering and enable confiscation of property derived from it.

Kerala launches Operation Toofan anti-drug initiative

2 June 2026

Kerala launched Operation Toofan, a state initiative against drug trafficking and use, bringing police and excise enforcement together. The announced programme also includes student-led prevention through “Toofan Warriors” and rehabilitation support through “Toofan Care” in coordination with the Health Department; Intelligence IG Vimaladitya was named nodal officer.

Key Facts

• Operation Toofan combines student-led prevention, Health Department-coordinated rehabilitation and joint police-excise enforcement.

NFHS-6 reports Kerala domestic-violence and alcohol-use indicators

4 June 2026

Kerala’s NFHS-6 findings put domestic-violence prevalence at 17.7% among married women aged 18–49. The survey also recorded alcohol use among 22.7% of men and 0.3% of women aged 15 and above.

Key Facts

• NFHS is a nationwide Ministry of Health and Family Welfare survey, with the International Institute for Population Sciences as nodal agency.

Kerala Cabinet decides on CBI probe into Naveen Babu’s death

4 June 2026

The Kerala Cabinet decided to transfer the investigation into former Kannur Additional District Magistrate K. Naveen Babu’s death to the Central Bureau of Investigation, responding to his family’s demand. It also decided to offer a dependent appointment to his daughter, Niranjana Nair.

Key Facts

• The CBI’s investigative remit expanded in 1965 to cover central-law offences, multi-state organised crime and multi-agency or international cases.

Kerala white paper puts public debt at ₹5.07 lakh crore

4 June 2026

A Kerala government white paper put the state’s public debt at ₹5.07 lakh crore. It reported expenditure of ₹39,904 crore on salaries, ₹27,885 crore on pensions and ₹29,138 crore on loan repayments in the previous financial year, and recommended merging Supplyco and Bevco into one corporation.

Key Facts

• Supplyco is Kerala’s government-owned civil-supplies company, established to help control essential-commodity prices.
• Kerala’s government-owned Bevco controls retail sales of Indian-made foreign liquor and beer in the state.

Kerala High Court allows ED investigation in CMRL–Exalogic case to continue

5 June 2026

The Kerala High Court rejected petitions by CMRL and company officials seeking to halt the Enforcement Directorate’s investigation into financial transactions linked to the CMRL–Exalogic case. It held that the ED could independently investigate suspected money laundering under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, even while the Serious Fraud Investigation Office examined possible company-law violations.

Key Facts

• The Prevention of Money Laundering Act aims to prevent money laundering and enable confiscation of property derived from it.

Kerala appoints committee to review high-speed rail interim report

6 June 2026

Kerala appointed an expert committee to examine the interim report on a proposed high-speed rail project submitted by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation under E. Sreedharan’s leadership. The committee will assess technical, financial and environmental aspects, implementation challenges and potential socio-economic benefits, and is to submit its views and recommendations within three weeks.

Key Facts

• The interim proposal describes a 473.2-kilometre double-track high-speed railway between Thiruvananthapuram City and Kannur.

Boundary survey begins on disputed NH 85 stretch

6 June 2026

A boundary survey began in the Neriamangalam forest area to clarify the alignment of the 14-km Neriamangalam–Valara stretch of National Highway 85. Construction had been halted amid a dispute over the forest-area road alignment and court proceedings; the survey was ordered to determine the road boundary.

Key Facts

• NH 85 links Kochi in Kerala with Thondi in Tamil Nadu.

Neriamangalam steel arch bridge nears completion

6 June 2026

Construction of a ...