Kerala govt announces five major governance reformsThe Kerala Cabinet approved five governance reforms to enhance transparency, digitise administration and reduce financial leakages. Announcing the decisions at a press conference after chairing the Cabinet meeting, Chief Minister V D Satheesan said the reforms would create a comprehensive digital infrastructure for governance and project monitoring. While the existing PlanSpace platform monitors the physical and financial progress of nearly 2,000 plan projects, the upgraded version will incorporate Geographic Information System mapping to improve project monitoring. He said the reforms are expected to simplify administrative procedures, improve project execution and make day-to-day interactions between citizens and government offices more efficient. To oversee the implementation of these priority reforms and ensure coordination among departments, an Empowered Committee of Secretaries will be constituted, Satheesan said.