Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan at an LDF election convention in the city on December 5. | Photo credit: THULASI KAKKAT
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said here on Friday (December 5) that the second term of the Left government in the state has led to progress in various sectors.
Kerala has set a model in decentralization of power by empowering local bodies, he said at a public meeting organized as part of the Left Democratic Front’s campaign for local polls in Kaloor.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan interacting with Industries Minister P. Rajeev at an LDF election convention in the city on December 5. Photo credit: THULASI KAKKAT
He claimed that the state was facing crisis in various sectors at the end of United Democratic Front tenure in 2016. Public health and general education sectors were in deep crisis. The Left government could rejuvenate ailing sectors through various initiatives during its first term, he said.
He added that the people voted the Left Front back to power in 2021 in recognition of fulfilling the promises made in the first term. According to him, the government was able to fulfill 580 of the roughly 600 promises made at the end of the first term.
The Chief Minister said that the state has made significant progress in the higher education sector in the last five years. The government has ensured the allocation of required funds to ensure progress in the sector. Signs of change were visible as three state-funded public universities — Kerala University, Cochin University of Science and Technology and Mahatma Gandhi University — figured among the top 12 such institutions in the national rankings, he said.
Mr. Vijayan said the government has also been able to transform the state into an investment-friendly destination. This was achieved through proper assessment of loopholes and changes in norms that posed hurdles for investors, he said.
He claimed that the Left’s rule in the Kochi Corporation for the last five years could ensure progress in various sectors. The problem of waste management in Brahmapuram has been solved. According to him, the construction of a compressed biogas station at the site is in the final stage.
Ministers P. Rajeeve and Kadannappally Ramachandran, Mayor M. Anilkumar and CPI(M) District Secretary S. Sathish were among those present.
Published – 05 Dec 2025 21:20 IST
