Thiruvananthapuram, June 12 -- Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated the 35th General Body meeting of the Kerala Grama Panchayat Association and said that the state government has decided to transform Kerala into an 'elderly-friendly state.'

The Kerala Chief Minister also underscored the vital role of local self-government institutions in the state's development trajectory.

Chief Minister Vijayan said, "In the last financial year, local self-government institutions in the state were able to utilise 90 per cent of their plan allocation - a significant contribution to the state's development. The Association must further strengthen this efficiency."

"We have decided to transform Kerala into an elderly-friendly state. Currently, 138...