Thiruvananthapuram, Nov. 5 -- Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said that the Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB) should continue to play a central role as the most significant partner in the realisation of the Nava Kerala development vision.

Inaugurating the silver jubilee celebrations of KIIFB at the Nishagandhi Auditorium here last evening, the Chief Minister noted that the major transformations achieved by Kerala in social and economic spheres were rooted in the progressive reform movements that began long before the State's formation, and were strengthened after the first elected Government took office in 1957.

Land reforms and access to universal public education paved the way for Kerala's unique social development...