Thiruvananthapuram |The Keralam Cabinet on Wednesday approved a Bill to increase the salaries and allowances of ministers and MLAs, along with several other decisions.

The meeting, chaired by Chief Minister V D Satheesan, approved the Bill a day after state Parliamentary Affairs Minister Sunny Joseph said the proposal was under consideration following discussions with leaders of various political parties.

The last revision of MLAs' salaries was in 2018, he had said.

The Bill is likely to be introduced in the Assembly on Thursday.

The Cabinet decided to provide a government job to Athulya, daughter of Sudhakaran, who was hacked to death by accused Chenthamara in the Nenmara double murder case in Palakkad district on January 27, 2025.

It decided to provide special financial assistance to Athulya's younger sister, Akhila, for her higher education, according to a statement issued by the Chief Minister's Office (CMO).

The Cabinet granted administrative approval for a special housing scheme for families belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, as well as fisherfolk.

Under the scheme, housing assistance for Scheduled Caste families and fisherfolk has been increased from Rs 4 lakh to Rs 6 lakh, while the amount for Scheduled Tribe families has been raised from Rs 6 lakh to Rs 8 lakh, the statement said.

The Cabinet also decided to offer a government job to Vidarsa K Vinod, who won two silver medals in shooting while representing India at the 2026 Asian Games.

To increase women's representation in the police force, the Cabinet decided to revise the male-female recruitment ratio for police constable posts from 9:1 to 7:3, the statement added.

Following a recommendation from the Kerala State Commission for Backward Classes, the Cabinet approved the inclusion of the Pattariya community at entry number 55 and the Saliya community at entry number 62 in the list of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) under Schedule List III of Part I of the Kerala State and Subordinate Services Rules, 1958.

It decided to report 48 vacancies among 86 reallocated Sub-Inspector posts in the police department to the Kerala Public Service Commission as regular vacancies.