Overview
- The Keralam Cabinet formally resolved to dismantle the decade‑old Loka Kerala Sabha on Wednesday, Sept 23, 2026, and confirmed no budget was set aside for a sixth edition.
- The government said many LKS resolutions went unimplemented and pointed to allegations of lavish spending as the main justification for ending the forum.
- Chief Minister V. D. Satheesan will chair a Cabinet sub‑committee that includes the Home, Industries, Health and Water Resources ministers to draft the replacement mechanism.
- Officials said the new platform will aim to channel diaspora remittances into productive state investment and that a related project appears in the Revised Budget pending the panel’s recommendations to the Centre.
- LKS was created in 2018 and held five sessions through January 2026 to engage Non‑Resident Keralites; the next steps to watch are the sub‑committee’s proposals, any changes to the NRKA secretariat, and how the new scheme will affect diaspora access to state programmes.