On Wednesday, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s government in Kerala decided to set up a separate financial crimes unit in the Kerala Police Department to probe the increasing number of economic offences in the state. This financial crime unit will probe economic offences such as money laundering and forgery. The new unit will be set up under the Crime Branch.
According to a statement from the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), the decision to create the unit was made during the Cabinet meeting on Wednesday. According to the announcement, the unit would be given 233 new positions, including one Inspector General, four Superintendents of Police, 11 Deputy SPs, 19 inspectors, 29 sub-inspectors, 73 senior civil police officers and civil police officers each, and 16 drivers.
Benefits and Concession for the K-Fon project
Moreover, the Cabinet decided to provide various benefits and concessions for the K-FON project that aims to provide a high-speed Internet connection for government offices and families across the state. Also, there will be exemptions, which will include the Right of Way (RoW) permits and charges, as well as the waiver of a security deposit and bank guarantees, according to the statement.
Further, the statement added that for laying cables, the project will not require approval from government departments, offices, municipal authorities, or public sector firms, nor will it be required to pay RoW fees.
