Summary:
Within this, the Chief Minister has given the State Planning Board the task of formulating a livelihood development package. The Planning Board is busy formulating a livelihood development package in the aftermath of the mid-August flood. In a telephonic interview, the noted development economist discussed the need to build climate resilience into development planning. A livelihood development or rehabilitation package will have to involve credit planning, planning new projects to utilise enhanced funds under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), skill development, and other measures. Ramachandran, vice chairman of Kerala State Planning Board, a widely respected academic who specialises in agrarian issues..