Cabinet likely to clear Governors address

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Cabinet meeting here on Wednesday is likely to clear the Governor’s address to the Assembly slated for June 24 with it being approved by the  Cabinet sub-committee on  Tuesday.Chief Minister Oommen Chandy convened the meeting of a Cabinet sub-committee to finalise the Governor’s address.After the final approval from the Cabinet, it would be sent to the Governor by this week end.The UDF Government’s mantra ‘Development and Care’ is going to be the focus of the  address. Sources said that a slew of welfare schemes are likely  to be announced by  the Governor.With it being the first  address by the Governor  after the UDF Government came to power, the it is expected to be a more populist one.The Assembly session is beginning on June 24 for the budget session and Finance Minister K M Mani will  present the budget on  July 8.  Remission PetitionR Balakrishna Pillai’s remission petition and the report submitted by the Jail Department on this will also be coming before the Cabinet on Wednesday. The Cabinet is likely to seek the opinion of the Advocate General on this issue as the UDF government does not want to take a hasty decision on this.