Fixing of Rates for works to be taken up by Local Bodies using Plan Funds, Own Funds and other Grant-in-Aid Orders issued for 1998-1999-Modification issued.

Local Self Government Department-Accreditation to Socio-Economic Unit Foundation, Trivandrum to execute projects under decentralised plan schemes - sanctioned - Orders issued.

Local Self Government- Introduction of new system for monitoring of Plan Implementation - Orders issued.

Local self Government Department - Accreditation to Socio- Economic Unit Foundation, Thiruvananthapuram to execute Projects under decentralised plan schemes - Sanctioned - Orders issued.

Assistance to SC/ST families Below Poverty Line to purchase housing plot, not less than three cents - payment of subsidy from plan funds - limit enhanced - instructions issued.

State Planning Board – Decentralised Planning – Monitoring of plan implementation – Setting up of a computer network – 'Kerala Information network for Local Bodies' – Administrative Sanction accorded – Orders Issued.

Decentralised Planning 1999-2000 - Release of 1st instalment of Plan Grant-in-aid-to Local Bodies - orders issued.

People's Campaign of Ninth five Year Plan - Formulation of Annual Plan 1999-2000 of Local bodies - Guidelines - Modified - Orders Issued

PEOPLE'S CAMPAIGN FOR NINTH FIVE YEAR PLAN - FORMULATION OF ANNUAL PLAN 1999-2000 OF LOCAL BODIES - GUIDELINES - MODIFIED - ORDERS ISSUED

ESTABLISHMENT- State Planning Board- Peoples Campaign for 9th Five Year Plan Formulation of Annual Plan 1999-2000 of local bodies- engaging persons on contract basis in each District Planning Officers and Blocks- sanction accorded orders issued.