Veteran CPI(M) leader and former economics professor Thomas Isaac, 69, known for dextrous handling of the state s finances for over a decade with a five years break, today finds himself struggling with a meagre amount that is left of the .
The trends in the utilisation of plan funds by the local self-government institutions in Kerala from 2012–13 to 2020–21 are analysed. Changes in the participatory planning methodology in 2016 have resulted in better utilisation of the funds after 2017–18.