Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 3 (IANS) As part of the 100-day programme Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy announced after assuming power in May this year, the list of assets held by his ministers was made available online Saturday.


The list, published on the website www.pa.kerala.gov.in, shows Industries Minister P.K. Kunhalikutty is the richest member of the cabinet, with an asset base of Rs.1.40 crore, which includes cash held in fixed deposit and property.

The first ever minister from the Scheduled Tribes community, P.K. Jayalekshmi, is the poorest, with assets of 1.27 acres of land, which she owns jointly with her father, 30 sovereigns of gold (one sovereign is 7.31 grams of pure gold) and Rs.2 lakh in cash.

Chandy and his family have an asset base of Rs.21 lakh, but the chief minister does not own any property and has mere Rs.25,403 in cash.

His wife Mariamma Oommen, a retired bank officer, owns the home where they reside now here.

Labour Minister Shibhu Baby John has the highest liability among the 19 cabinet ministers, with an outstanding loan of Rs.1.16 crore.

This is the first time that assets of the state's ministers have been made public.