THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: CPM state committee member P Jayarajan will become the vice-chairman of the Khadi Board. Former Speaker P Sreeramakrishnan will be the vice-chairman of NORKA. It was also decided to make Sobhana George the chairperson of Oushadhi. The decision was taken at the CPM state secretariat which convened on Thursday.

Cherian Philip was initially considered for the Khadi Board. But he rejected this and left the CPM and returned to Congress. Earlier, the Kerala Congress M was given the post of chairman of the Minority Development Finance Corporation.