History
The decision to form an SPV to implement monorail projects in Kozhikode and Thiruvananthapuram was taken by the State Cabinet on 3 October 2012. The state government issued orders entrusting the Thiruvananthapuram Monorail project to the KMCL on 26 November 2012. The government had handed over the Kozhikode Monorail project to the KMCL prior to that.
Kerala Road Fund Board CEO, Harikesh, is Managing Director of Kerala Monorail Corporation. The Chief Minister is the Chairman of the board and Public Works Minister V.K Ibrahim Kunju is Vice Chairman. The other board members are Ministers K.M. Mani, P.K. Kunhalikutty, Aryadan Mohammed, Manjalamkuzhi Ali, M.K. Muneer and V.S. Sivakumar, as well as officials of Public Works and Transport departments.
The state government received approval to float KMCL from the registrar of companies on 6 December 2012. KMCL's first board meeting was held in Thiruvananthapuram on 18 December 2012. At the meeting, a sub-committee headed by Minister for Public Works and vice-chairman of KMCL V.K. Ebrahim Kinju was set up to hold talks with the DMRC and reach an agreement regarding implementation of monorail projects in Kozhikode and Thiruvananthapuram. It was also decided to immediately open KMCL offices in the two cities for expediting monorail projects.
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