India, July 29 -- The Kerala government on Wednesday announced five governance reforms aimed at strengthening public administration, improving transparency and plugging leakages that have caused significant losses to the state exchequer.

Chief Minister V D Satheesan said the reforms, approved at a Cabinet meeting, would create a comprehensive digital infrastructure to improve governance and monitor government projects.

One of the key initiatives is the Special Asset Management Platform for Administration, Tracking and Harmonisation (SAMPATH), a centralised digital platform to maintain records of all government-owned assets, including land, buildings, heritage structures, roads, dams, bridges, vehicles and machinery.

The Cabinet also ap...