Kerala cabinet on Wednesday rejected a proposal to introduce five-day week in government offices in place of the existing six days. Talking to reporters after a cabinet meeting, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said the cabinet decided not to approve the proposal put by general administration department and by other quarters to have five-day week in government offices.

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To accelerate infrastructure under PPP model, it was decided to set up 'Partner Kerala Mission', he said. The law department has been asked to come out with a Malayalam language law with a view to co-ordinating various steps taken by the government for the promotion of Malayalam as official language, Chandy said.