THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The government is again hiring a helicopter for rent for various purposes of the state. A new contract is being signed after the lease contract of the previous helicopter ended. The cabinet meeting held today gave permission to call for tender. The tender was awarded to Chipsan Airways in January. But the contract was not confirmed at that time due to financial crisis.

The cabinet has also approved a government guarantee of Rs 6,000 crore to the Kerala Social Security Pension Limited, which was set up to provide social pension.