<p></p><p>The UDF has decided to allot the position of chairman of the Forward Castes Development Corporation to the RSP. Further, the RSP representative in the ministry, Shibu Baby John, would be responsible for Cashew. <br></p> <p>The party had earlier made it clear that it did not need the deputy speaker's post for three months. Discussions regarding that also did not progress. <br></p> <p>Meanwhile, the RSP had complained to the CM that its members were not considered when representatives to the Travancore Devasvom were announced. <br></p> <p>After Prayar Gopalakrishnan resigned from the position of head of the Forward Castes Development Corporation to become head of the Devasvam Board, his post is being allotted to the RSP. <br></p> <p>RSP's Alappuzha district secretary B. Rajasekhran would take over the post. <br></p> <p>The appointment of Shibu Baby John is believed to have been motivated by corruption in the Cashew Development board. The setback the UDF received at Kollam during recent elections was also a trigger. <br></p> <p>The LDF had, during its tenure, entrusted P.KGurudasan, who hails from Kollam, to oversee the Cashew department under the Industries Department. <br></p> <p>This had helped the LDF during the elections. Shibu Baby John has demanded financial assistance for the department. <br></p> <p>Cashew Development Corporation Chairperson R. Chandrashekaran, and some of the board members had recently resigned. The government had decided that the position would not be fulfilled by political appointments. <br></p> <p>The new feeling is that a committee of officers with the collector as chair would suffice to manage the corporation.<br></p><p></p>