Section 5(1)(a) in Kerala Farmers' Debt Relief Commission Act, 2006
(a)to recommend to the Government cither suo motu or on application, after such enquiry as it may deem fit and subject to such general guidelines as may be prescribed by Government to declare a district or districts or part thereof or a crop or crops or a farmer, as distress affected area, distress affected crop or distress affected farmer as the case may be;