Session with Hon ble Members of Parliament from Kerala 4 August 2014, New Delhi
The growth vision 6,00,000 Crores by 2020 at a CAGR of 9.4 % This should come from growth rates of: Sector Growth rate in % Agriculture 2.5 Tourism 10 Light Engineering /Manufacturing 9.1 Construction 9 Education & health 10.3 IT/ITES 15
Key development enablers needed in Kerala Ease of doing business Self Employment and entrepreneurship Sector cluster development Infrastructure development
The investment impact on various sectors Sector Return on a Rupee invested Manufacturing Heavy/Light Asset and research based projects Clean, Green, Waste Management, tourism Agriculture and Food processing Logistics Infrastructure building 4.3 Rs 7500 Cr 4.0 Rs 8000 Cr 3.5 Rs 6700 Cr 3.4 Rs 5800 Cr Investment needed to make a 0.5 basis point difference to Unemployment statistics * Discussions with the World Bank Research Team
Investment impact on jobs An investment of 10 Lakhs leads to Sector No. of jobs Tourism 78 Agriculture 45 IT/ITES 29 Manufacturing 18 Ease of setting up Sector Ease of Setting up (Scale of 10) Tourism 8 Agriculture 7 IT/ITES 4 Manufacturing 2
What the State needs to focus on : ABCDE Agriculture Traditional strengths like spices, cashews, marine foods, coir etc Back office of the world Financial Hub of south India Clinic of Southern India - Healthcare Medical Tourism and Ayurveda Digitally enabled IT & IT enabled services Experience Kerala
Continued focus on Community Welfare (which includes education, public amenities and social hygiene) Infrastructure Investment of NRK Transparent and helpful administration Inviting Political Ambience Public Private participation
Infrastructure Development - Projects which require Centre s Intervention Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram to figure in one of the 100 Smart Cities planned by GoI (Detailed Project Report to be prepared) De-Bottlenecking of Roads. Inland Waterways and Domestic Sea Way should be put to use to navigate petroleum products and cargo. The colleges for Arts, Science, Hotel Management, Agriculture, Engineering could be elevated to Centre of Excellence. Roll on and Roll Off facility for Trucks at Railway Station Setting up of Trade & Convention Centre in Thiruvananthapuram
Projects which require Centre s Thiruvananthapuram (Cont..) Railway Signal Automation and Track Doubling Maritime University Development of NH47 from Trivandrum to Kanyakumari Better and quick Rail connectivity between Kochi & Thiruvananthapuram Setting up of Thiruvananthapuram City Ring Road
Projects which require Centre s Alappuzha Exploring tourism potential of Aroor / Panangad backwaters Rural and Urban water transport system for Alappuzha Basic amenities for industrial estate like; Light, Water, Road, Sewage Treatment Plant Capacity building of the Micro, Small and Medium enterprises in the Alleppey coir cluster.
Projects which require Centre s Kollam Kollam Port Development Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) for import export (Commerce Ministry) Plant Quarantine permanent Station for Raw Cashew import. Approach roads 5 km of road widening Kollam byepass completion Additional Railway Overbridges
Projects which require Centre s Pathanamthitta Rope car facility from Pamba to Sabarimala Crowd control facility at Sabarimala Widening of National Highway and State Highway Government Healthcare and education facilities Idukki NH 49 & 220 projects to be taken up Kochi Madurai Road Connectivity Ideal Tourism Destination
Kottayam Projects which require Centre s Establish Education Institution of National Repute. Indian Institute Science or Indian Institute of Social Science. Multimodal transportation Hub at Kodimatha integrating Railway, Road & Water transportation Kottayam Municipality to be elevated to a Corporation. Cherthala Kottayam connectivity MRTS / Suburban Railway System to connect Kottayam to Cochin and Kottayam to Kollam
Projects which require Centre s Kochi Roll on and Roll Off facility for Trucks at Railway Station Railway Station at Nedumbasery Seaport Airport Road to be extended till Airport Speeding up of the National Highway Development and Kochi Metro Rail project Muziris to be developed as International Heritage centre Kochi Coimbatore Industrial corridor Setting up of Kochi City Ring Road
Projects which require Centre s Thrissur Speeding up of Outer ring road Speeding up of International Zoo Speeding up of Puzhakkal Mobility Hub Bypass road from NH47 to Irinjalakuda & Kunnamkulam
Projects which require Centre s Palakkad Roll on and Roll Off facility for Trucks at Palakkad Railway Station To quicken the production process at the Palakkad Railway Coach Factory Mango processing Centre at Muthalamada Coconut Processing Centre at Palakkad Vegetable and Fruit hub and cold storage at Palakkad
Projects which require Centre s Kozhikode Improving the Domestic Air Connectivity from Calicut International Airport Setting up an Inland Container Terminal in Kozhikode Setting up of Trade & Convention Centre in Kozhikode Beypore terminal development Strengthen the IT Parks at Kozhikode
Kasargod Projects which require Centre s Allocation of Gas for the upcoming Thermal Power Plant Wayanad Government of India Eco Tourism Park Rural Business Hub at Wayanad for Marketing the Agricultural Products
Projects which require Centre s Kannur Speeding up of the construction of Kannur Airport Setting up a heritage / ethnic village in Kannur promoting Theyyam, Kalaripattu, etc. Establish Handloom Export Zone at Kannur Waste Treatment Plant Development of Kannur Roads and Azhikal Port Thalassery Mysore Railway Line