Kerala

Kerala

General Information

Capital	Thiruvanathapuram
Area	39,000 sq km
Population Census 1991)	29 million
Principal Languages	Malayalam
Urbanization Ratio(1991)	26.4%
Literacy Rate(1991)	90.6%
Major Minerals	Limonite, Monazite, Zircon, Clay, Quartz sand
Major Industries	Handloom, cashew, coir handicrafts, rubber, tea, ceramics, electric, electronic appliances, telephone cables, transformers, bricks, tiles, drugs, chemicals, paints, pulp, paper, newsprint.
Major Crops	Coconut, rubber, pepper, cardamom, cocoa, cashew, areca nut, sugarcane, coffee, tea, ginger, rice and tapioca, banana, pineapple, mango, jackfruit, timber such as teak black wood, ebony, softwood and rose weed.

Infrastructure

Railway track length	1,027 km
Road length	12,33000 km
National Highway length	1,011 Km
Domestic airport	3 (Calicut, Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram)
International airport	2 (Kochi, Thiruvanathapuram
Major cities linked	Calcutta, Delhi, Hyderabad, Chennai, Mumbai
Ports	4(Alappuzha, Calicut, Kochi, Nindakara)
Industrial Zones & Parks	1
Export Processing zone	1

Industrial Policy

Incentives

15% of fixed capital investment subsidy, up to Rs. 2 million & Rs. 1.5 million, for thrust industries, manufacturing sector & other allied sector respectively
Sales tax & land tax exemption of up to 100% of fixed capital investment for new projects and diversifications.
Two-year sales tax holiday for self-employment units with turnover under Rs. 200,000.
Electricity duty and power tariff hike exemption for new units for seven years.
15% subsidy on cost of installation, up to Rs.1.5 million, of hydro power plants.
Subsidy on case-by-case basis for units undertaking time-bond R&D program
15% & 10% price preference for SSIs and medium-and large-scale industries located in the state.
Subsidy on acquiring technical know-how and developed land for SSIs.
50% KSIDC subsidy on cost of market and feasibility studies for large and medium-scale industries
15% investment subsidy, upo Rs. 1.5 million, for units set up in Kochi export processing Zone.
Exemption from power cuts and 40% loan on cost of feasibility studies for Kochi EPZ units.

State identified priority sectors

Electronics, Food Processing, Leather, Power, Roadways, Shipping, Textiles

For further information, please contact:

Organization	Telephone	Fax
Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation Keston Road, Kawdiar Thiruvanathapuram 695001	-	-
Kerala Financial Corporation KFC Building,, Thiruvanathapuram 695002	-	-

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