Assertion Supported
Rajeev: Micron's Gujarat subsidy equaled a third of India's higher ed budget
“The government of India, ah, spent, ah, 50 percentage of the total capital cost of micron company. For establishing a semiconductor company in Gujarat, 20% from Gujarat, 70 percentage incentive. That means for 16,500 core rupees for a single company. Total exp…”
Assertion Supported
Rajeev: Kerala's FDI grew 100% in a single year, rising to ninth
“If you're taking FTA, the growth rate of FTA in the state of Kerala is hundred percent within a year. And the position of Kerala is jumped to ninth.”
Assertion Partly supported
Rajeev: Kerala is the first state globally to make internet a basic right
“First time in the world, Kerala is a state which you have recognized internet right is a basic right of the citizen. Not only on paper, we are providing high-speed connectivity, K-Phone. It's a government-owned mechanism for laying optical fiber cable network,…”
Assertion Partly supported
Rajeev: Uber's code was written while founders stayed in Varkala, Kerala
“One of the founder of Uber, he visited Varkala, and his team stayed for several weeks. From Varkala, that is one of the famous beach of Kerala. From Varkala, they wrote this program of Uber.”
Assertion Supported
Rajeev: Kerala rose from 28th to 1st in Ease of Doing Business
“Earlier our ranking was 28 in ease of doing business, that is business reforms action plan. That is exclusively based on feedback, hundred percentage feedback. Now, Kerala is number one in, ah, business reforms action plan that is ease of doing business.”
Assertion Contradicted
Rajeev: Kerala trained 200,000 public school teachers on using AI tools
“We gave training to two lakhs public school teachers on AI, how to use AI tools and agents for teaching.”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Rajeev: Kerala is first globally to establish Campus Industrial Parks
“And first time in the world, we have established another novel scheme, Campus Industrial Park. Higher education institutions can establish Industry Park. We give industry status.”
Assertion Supported
Rajeev: Kerala created over 350,000 small enterprises in three years
“We could establish more than 3.5 lakhs small enterprises within three years. That is empowering women. 31 percentage are women entrepreneurs.”
Assertion Supported
Rajeev: Kerala religious sites routinely cross-host Hindu, Muslim, and Christian devotees
“You can, this festival of Islam, they can use the temple premises also for this Iftar. And at the time of Pangala, one of the big festivals in Tiruvanduram, the Muslim and Christian church are open. For the devotees of the temple.”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Rajeev: Kerala places no state restrictions on food, dress, or religious belief
“You are free in the state of Kerala. You can eat anything. You can wear anything. Ah, you can, ah, Profess whatever, your religion also. No, no restrictions.”
Assertion Partly supported
Rajeev: Kerala has India's highest number of five-star hotels at 91
“Kerala is the land of highest number of five star hotels of India. The latest data of tourism ministry that is 91, and financial capital of the country is in the second place, Maharashtra.”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Rajeev: Acquiring 100 acres in Kerala requires negotiating with 1,000+ landowners
“For acquiring hundred acres of land, I have to discuss with more than thousand landowners. In other parts of the country, if you want thousand acres of land, you have to discuss only one or two persons.”
Disclosure
Rajeev: Kerala targets knowledge economy rather than cheap manufacturing hub status
“We are not trying to, competing to be a cheapest destination of manufacturing industries, but we are trying to Make Kerala as a innovative and sustainable future-ready economy. Smart economy. That is our plan and perspective.”
Assertion Partly supported
Rajeev: Technopark Thiruvananthapuram is India's first and largest tech park
“Actually, we have established the first technopark of the country in 1990 at Tirunathapuram. That is the largest technopark of the country.”
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Rajeev: IBM recruited over 1,000 youth in Kerala within one year
“IBM started their campus three, four years back. Their plan to recruit hundred people within a year as a pilot project. But within a year, they could recruit more than 1000 youth from state of Kerala.”
Assertion Supported
Rajeev: Kerala has South Asia's top affordable startup ecosystem
“And the startup ecosystem, I think, affordable startup ecosystem, Kerala is the number one in the South Asia, and the growth rate is larger than the world growth rate of startups.”
Insight
Rajeev: 3,000 IT jobs generate 5x more payroll than 10,000 garment jobs
“If you are giving all incentives to a garment industry, 10,000 people are working there. Average salary is 10,000 rupees. That means one 20 crore per annum. If I am giving a big IT company like IBM or ACL or Cognizant or any other companies, 3000 people is wor…”
Assertion Partly supported
Rajeev: Vizhinjam Port saves ships 8 to 10 days over competitors
“If you are using a William, then the ship can save eight to 10 days, compared to Colombo or Mumbai ports.”
Assertion Supported
Rajeev: Kerala has the highest number of international airports in India
“The four international airports. Fifth is coming. And within this small landscape of the country, the highest number of international airports of India in Kerala”
Insight
Rajeev: GCCs invest for specialized talent rather than large state subsidies
“GCC's are coming not for big incentives. If you're ready to available the talent pool according to their requirements, then they will come.”
Assertion Partly supported
Rajeev: Kerala acquired 1,700 acres in 10 months for Kochi-Bangalore Corridor
“For industrial corridor, Kuchy, Bangalore Industrial Corridor, we could acquire 1700 acres of land within 10 months.”
Assertion Supported
Rajeev: Kerala is spending ₹500 crore on a state-owned transplant institute
“Then, now we have establishing first government-owned organ transplantation institutes in the country. We are, ah, our expenditure is around 500 crores. Fully government-owned organ transplantation.”
Assertion Partly supported
Rajeev: Kerala's life expectancy is 10 years higher than other Indian states
“If you, if a child born in the state of Kerala, she or he can live 10 years more than other states. Life expectancy is very high.”
Assertion Partly supported
Rajeev: Individuals cannot own over 15 acres in Kerala without exemption
“And also land sealing is there. A person cannot run, ah, more than 15 acres of land. For more than 15 acres of land, you should get an exemption from the consent authority.”
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