Rajeev: Kerala's FDI grew 100% in a single year, rising to ninth
P. Rajeev · Growth, Migration and FDI: The Real Kerala Story with Minister P. Rajeev · Jul 18, 2025 · at 31:24
Kerala's Minister for Industries, P. Rajeev, rebuts central economic advisor Sanjeev Sanyal's comparison of Kerala's economy to West Bengal's stagnation by citing FDI metrics.
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“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.”
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