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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…”
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.”
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,…”
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.”
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.”
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.”
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.”
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.”
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.”
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.”
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.”
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.”
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.”
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.”
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.”
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.”
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…”
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.”
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”
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.”
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.”
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.”
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.”
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.”
Rajeev: IBM established its first Generative AI Innovation Campus in Kochi
“Now IBM has established the first Gen AI Innovation Campus in Kuchy.”
Rajeev: Kerala accounts for 20% of India's medical device industry turnover
“Kerala is contributing 20 percentage of the turnover of medical device industries of the country.”
Rajeev: ₹23,000 crore in newly proposed industrial projects have already commenced
“All the way, 23,000 crores already started. Okay. 23,000 crores.”
Rajeev: 60 to 70 percent of Tata Elxsi is located in Kerala
“Now, 60 to 70 percentage of the data like C is in Kerala now.”
Rajeev: Kerala established India's first Digital University and Science Park
“We have established first digital university of the country. First blockchain technology academy of the country. First center of excellence on nutraceuticals. First digital science park.”
Rajeev: Kerala has successfully established 37 private industrial parks
“Now we have introduced a novel scheme, private industrial park. 37 private industrial parks already established.”
Rajeev: Kerala amends impractical industrial rules universally, avoiding special individual exemptions
“But any rule or act is Ah, not practical. Then you can come to us. Not for you. Any special order for you. No. We will change that. That will be applicable to all. Respective of whether they will come to us or not. It will be applicable to all.”
Rajeev: Muthoot Group companies surpassed 1 trillion rupees in capital
“I think the more than one trillion capital for Mutut first time, recently reported by the media, one trillion rupees capital for Mutut companies from the, that is good change.”
Rajeev: Tech workers achieve higher productivity when living near family in Kerala
“If they are working in, ah, United States, other parts, sometime they are called from their mother or father will come, they are not well, then they are not in a good mental position to write the program. If in Kerala they can go home and sitting with their pa…”