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Cultural diversity and • Kerala is known as God’s own country. It is one of the few states to have marketed its well-developed tourism natural beauty successfully to the leisure tourism sector. The state’s unique heritage and sector cultural diversity have helped attract tourists from the world over. Highest literacy and sex • Kerala has the highest literacy rate (93.9 per cent) and sex ratio (1084 women for 1000 ratio men) in India. The literacy rate for the rural population is also the highest in the state. Largest recipient of • Kerala received NRI remittances of US$ 13.8 billion during the six months ended June foreign remittances in 2013. The remittances received are much higher than the US$ 10.7 billion and US$ 10.4 the country billion received during 2012-13 and 2011-12, respectively. Ranks second in • Kerala ranks second in the Investment Climate Index below Karnataka according to a Investment Climate policy research working paper by the World Bank. The state came on second position due Index to it’s world class infrastructure and well trained human resource pool. Source: Economic Review of Kerala 2012, http://www.emergingkerala2012.org/infrastructure.php, News Articles • Kerala is a leading agricultural state in the country and the largest producer of rubber, Strong agricultural pepper, coconut and coir. In 2011-12, the state contributed 87.3 per cent and 79.1 per sector cent to India’s total rubber and pepper production, respectively. First international • Kerala has the first international transshipment terminal in India, having a design capacity container transhipment of around 4 million TEUs and providing better connectivity between Kerala and other ports terminal in India. Presence of world-class • Kerala has also been promoting knowledge-based industries such as IT/ITeS, computer technology park hardware and biotechnology. It is the first state having a technology park with CMMI level 4 quality certification and a world-class IT campus in Thiruvananthapuram. • Kochi, a city in Kerala, is one of the two spots in India having landing points for submarine Best bandwidth cables (SEA-ME-WE3 and SAFE), making it one of the best states in terms of bandwidth connectivity connectivity. Source: Economic Review of Kerala - 2012, Kerala IT Policy 2012, http://www.igtpl.com/ Note: TEU’s = Twenty-foot equivalent unit 2012 HighGrowing economic demand growth Leader in tourism industry 2021E • Kerala’s GSDP rose at a compound • Kerala has emerged as the Foreign annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13.8 country’s number one travel Foreign tourist per cent between 2004-05 and destination as per Google’s Search tourist arrivals: 2011-12. Trends for India in 2012. arrivals: • Kerala is the leader in rubber • Foreign and domestic tourist 3.0 million 0.8 million production; high demand of rubber arrivals increased by 7.4 per cent has opened up immense and 8.3 per cent, respectively, over opportunities for the state in the 2011-12. rubber industry. Advantage: Kerala Rich labour pool Policy and infrastructure support • Kerala has a large base of skilled labour, making it an ideal • Kerala has a wide range of fiscal and destination for knowledge-intensive policy incentives for businesses under sectors. the Industrial and Commercial Policy • The state has the highest literacy and has well-drafted sector-specific rate in the country. policies. • It has a large pool of semi-skilled • Besides, it has a well-developed and unskilled labourers. social, physical and industrial • The state has over 153 engineering infrastructure and virtual connectivity; colleges. and has good power, airport, IT and port infrastructure. Source: Economic Review of Kerala - 2012, Tourism Vision 2030, www.keralatourism.com GSDP: Gross State Domestic Product There are 44 rivers flowing through Kerala, the major ones being the Periyar (244 km), the Bharathapuzha (209 km) and the Pamba (176 km). Parameters Kerala Thiruvananth Capital apuram Geographical area (sq km) 38,863 Administrative districts (No) 14 Source: Maps of India Population density (persons per sq 859 km)* Kerala is located along the coastline to the extreme south- Total population (million)* 33.38 west of the Indian peninsula, flanked by the Arabian Sea on the west and the mountains of the Western Ghats on the Male population (million)* 16.02 east. The state has a coastline of 580 km. Female population (million)* 17.36 Malayalam is the most commonly spoken language. Hindi, Sex ratio (females per 1,000 males)* 1,084 English and Tamil are the other languages used. Literacy rate (%)* 93.9 Kochi, Kozhikode, Kollam, Thrissur, Alappuzha, Palakkad, Thalassery, Ponnani and Manjeri are some of the key cities Sources: Kerala at a glance, Government of Kerala website, www.kerala.gov.in in the state. *Provisional data – Census 2011 Parameter Kerala All-States Source Economy 2011-12 2011-12 2012-13 GSDP as a percentage of all states Planning Commission Databook, 2013, 3.8 100 100 GSDP current prices Planning Commission Databook, 2013, Average GSDP growth rate (%)* 14.9 15.9 15.6** current prices Planning Commission Databook, 2013, Per capita GSDP (US$) 1,894.4 1,434.8 1,414.7 current prices Physical infrastructure Central Electricity Authority, as of Installed power capacity (MW) 3,856.4 228,721.7 September 2013 Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, as Wireless subscribers (No) 31,000,066 870,582,006 of September 2013 Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, as Broadband subscribers (No)*** 1,707,000 15,360,000 of September 2013 Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, as National highway length (km) 1,542 79,116 of March 2013 Major and minor ports (No) 1+17 13+187 Indian Ports Association Airports (No) 3 133 Airports Authority of India *Calculated in Indian rupee terms, **2004-05 to 2012-13, ***As of December 2012 Parameter Kerala All-States Source Social indicators Literacy rate (%) 93.91 74.0 Provisional data – Census 2011 SRS Bulletin (www.censusindia.gov.in), Birth rate (per 1,000 population) 14.9 21.6 September 2013 Investment Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, FDI equity inflows (US$ billion) 0.95* 201.9 April 2000 to August 2013 Outstanding investments (US$ billion) 45.3 2,658.2 CMIE (2012-13) Industrial infrastructure PPP projects (No) 33 881 www.pppindiadatabase.com SEZ (No) 24 392 Notified as of July 2013, www.sezindia.nic.in PPP: Public-Private Partnership, SEZ: Special Economic Zone, SRS: Sample Registration System *Including Lakshadweep At current prices, Kerala’s GSDP was about US$ 65.8 GSDP of Kerala at current prices billion over 2011-12. (US$ billion) 65.8 59.1 CAGR The state’s GSDP rose at a CAGR* of 14.9 per cent 14.9%* between 2004-05 and 2011-12. 48.9 44.2 43.5 Growth was mainly driven by services and tertiary sectors. 34.0 30.9 26.5 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 Source: Economic Review of Kerala, 2012, http://planningcommission.gov.in Note: GSDP - Gross State Domestic Product *CAGR calculated in Indian rupee terms At current prices, Kerala’s NSDP was about US$ 58.6 billion NSDP of Kerala at current prices during 2011-12. (US$ billion) 58.6 52.5 NSDP expanded at a CAGR* of 15.1 per cent between CAGR 43.5 39.2 2004-05 and 2011-12. 15.1%* 38.3 29.8 27.2 23.3 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 Source: Economic Review of Kerala 2012 http://planningcommission.gov.in Note: NSDP - Net State Domestic Product *CAGR calculated in Indian rupee terms The state’s per capita GSDP was US$ 1,894.4 over 2011- GSDP per capita of Kerala at current prices 12 compared to US$ 807.1 during 2004-05. (US$) CAGR 1,894 Per capita GSDP increased at a CAGR of 14.0 per cent 1,716 14.0%* 1,430 between 2004-05 and 2011-12. 1,292 1,301 932 1,016 807 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 Source: Economic Review of Kerala 2012 http://planningcommission.gov.in *CAGR calculated in Indian rupee terms Kerala’s per capita NSDP was US$ 1,688 over 2011-12 NSDP per capita of Kerala at current prices compared to US$ 709.0 during 2004-05. (US$) 1,688 Per capita NSDP increased at a CAGR* of 14.2 per cent CAGR 1,524 between 2004-05 and 2011-12. 14.2%* 1,270 1,136 1,155 893 709 819 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 Source: Economic Review of Kerala 2012 http://planningcommission.gov.in *CAGR calculated in Indian rupee terms Over 2011-12, the tertiary sector contributed 64.5 per cent GSDP composition by sector to the state’s GSDP at current prices, followed by the secondary sector (20.4 per cent). CAGR* The tertiary sector grew at an average rate of 16.7 per cent 16.7% 59.6% 64.5% between 2004-05 and 2011-12. Growth was driven by trade, hotels, real estate, finance, insurance, transport, communications and other services. 22.5% 13.6% 20.4% The secondary sector rose at an average rate of 13.6 per cent between 2004-05 and 2011-12. Growth was led by 17.9% 12.7% 15.1% manufacturing, construction and electricity, gas & water 2004-05 2011-12 supply. Primary sector Secondary sector Tertiary sector The primary sector expanded at an average rate of 12.7 per cent between 2004-05 and 2011-12. Source: http://planningcommission.gov.in CAGR calculated in Indian rupee terms Annual production (P) Agriculture and allied sectors contributed 9.1 per cent to Crop Kerala’s GSDP over 2011-12.