Kerala
Kerala is proud of its reputation as one of India’s most independent states, pursuing a course quite different from that laid out by the central government. It has nurtured a leftist economic model that has brought stellar human development indicators but has failed to provide enough jobs, leading millions of residents to seek work in the Gulf over the past generation. Kerala is now seeking to create jobs at home, with a strong emphasis on making itself an IT and start-up hub.
State Summary
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Size
15,005 sq. miles -
Population
33.4 million -
State GDP
$61.25 billion (USD) -
Legislative Assembly Seats
140
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Rajya Sabha Seats
9 -
Lok Sabha Seats
20 -
Party Affiliation
Left Democratic Front (LDF)
Climate Change
Subsectors
Recent Articles
Kerala issues its guidelines to rate eco-friendly buildings within the state
Posted on March 9, 2022
Kerala cabinet approves a policy for restoring the state’s natural forests
Posted on December 22, 2021
Energy
India faces a complex energy challenge: it needs cheap and abundant energy to power high economic growth and lift its citizens into the middle class. But it also hopes to keep its commitments to the U.N. Climate Change Convention and achieve energy independence. India’s states have the resources to generate the energy India needs, but they take different approaches to fostering the growth of the industry. This section allows you to explore energy news from India’s states and offers the Wadhwani Chair’s analysis of India’s energy sector.
Subsectors
Coal • Energy Efficiency • Energy-related Transportation • Nuclear • Oil and Gas • Power •Recent Articles
Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission (KSERC) announces average power purchase cost (APPC) for financial years (FY) 2019-20 and 2022-2023
Posted on March 8, 2023
Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission (KSERC) announces a 6.6% hike in power tariffs in the state
Posted on June 29, 2022
The Kerala government reduces Value-added tax (VAT) $0.03 and $0.017 on petrol and diesel
Posted on May 25, 2022
Kerala issues its guidelines to rate eco-friendly buildings within the state
Posted on March 9, 2022
Related National Goals
U.S.–India Energy Cooperation Project Tracker — There is currently no data available for . (updated July 3, 2019)
Solar Performance Tracker — Kerala reaches 688.35 MW (updated March 31, 2021)
Wind Performance Tracker — Kerala achieves 62.5 MW (updated March 30, 2021)
Health
While India’s healthcare system is expansive in terms of the number of beneficiaries covered, inequalities in access to high-quality yet affordable care continue to plague delivery systems and push citizens towards the more unregulated private sector. Similarly, while India’s National Health Policy of 2017 promises to reform this system, the responsibility to institute those reforms falls to the states who each have their own unique challenges and opportunities to meet the healthcare needs of their people. This section allows you to explore emerging healthcare policies and news covering new initiatives from India’s states and offers the Wadhwani Chair’s analysis of India’s healthcare sector.
Recent Articles
Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana have been ranked the top three states in NITI Aayog’s 4th Health Index,2019-20
Posted on December 29, 2021
Kerala extends the validity of provisional registration of clinical establishments under the Kerala Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Act, 2019
Posted on November 17, 2021
Kerala invokes the Kerala Essential Articles Control Act, 1986 to control prices of articles required for treating Covid-19
Posted on May 19, 2021
Industrial Policy and Business Regulations
Subsectors
Recent Articles
Kerala approves recommendations of a committee to monetise the Kerala Fiber Optic Network (KFON) project
Posted on March 22, 2023
Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission (KSERC) announces average power purchase cost (APPC) for financial years (FY) 2019-20 and 2022-2023
Posted on March 8, 2023
Infrastructure and Governance
Subsectors
Recent Articles
Kerala inaugurates ‘Kerala Savaari’, the country’s first government-owned online auto-taxi service which shall compete in the online taxi service sector.
Posted on August 24, 2022
Jammu and Kashmir tops the National e-Governance Service Delivery Assessment (NeSDA) – 2021 among Union Territories. Nagaland, Kerala and Odisha were the other states taking the top spot under other three categories.
Posted on June 22, 2022
Land & Labor Laws
Subsectors
Recent Articles
Water & Sanitation