Kerala-Investment
and Industrial Policies
Abkari
Policy 2007-08 New
Government is fully committed to discourage
alcohol consumption as it leads to serious social problems.
Creation of awareness against liquor consumption is considered
to be crucial to the overall achievement of this policy.
Stringent action will be initiated against illicit liquor
trade in the state. Enforcement will be strengthened with
popular committees to have uninterrupted flow of information
to check all liquor related menace. To have meaningful results
in this direction, Government will reconstitute committees
with inclusion of trade unions, political parties and other
NGOs working in the field of prohibition.
Biotechnology
Policy
The Bio Technology policy for Kerala
is designed to catalyse the development and application
of BT, taking advantage of the State’s resources and
emphasizing its specific needs while meeting global requirements.
The policy is aimed to ensure the rapid exploitation of
pipeline technologies and opportunities available in the
State to products and processes and to promote the sustained
build-up of an elite knowledge cadre and knowledge base
through the strengthening and creation of educational and
R&D institutions, establishing infrastructure and putting
in place administrative, regulatory, legal and financial
framework conducive for investment and growth of BT enterprises,
for the economic development and human welfare.
Draft
Fisheries Policy
The Government give top priority to
the Fisheries sector because (1) this sector provides employment
and income to more than one million people, either directly
or indirectly, (2) it satisfies the protein requirements
of a considerable chunk of the population and (3) it provides
considerable revenue, especially in foreign exchange, to
the exchequer of the State. Hence the Government of Kerala
have undertaken projects and programs for increasing production,
for conserving and ensuring sustainable exploitation of
fisheries wealth, for promoting cultivation of fish and
prawns, for development of fishing harbours and facilities
for landing of fish, for strengthening facilities for marketing
of fish, and for the upliftment and welfare of the fisher-folk.
Below given is the gist of the draft of the Fisheries policy
of the Government of Kerala, which in fact is the blue print
of the action plans for the developments in the sector and
the welfare activities envisaged for the next twenty five
years. Government hopes that Scientists, Opinion leaders,
Socio-political leaders and all those interested in the
matter will go through the draft and offer their learned
suggestions and opinions.
Draft
Policy for Website Development, Hosting & Maintenance
Government of Kerala is committed to
build an organisational environment in different Departments
that inspire and facilitate the realisation of an e-Government,
which encompasses inter alia the development & deployment
of citizen-centric services through web enabled processes,
electronic workflows, e-Enabled applications, collaborative
partnerships and participation of citizens/ clients/stakeholders.
Energy
Policy
The spread of various renewable energy
technologies has been aided by a variety of policies and
support measures by Government. Major policy initiatives
have been taken to encourage private/foreign direct investment
to tap energy from renewable sources including provision
of fiscal and financial incentives. This policy is directed
towards a greater thrust on overall development and promotion
of renewable energy technologies and applications. This
will facilitate excellent opportunities for increased investment
in this sector, technology upgradation, induction of new
technology market development and export promotion.
Foreign
Trade Policy new
Four years ago we had announced India’s
first ever integrated Foreign Trade Policy for the period
2004-09. At that time we had indicated two major objectives,
namely (a) to double our percentage of global merchandise
trade within 5 years, and (b) to use trade expansion as
an effective instrument of economic growth and employment
generation.
Intellectual
Property Rights Policy 2008
The Government of Kerala constituted
a Core Committee empowered with the task of drafting the
Intellectual Property Rights Policy for the State Vide G.O.
read as 1st paper above. The draft policy was prepared by
the Core committee after several sittings and detailed discussions.
Industrial
& Commercial Policy 2007
The Indian economy is slated to move
into an orbit of higher economic growth. Reforms in the
banking, agriculture and social sectors and focussed investments
in the infrastructure sector hold potential for sustaining
economic growth.Indian economic upsurge has thrown open
global opportunities for business to expand taking advantage
of enormous young workforce and capabilities in assimilation
of technological advancements. Industrial & Commercial
Policy 2006 -2011 seek to capture these opportunities ,leveraging
the strength of the state through creation of an efficient,
investor friendly environment supported by coordinated development
of infrastructure and sunrise industries.
Information
Technology Policy
This
IT Industry Policy document endeavours to delineate a strategy
for harnessing the opportunities and the resources offered
by Information Technology for the comprehensive social and
economic development of the State. This strategy has been
conceived keeping in view the fact that Information Technology
constitutes the primary instrument for facilitating Kerala's
emergence as a leading knowledge society in the region.
This blueprint for IT development has been formulated in
the context of emerging developmental trends and imperatives
that are relevant to the growth strategy of the State.
Labour
Policy
During the period of foreign rule, Britishers
introduced industrialisation and thereby heralded the advent
of labour sector in this country. With the emergence of
native industrialists the labour sector
expanded. The pace of industrialization and the expansion
of labour sector was accelerated by the first and second
world wars. In the early years the workers organised to
obtain wages to meet limited needs for livelihood
and convenience to work decently. Labour struggle
became a part of national movement. The concepts of freedom,
democracy, secularism and socialism, were indoctrinated
in the labour movement, thanks to agitations for rights
of workers. The trade union leaders of yesteryears played
a glorious role in this respect.
Urban
Policy and Action Plan for Kerala
The first ever-serious attempt to review
and analyse the urbanisation process and to formulate policies
for integrated urban development in the country began with
the appointment of the National Commission on Urbanisation
in the 1980s. The main objectives of Urban Development Policy
as envisaged by the National Commission on Urbanisation
included the following.
i) Saving the super-metros and national
cities and also reviving their economies;
ii) Development of fast growing intermediary
level urban centres by ensuring financial investment for
maintaining the existing infrastructure and augmenting it
to a level wherein they will be more efficient urban entities;
and
iii) Development of stagnating towns
by providing gainful employment opportunities. The National
Commission on Urbanisation suggested that urbanisation strategy
should be a part of the major strategy of generating economic
growth.
Water
Policy 2008 New
Water is a natural resource vital for
the survival of life. It is becoming increasingly evident
chat limited availability of water can impede further progress
while its thoughtless exploitation can negate most of our
socio-economic achievements. With the availability of water
and water use pattern undergoing constant changes and facing
pressures owing to a variety of environmental and human
factors, it has become necessary to lay down guidelines
and policy parameters for the optimal utilization and proper
conservation of this natural resource.
