Emerging Kerala

[ttand3t]

Originally Posted by mohammedirshad06

I am not talking about social equality. I am talking about Universal Education and Universal Healthcare. Both were initated as royal policies.... The public schools were started across the state and govt lands were donated to missionaries to start schools, where students can study irrespective caste and creed. Govt schools were open for all students. Same in case of Healthcare...

These two leading policies, resulted in promoting more social awareness and later called for equality and movement against social unequality and fedualism which included Communism.....

Christian missionaries should get the credit for our advanced level of healthcare and education. After 80 s others too entered the field but from the beginning of previous century to 70 s the contribution by xian missionaries cannot be forgotten. As an offshoot of its healthcare nursing profession got worldwide acceptance and there was upliftment of lower middle class Xians to middle class and even higher. I bet there is no policy initiated by any government that has had such far reaching results and that has resulted in flow of foreign xchange to Kerala.

[nikperera]

+10000

In my opinion PERHAPS some people here should stop the expert lectures.

[mohammedirshad06]

Kochi getting ready for Emerging Kerala

[Kochi Resident]

Many projects have been screened and eliminated from Emerging Kerala. Luckily most of them are not from Kochi.

Achu is still creating problems. Now I doubt very much whether Emerging Kerala will be a success story for Kochi. I wish this Left party becomes extinct for ever.

[jobn]

The withdrawn projects are mostly tourism based!! there are hundreds of projects still available in the website! we cant expect all the projects wud get materialised but the pet projects should get investments! it includes Inland water navigation, IT, Life science, agriculture parks and HSR! some TV channels are trying so hard to make the event a flop!!

[staravindan]

Hi Guys

U people say any region development is decided by the politicians....
State policy alonne cant change the scenario of the state outlook....
state policy can only help in facilitating land , labour ,power ,water etc

Any Company to come and invest... looks for pool of expertise in and around tht region willing to work or relocate to the region

[Kochi Resident]

In Times of India it is written that 50000 people are working in IT sector in Kochi. Is it true? As far as I know Infopark has only around 17000 people working in it?

[mohammedirshad06]

Originally Posted by Kochi Resident

In Times of India it is written that 50000 people are working in IT sector in Kochi. Is it true? As far as I know Infopark has only around 17000 people working in it?

I don't trust TOI.... Its a crap in all means.... 50,000 seems to be an unrealistic number.... Infact there are many companies working outside Infopark. Infact Kakkanad has whole has several IT Companies spread out.... Equally many IT companies work out from CSEZ, Technopolis as well as in other parts of city....

So just calculation of Infopark will not help. However 50,000 seems to be too high....

[DileepKS]

It would be more like 22-25K I guess. IP is 17K. CSEZ is close to 5K. There are a number of companies outside the parks also.

[kayestee]

Originally Posted by DileepKS

It would be more like 22-25K I guess. IP is 17K. CSEZ is close to 5K. There are a number of companies outside the parks also.

Does employees working in non IT industry but employed within the IT department of the company come into this equation of IT sector ?

[chennaidesi]

I think no. Mostly the figures release by govt of India and some other states normally gives the count of staff in stpi + sez IT staff numbers.

[RKPV]

It is 32,000 plus, i believe

A no.of developement companies like Assyst International, Micro Objects, ISPG (2 Locations) are outside SEZ/Infopark and having a notable head count.
There are n number of small software and BPO companies there in Kochi.

Check these companies too
http://www.naukri2000.com/careers/it_cochin.php3

Originally Posted by DileepKS

It would be more like 22-25K I guess. IP is 17K. CSEZ is close to 5K. There are a number of companies outside the parks also.

[DileepKS]

you are right, RKPV. A couple of years ago, I collected IT exports figure for all companies, and realized that there are a lot of companies outsize the parks.

[psanthosh]

BCG Healthcare to showcase 335-cr project

KOCHI: BCG Healthcare, the healthcare division of Kochi-based BCG Group, is looking for equity partners and clearance for its two health-based projects worth nearly Rs 335 crore, in the Emerging Kerala conclave. The projects are a health village and a super speciality hospital in Ernakulam.

The first Rs 224.95-crore project is a holistic health village for the aged with assisted living facilities at Kundanoor, said Rekha Babu, chief executive officer of the BCG Group. "Kerala has more than 36.92 lakh parents living without the care of their children, as the state has 85% of emigrants in the 20-44 age group.

"The elderly in the state, which constitutes 13% of the total population, have no immediate caregivers. This raises an alarm as the current market does not have good enough facilities to handhold them in their old age," she said.

Traditional healing and cultural facilities form part of the village to cater to the spiritual and cultural aspects of health.The clubhouse will house a swimming pool, a multi-purpose functional hall, round the clock cafe and other recreation facilities.

" The highlight of the project is health square, a multidisciplinary medical center that provides different medical treatments under one umbrella. The major attraction of the center is the amalgamation of modern allopathy with traditional medicines like ayurveda, homeopathy and naturopathy. Residential units, health square and intensive care with resident doctors are the main features. The project is expected to be completed in three years" Rekha said.

The second project is the 100-bed super speciality hospital at Palarivattom in Kochi. With an estimated cost of Rs 110 crore, the civil structure of the building has been completed. It is expected that the project will be ready by the end of 2013.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/c...w/16376735.cms

[Prasanth_KCV]

Link: http://www.mathrubhumi.com/business/.../apollo-tyres-

Apollo Tyres aims to invest 1000 crore in Kerala. 300 to 500 crore for manufacturing sector and 500 to 700 for BPO

[sree_ec]

Originally Posted by Prasanth_KCV

Link: http://www.mathrubhumi.com/business/.../apollo-tyres-

Apollo Tyres aims to invest 1000 crore in Kerala. 300 to 500 crore for manufacturing sector and 500 to 700 for BPO

[Malayaali]

Emerging Kerala: It’s jackpot for health sector

The healthcare sector is arguably the early gainer at Emerging Kerala, attracting Rs. 3,055 crore worth of proposals, including an investment offer by six companies for Rs. 2,655 crore and a partnership project between KSIDC and private entrepreneurs for Rs. 400 crore.

This follows DM Healthcare group of Dr Azad Mooppan announcing investments worth Rs. 2,150 crore as part of ongoing projects that include an integrated medical township, super specialty hospitals and a medical college.

The second day proposals include Life Academy of Medical Sciences’ medical college-cum-super specialty hospitals in Thrissur, Thiruvanant-hapuram and Kozhikode at an estimated Rs. 1,200 crore.

Other private projects: Nano Biotech SEZ and Knowledge City by Pushpagiri Medical College Trust Rs. 875 crore, Healthcare Village in Kochi by BCG group Rs. 320 crore, Biosimilar Drugs Manufacturing Unit by Mir Life Sciences, Kochi, Rs. 130 crore, ayurveda medical college and research centre at Vagamon Rs. 30 crore by the DC School of Medical Sciences and a super specialty hospital in Ernakulam by Lifeline Hospital-Adoor Rs. 100 crore.

KSIDC has proposed a biomedical devices hub at Life Sciences Park near Thonnakkal at a cost of Rs. 400 crore over the next three to five years.
Chitra Medical Centre will have a role in the hub and Terumo Penpol has shown interest.

EMKE promises 13,000 jobs

Six months from now, EMKE group, which is to open the country’s biggest shopping mall and two hotels here, will ensure jobs to at least 13,000 people.
Group managing director Yusuffali MA told Deccan Chronicle that no longer should the youth from here struggle in the Gulf. “The Gulf model has to be replicated here. We have to ensure jobs and business right here so that our youth do not have to go out and toil,” he said.

The group, which runs a chain of malls in the Gulf under LuLu brand, employs more than 29,000 people from 27 different countries. Of this 18,000 are Indians.

The shopping mall at Edappally has more than 300 shops already booked. It will have 20 food courts, nine cinema houses and a dining centre, giving direct jobs to at least 11,000 people.

“I should do things and then talk. I cannot invite investors without investing here. And that is why at this meet I can say that people should come to Kerala and invest”, he said.

Along with the mall, the group is setting up a Marriot brand hotel, which opens by July. The other Marriot hotel near the Kochi international airport would open by the end of next month.

One among the brains behind Emerging Kerala, Mr Yusuffali says he is contended with the response and says this does not end with three days.
NRK set to launch Rs. 1,250 cr projects

It was 12 years ago that Ameer Ahamed, a non-resident Keralite from Kodungaloor, who has been in Oman for the last 28 years, burnt his fingers and wound up his one-time successful mineral water business.

But he is now back with two projects and says he is determined to set up his business in Kerala and has a point to prove to investors from across the globe that the state is an investment destination.

Mr Ameer, through his Manappat group, is to set up a multiuser mall at an estimated Rs. 250 crore at Perumbavoor, outside the city. This should provide direct employment to at least 200 people. The land has been bought and all clearances got. Work will start this year end.

The other project is an IT/ITES park near Kozhikode airport for which he has acquired 35 acres. When completed, the total investment would be around Rs. 1,000 crore, he said.

While a good part of the investment would be his own funds, he is modeling it on Sam Pitroda’s idea of a development fund, collecting small amounts from NRKs, keen on investing.

Mr Ameer Ahamed believes he can succeed and also help NRKs with small funds, without knocking at the government for assistance.
Sea plane project gets wings

The sea plane project, mooted at Emerging Kerala, got a leg-up on Thursday with chief minister Oommen Chandy assuring concessions on ATF tax rates.
Addressing a business meet on sea plane, Mr Chandy, however, said the government would pursue an open sky policy. It was encouraging to learn that there were already 58 applicants for the project.

Meanwhile, Pawan Hans, leading helicopter company, on Thursday made a strong pitch for the project, indicating its willingness to launch services in three months.

The company conducted a feasibility study and identified over 10 locations suited to launch the service, including the three airports in the state.
They are Kottapuram, Banasura Sagar, Kozhikode airport, Malampuzha, Idamalayar, Kochi-Bolgatty, Mattupetty (Idukki), Vembanad Lake (Kumarakom), Thiruvananthapuram airport, Kappil, Kollam (Ashtamudi Lake), Punnamada Lake (Alappuzha) and Munnar.

Mr Jesper Hougaard of Maldivian Air Taxi made a presentation on the sea plane operations. He said in given conditions, the sea plane could be operated at a cost of $ 1,200 for an hour.

[Kochi Resident]

I have hopes for BPO in Kerala but not manufacturing sector. Manufacturing sector will never succeed in Kerala because of trade unions etc.

Originally Posted by sree_ec

[Kochi Resident]

I have hopes for BPO in Kerala but not manufacturing sector. Manufacturing sector will never succeed in Kerala because of trade unions etc.

Originally Posted by Prasanth_KCV

Link: http://www.mathrubhumi.com/business/.../apollo-tyres-

Apollo Tyres aims to invest 1000 crore in Kerala. 300 to 500 crore for manufacturing sector and 500 to 700 for BPO

[mohammedirshad06]

Originally Posted by Kochi Resident

I have hopes for BPO in Kerala but not manufacturing sector. Manufacturing sector will never succeed in Kerala because of trade unions etc.

No need to under value our trade union, as many have changed. No one can come to Kerala, thinking for labour exploitation. If they do, surely they will have to close down. Kerala is not any golden platter for investors. You have opportunities here and its upto of investors to get the pearl from the oyster...