ASSEMBLY ELECTION KERALA 2016

LDF MANIFESTO
We should have a new Kerala, Secular,
Corruption-free, developed Kerala
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Introduction
We need a new Kerala. It should be a state where the expectations of the educated
youth is ensured sufficient job opportunities. For this, new industries and modern
agriculture should grow fast. But, at the same time the workers in the traditional
industries are to be given assurance as to the total social security for them. Education
and certain other public facilities are the basis upon which the democratic, secular, civic
sense in Kerala is founded; these facilities should be protected. Corruption and
inefficiency should be uprooted. Secular Kerala, Corruption-free Kerala, Developed
Kerala is our slogan.
But the economic policies pursued in India today are a hindrance to implementing
this slogan. These policies cut short even the limited freedom we had in the federal
system. Above all the UDF Government drowned totally in corruption has destroyed the
economic situation and developmental process of the state. When we exercise our
franchise in the 14th Assembly election, we have to bear in mind the importance of
overcoming these difficulties.
The secular fabric of the republic of India is being destroyed by the aggressive
communalism of the ruling BJP. There is a deliberate attempt on the part of the
communal forces to handcuff the higher education institutions of the country. The
measures to saffronize all spheres of life and government in the country are very active.
The globalization measures are on to help the Corporates. The various sections of
people who suffer on account of this have come out in large agitations. The nation-wide
Trade Union strike, the strike in the motor sector, the bundh in the coastal areas, the
resistances formed all over India against the take- over of land by the Corporates , the
struggle by the Adivasis to protect the forest rights etc have been valiant fights of the
people against the Central govt.
The last central budget reflects the anti- people policies of the BJP govt. A magic of
statistics was employed to hide the anti-people character of the budget. The expenses
earlier shown as finance expenditure are now shown in the account of the agricultural
sector. It is in this way that a propaganda was organized that this is an agriculturally
oriented budget. The Rural Employment Guarantee programme really requires an
allotment of Rs. 65,000 crore. But the allotment is only 38,500 crore. Public sector
investment shows an abysmal decrease. The budget proposes to earn 56,500 crore by
selling out Public Sector undertakings. The government that gave tax reduction of about
5 lac crore, has imposed a heavy burden of 2670 crore upon the common people. No
sufficient amount is allotted to the health and education sectors while the government
attempts to present the pro- corporate budget as pro-people budget.

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The central government is following a policy of aversion to Kerala. It doesnt take
any measure to prevent the price decrease of the rubber, which is the most important
cash crop of the state. The budget shows a decrease of 29 crore for the Rubber Board,
15 crore for the Coffee Board, 25 crore for the Spices Board. The Railway budget has
also not given due consideration to the requirements of the state. Even the earlier
promises of a Coach Factory in Palakkad, a Wagon Factory in Alappuzha and a
Railway Medical College are not implemented. The Central Government was not
prepared to introduce institutions like the AIIMS in Kerala.
The Central Government is pursuing measures of robbing of all democratic rights
of various sections of the people. The dismissal of the Planning Commission is a part of
this. Several Corruption charges such as the Vyapam Corruption have erupted during the
period. The big promise of the BJP to bring back the black money from the foreign
banks has not materialized; besides, all attempts are made to whiten the black money.
The Congress party is not able to take any measure against these malafide actions
of the central government. Even in the question of beef, the Congress party is
pretending to be blind. The BJP is following the same economic policies, which the
Congress tried to implement. Therefore the Congress is unable to fight the anti- people
policies of the government. It is the ASEAN agreement signed during the UPA
Government that is responsible for the fall of prices as far as the cash crops are
concerned. The Congress has no alternative to the political, organizational and
ideological approaches of the BJP. It is following a policy of backing up the BJP line of
action.
Only the Left in India has any alternative to the anti-people economic policies of
the NDA government. Again, it is the Left that opposes unreservedly the communal
agenda of the BJP. The Left is working to defend the basic values of the country such
as secularism and federalism.

Gasp in Development, Leap in Corruption

Kerala is facing a very grave economic crisis. The budget documents for 2016-17
point out this. Kerala is facing a very grim situation regarding the cash crops after the
ASEAN agreement was signed. There is going to be decline in the income from the gulf
countries which has so far been lending a support to the economy of the state. Such a
situation is sure to lead the state into a very grave economic crisis. The Economic
review shows that the above situation may lead to a decline of annual economic growth
to 3- 4%. This will take the land to a very poor economic crisis. The UDF viewpoint is
not to approach this problem with farsight and foresight. But t he LDF has a programme
to overcome this crisis.
The UDF bandwagon is trumpeting about the so-called development it brought
about in the state. But their own statistics shows clearly that they have actually taken the
economy of the state into a very deep crisis. During the last LDF regime, the economic
growth was in the tune of 7. 6% while it has declined to 6.1%. From the last part of the
1980s onwards, the economic growth of Kerala has been greater than the national rate.
But at present, the Kerala rate of growth is less than the national rate.
The most essential requirement to accelerate the Kerala growth is to resolve the
weaknesses in the sectors of production. But the fact is that these sectors are gradually
declining. During the last financial year the agricultural growth has declined to -4.67%.
Industrial sector also is in a process of decline. Public sector undertakings are diving to

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an unheard of situation of losses. No new large scale industries are emerging in the
state. The construction sector also is declining. In the background of the crisis in the
Gulf countries, the service sector also faces a growth-less condition.
The UDF does not have any programme or project to overcome this circumstance.
They declared that a project of 28, 000 crore rupees will be launched to meet this crisis.
But not even half this amount could be spent in this sector. This is not a specialty of this
year alone. Last year the plan allotment was 22,762 crore rupees. According to the audit
reports from the CAG, only 61% of this allotment was spent That is, a sum of about
10,000 crore Rupees remained unspent and was lapsed. In the current year a sum of
nearly 14,000 crore Rupees is going to be lapsed. What does this show? In the span of
the last two years, projects involving around 26,000 crore Rupees are remaining
unimplemented due to want of money.

Welfare State of Kerala

All aspects constituting the basis of social welfare in the state have been a
contribution of the Left Democratic forces. Land Reforms, improved rate of wages,
educational and health facilities, rationing, other welfare facilities, decentralization of
power all these have been contributed by the intervention of the Left. Besides this, the
role of the left forces in fostering communal harmony and sense of democracy is very
great.
But we have to travel a long distance to create development in the basic sectors. We
have to turn towards suitable new industrial areas in order to accelerate the growth of
the production sectors and create suitable employment opportunities for the educated
youth. Knowledge oriented industries like IT, service dominated industries like tourism,
skill oriented industries like light engineering, value added industries from the resources
available in Kerala are the new sectors to which we should give emphasis.
The first IT Park in India was started in Kerala, but our share in the export of
software is minimal. Keltron is one of the first industrial enterprises. But in the field of
electronic industries we are still very backward. Through out the country during the last
fifteen years, there was a foreign investment of 26, 500 crore Rupees, while the share of
Kerala is a very low 102 crore Rupees. Our income from foreign export also is very low.
We are not able to attract private investment in our industrial field. The reason f or
this is the absence of roads, parks etc, which are the basic infrastructure facilities. Social
infrastructure such as education also is insufficient. Kerala can go ahead only by solving
these problems.
Instead of viewing these problems in the correct perspective, what the UDF does is
to place stones at different places and create a halo of development in the state. In all the
large scale industrial projects in Kerala, the interference of the left is expressly visible.
The Idukki Project that stands the pillar to solve the electricity crisis in the state was
brought about by the Left government in 1967. The much trumpeted Kannur Airport,
Kochi Metro, Smart City, Vallarpadam Terminal are all the work of the left in their
stages of inception and imagination. Although the inaugural festivities are over, we
know for certain that the se project as have, so far, not materialized.
Mr. Oommen Chandy places all large scale investment to the credit of the UDF, but
the truth is that no large scale investment was brought to the state during the last five
years. Thus the UDF government has been a total failure.

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For development, a peaceful atmosphere is a must. After the UDF took over in 2011
the law and order situation began to deteriorate. Kerala is famous for communal
harmony. But conspiracies are hatched to destroy the communal harmony of the state.
The UDF government provide the atmosphere for this unwarranted situation. It is the
UDF conspiracy with the Sangha Parivar that led to the withdrawal of cases of treason
against Pravin Thogadia. Majority and minority communalism were equally
strengthened during the UDF rule. These forces are able to interfere even at the
administrative levels. So, it is very important to bring back the peaceful life of Kerala
for its development and for a calm and peaceful life.
BJP campaign is that Gujarat should be the model to Kerala development. But on
the basis of the standard of life, Kerala is far above Gujarat. In all spheres like health,
social welfare, religious harmony and democratic awareness, Kerala is far above
Gujarat. If necessary, Kerala will be able to excel Gujarat in economic development,
too. This can be done while the social welfare measures are protected. LDF presents a
plan of action conducive to a development leap in the state.

Why the growth is slow?

But the neo-liberal policies remain a hindrance to this end. Besides this, there is the
bankruptcy caused by the state govt. 70 to 80 % of the loans availed was spent by the
UDF government for the day-to-day expenses. Such a government is naturally unable to
mobilize money for long-term investment. How could a government that cannot
mobilize money resource even for the day- to- day expenditure tap sources to find out
money for long term investment, which is outside the budgetary expenditure?
A government that tries to implement large scale projects must have the power and
energy for doing it. If the Government machinery is to be efficient, it should be
corruption- free. In the history of Kerala, no other period witnessed as much rampant
corruption as the present UDF government. Moreover, with the provisions of the
ASEAN agreement coming in force, the pr ice of cash crops has miserably declined.
The UDF which had argued for the ASEAN has nothing to say now in support of the
agreement.
It was the left that laid the foundation for the development of Kerala. Now it faces
the coming election with an alternate programme to confront the real problems of the
state. Globalization policies are posing many a challenge to development. Besides the
policies of the BJP government leading to the decimation of the federal structure of the
Indian state also pose challenges to the state. Within these limitations, the LDF is
presenting proposals for an alternative plan of action. For this, there are six hundred
proposals in this manifesto. Of these, 35 points are focused as the most important
slogans.

II
The Thirty five Point Programme
1.

Employment for 25 lakhs : In the coming five years, five lakhs educated youth
will be provided employment in the fields of Information Technology and
Tourism. Another fifteen lakhs of employment seekers will be provided
employment in the fields of agriculture, commerce, small scale industries and
construction. To prepare young men and women to be receptive in the new areas

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of employment, a training programme for ten lakhs of youth through Career
Guidance Scheme will be imparted.
2.

1500 Start-ups- Every year 1000 novel ideas of industry will be encouraged and
of them 250 entrepreneurs will be given a loan of rupees one crore each. The
funds will be organized as per the following split up- Governent agencies- 20%,
private investors with SEBI recognition- 20%, Banks- 60%. Special package for
SC/ ST entrepreneurs.

3.

One crore Square feet additionally added IT parks- The present area of Kerala
IT poarks is 1.3 crore sqft. This will be increased to 2.3 crore sqft. As a result of
this 2.5 lakhs new employment can be generated.

4.

The number of foreign tourists will be doubled. The number of foreign tourists
visiting Kerala will be increased from 12 lakhs to 24 lakhs in the coming five
years.

5.

Public Sector will be revived and renovated into profitable ventures. Their
production capacity will be enhanced by 50%. Mineral Company will be
established to produce value added products such as Titanium metal.

6.

Completion of Natural gas pipeline: The natural gas terminal at Kochi will be
linked to national Gas Grid by completing the gas pipe line. Thereby thermal
energy based induction will prosper. Availability of domestic gas supply will
increase.

7.

Development of Electronic hardware industry: Keltron will be regenerated.

Amballoor Electronic Hardware park will be completed. Kerala will be
transformed into a national hub in this area.

8.

Value added Industries: An industrial network manufacturing value added

products of agricultural resources such as Coconut, Rubber Spices etc under the
auspices of producer companies of the agriculturalist will be formed.

9.

Agricultural-income-assurance Project: Project incurring minimum income to

the peasants will be started. It will be implemented as a joint scheme of the
Central and State Governments. Welfare schemes will be expanded. Systems such
as Labour Bank will be created in all Panchayats. Training and security of
agricultural labour in modern agricultural technology will be ensured. Paddy field
will be given royalty. Larger amount will be allotted for agriculture.

10. Other Large Scale projects: Vizhinjam Harbour, Small ports like Azhikal,
Baypur, Ponnani, Thankassery etc, Light metro, Kannur Airport, Kochi Metro,
Smart City etc will be completed on a time bound programme.
11.

Production of Electricity: Production Capacity of Electricity through 1200 Mega

watt Thermal Station, 300 Mega watt Hydro electricity, 1000 Mega watt Solar
energy will be attained. Electric bulb throughout the state will be replaced by
LED. Campaign for electricity efficiency will be conducted.

12. Campaign for water Security: A mega campaign to water security will be
initiated. Comprehensive soil water security measures from micro watershed to
river valleys will be evolved. A permanent action force will be created for the
time bound and contemporary review of inter state river water agreements.
13. Food Security: Self Sufficiency will be achieved on vegetables, egg, milk etc.
Paddy cultivation will be extended upto 3 lakhs hectres through Arisree project.

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Strict condition, will be instituted for prevention of adulteration of food materials
and maintain its quality level.
14. Coastal package: The first important item in the 5000 crores costal package is the
development of infrastructure facilities. Along with that, Model fishing village
project will also be implemented to bring them upto the state level social welfare
indicators.
15. Protection of traditional industries: Areas of such traditional industries as coir,
handloom, cane, khadi, Cashew, Tapping etc will be renovated while protecting
employment, opportunities. Produce of hand workers in areas of cloth, coir,
handicraft etc. will be purchased and stored by government ensuring workers
minimum wages. A separate department will be opened for traditional industries.
16. Road Development: National Highway will be made 4-line, State highways and
district road; will be reconstructed on BM+BC. Village roads will be included in
the one time renovation project. All Bypasses will be completed. Smart road
programme will be implemented in Kerala by Stages.
17. Waterways: National water ways will be completed. Goods transport by water
ways will be started by connecting in land water ways with labours.
18. Railway: pressure will be exerted to get the proposed new railway lines
completed. A joint company of the state government and the Railways will be
floated to convert the two line into fourline. The doubling lines will be made
suitable for the plight of super fast train services.
19. Clean Kerala: Kerala will be made the cleanest state in India. For that purpose
priority will be given to the disposal of waste from the source. Action will be
taken against water pollution. A peoples campaign will be organized for this
purpose.
20. Dwelling place: The landless at least will get a dwelling place. Everybody will be
ensured a house and a toilet by reviving the EMS housing scheme and the M.N.
Laksham veedu project with in a period of five years. Adivasis will get one acre
cultivable land. Land reforms laws will be protected.
21. Health: The existing staff pattern will be re-examined and the number of doctors
and nurses will be made double. Comprehensive and universal insurance will be
introduced relating to the public health systems. The standard of three medical
colleges will be elevated to the level of AIIMS. Facilities for Heart surgery and
cath lab will be provided to the level of Taluk hospital. Cancer check up facility
will also be introduced in Taluk hospitals.
22. Ayurveda: A University of Ayurveda will be established. A most modern
Laboratory and Research Centre will also be established at an outlay of Rs. 500
crores. In the area of ayurveda basic facilities of health care and tourism will be
provided.
23. School education into international levels: Classes from 8 to 12 will be made
high-tech. 1000 public schools will be elevated to international levels with the
help and co-operation of alumni and well wishers.
24. Centres of excellence: University Centres will be transformed into centres of
excellence. Social enterprises such as co-operative institutions would enter into
higher education sector in co-operation with the government.

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25. Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes: Complete power will be
given in the evolution of planning to the oorukootams It will also be given power
of supervision. Supervisory committees will be given shape in all levels relating to
the utilization of scheduled caste development fund. Proposals emerging from the
scheduled castes in the levels of Gramasabha, development seminar/ Action
committee etc shall be compulsorily be included by local self government
institutions.
26. Empowerment of women: A separate department for women will be created.
Gender Budgeting will be re-established. Kudumbasree will be made sub-units of
Gramasabha.
27. Peoples planning: The second edition of peoples planning will be evolved. It
will be a peoples movement co-ordinating watershed planning, waste
management, Bio-vegetables etc with employment guarantee scheme and the
Kudumbasree.
28. Cultural Revival: Budget allotment for the cultural sector will be substantially
increased. That about 1 percent of the education budget be set apart as grants to
the libraries will be ensured. Libraries will be digitalized. Arts and sports clubs
will be given financial assistance. Opportunities will be opened to the students to
get training in all art forms on a school cluster basis.
29. Ecofriendly Kerala: Projects will be prepared on watershed basis to protect soil,
water, and bio-diversity, with peoples participation. Watershed law will be strictly
implemented. A Master plan will be prepared and implemented to clean ponds and
water storages.
30. Non-Residents: A pravasis development fond will be started. In the industrial
enterprises initiatives utilizing investment form this fund the pravasis will have
opportunity for employment when they finally return provided they have adequate
qualifications. Large scale rehabilitation programmes for returnees will also be
evolved.
31. Public Distribution: Public distribution will be strengthened. Nyayavila shops
closed down will be opened. There will not be a price hike in the stores run by the
civil supplies and the consumer fed for the next five years.
32. Hunger free Kerala: There will not be anyone who could not get at least one
meal a day in cooperation with voluntary organization and others a project for the
supply of free lunch for all those who are in need of will be started in selected
areas. It will then be extended to the whole of Kerala. A chain of hotels providing
good food for reasonable price will also be created.
33. Social security pension: All pensions will be raised to rupees 1000 from the first
of June. All eligible persons above the age of 60 will be given pension. There will
be suitable increase every year. Pension will be sent home monthly with out
arrears. Comprehensive health insurance will be made available to every body.
34. Bank of Kerala: Unifying state and district co-operative bankers a large scale
Bank for Kerala will be formed. It will be a two-tire systems in co-operative
sector.
35. Corruption will be put an end to: Good Governance ensured: The Second
Administrative Reforms Commission proposals will be implemented. E-

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governance will be made efficient. All complaints and problems will be settled at
the state level within 30 days. A system will be organized with peoples
participation to re-examine and clarify petitions or demands are once rejected. The
system based on Secretariat will be changed and a decentralized and efficient
system of directorates as in the case of central government will be brought into
being. This will be implemented duly protecting the rights of the employees.
Service centres where all the services are delivered through a single window will
be started. Right to Information Act will be efficiently implemented.
The Left and Democratic Front endeavors to ensure drinking water, food,
electricity, dwelling house, social security etc. Improvement of the quality
standard of health and education sectors is also an important objective. It is
intended also to ensure the educated, suitable employment to their qualification.
In order to form a foundation for such a development, the Left and Democratic
Front envisage an efficient interference to strengthen agricultural industrial sectors
and to develop infrastructure facilities. Thus the LDF put forward such action
programme as would preserve our past gains and to approach the needs of the new
era.

III
Agriculture
1.

We will attain self-sufficiency in vegetables. For this end, peoples campaign

emphasizing bio-vegetables will be initiated. Cultivation of bio-vegetables in
50,000 hectare will be started. Flour price will be paid through producer
companies of cultivators and Horticulture Corporation. For collection of the
produce, chiller-storage will be setup in vegetable production centers.

2.

In order for the development of joint multi crop land cultivations homestead,
neighbourhood clusters will be formed and through them, the distribution of
means of production, small scale mechanizations, plant protection activities etc
will be made efficient. Urban cultivation will be promoted.

3.

The area of paddy field will be increased to 3 lakh hectors. Production will be
raised to 10 lakh tones. Panchayats will be empowered to take over paddy fields
purchased and kept idle by the real estate dealers and to cultivate them through
cultivator-groups. Group farming will be promoted. Multi-level participatory
farming system will be instituted in paddy cultivation. Rice bio-park will be
established.

4.

Profitable price will be ensured for all agricultural products. The collection price
will be enhanced in time with the production expenses. Money will be made
available to cultivators within a week, by connecting them with agricultural cooperative societies.

5.

Considering the protection of paddy field as natural water storage as protection of

natural systems of habitation the owners of paddy field will be given royalty
according to the area of paddy field they are holding. Paddy field all through the
state will be declared, protected paddy areas, while protecting the rights of their
owners. Watershed based planning is inevitable for agricultural Progress, because
of the peculiarities of the geographic nature of Kerala. Water storages, water
channels, soil protection constructs required for this shall be built and maintained.

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Employment guarantee project shall be widely used for this and thereby 100
labour days can be ensured.
6.

Investment in agricultural sector will be increased. Government expenditure for

agricultural sector was 3-5 percent of the states income during the last two
decades. This was 6 to 10 percent on all India basis. Provision of minimum
allocation for production sectors prevailing previously in the plans of local self
government institution will be re-established. Public investment will be raised to
10 percent. Comprehensive diversification and mechanisation wherever necessary
will be implemented in the farms.

7.

Value added product of Kerala (parks) will be established for protecting the crop
of Kerala and to save the cultivators. Companies manufacturing value added
products will be established in all possible areas. The youth coming to the
agricultural sector will be trained and promoted according to their ability.

8.

Working of the Agricultural Welfare Board will be made real. The idea of
cultivator provident fund will be made workable and the cultivators taking
membership there will be provided ESI model medical treatment. Separate scheme
will be brought into protect the family of cultivators committed suicide.

9.

In order to make Agricultural labour sector more attractive, assistance for a fixed
days employment guarantee and income, health care and protection, education of
children etc will be ensured. It is also necessary to give the agricultural labour
training in modern agricultural technology in order to make the cultivators to avail
better services and also to engage in direct cultivation if necessary, such agencies
as Harritha Sena and the labour bank will be formed in all panchayats. Action will
be taken to tackle the problems of coconut climbing workers.

10. In co-operation with the coconut development Board, renovation steps will be
taken to cut down coconut trees the productivity of which were lost, and to replace
them with better varieties of seedlings. It will be done in all important districts in
the state.
11.

Coconut parks will be opened in all districts under the auspices of the Coconut
producers federations and producer companies in order to promote value addition
and diversification initiatives under the leadership of Coconut cultivators cluster.
Not only Neera and coconut oil, value added products out of them will also be
produced in these parks.

12. A limited level of mechanization was introduces in the area of paddy cultivation
alone. Machinery for other crops are yet to be invented. Tilling and harvesting
instruments suitable for pokaali fields are not available. Mechanization in the
agricultural sector will be implemented on a war footing duly consulting with the
labour organizations Agro service centres will be started on Block basis.
13. Economic crisis in the Agricultural University is adversely affecting research and
extension activities. The University will be re-organized comprehensively.
14. Joint farming method including fish culture goose cultivation will be promoted.
15. Existing soil testing and water testing laboratories will be strengthened and
laboratories enabling testing of micro-organisms will be spread among all districts.
To increase productivity of local fruit trees, intensive cultivation will be promoted.

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16. Taking over possible excess land and plantation land where rent contract has been
violated, land will be distributed to the landless. Forest Right act will be
vigorously implemented in order to ensure agricultural land to the adivasis.
17. As part of increasing the income of cultivators, by promoting Apiculture, Honey
villages will be established. This would not only create more employment
opportunities but also increase the production of those crops whose pollination is
through Honey bee. Cultivation of Mushroom, flowers etc will be promoted.
18. Facility for loan in the agricultural sector will be increased. Interest free loan will
be made available to paddy growers and vegetable cultivators.
19. Efficient functioning and prudent supervision of Public Enterprises in the
agricultural sector will be ensured. Steps will be taken to professionalize the
management system and nationalize their functioning.
20. Agriculture will be included as part of the school syllabus. Arrangements will be
made for their joint functioning with Agricultural department and animal
protection, soil conservation departments.
21. A system will be created to observe scientifically the poison content at vegetables.
Strict action will be taken if poison content is found in vegetables.
22. Sanction will be accorded to the value adding factories to give the brand name
made in gods own country Kerala for the use of the products. Will attempt to
interfere in Rubber sector Amul model.
23. Along with protecting the wild animals, action will be for protecting the
agriculture from their attacks. Compensation will be provided for agriculture
damage.

Plantation crops
24. Replanting subsidy of Rubber will be enhanced to rupees one lakh per hectre. To
ensure the Rubber cultivator income related to price, acre based subsidy will be
reimbursed. Strong pressure will be excreted on the centre for this purpose. It
necessary the state Government themselves will take initiative for a mass struggle
for this purpose. The state government also will share a portion of this subsidy.
25. Pressure will be exerted on the Central Government to declare Rubber latex and
Rubber Sheets as agricultural produce. We will also interfere in order to control
the import of Rubber interfere in order to ensure legal protection necessary for the
cultivator to get a portion of the final price of the value added products, produce
companies of plantation crops cultivations will be formed and value added
production will be organized under them. Government will provide financial
assistance for this purpose. Industrial parks will be established for this purpose.
Rubber tree will be exempted for three from sales tax.
26. Attempts should be made to increase the spread and demand of plantation crops
products. The use of Rubber in road construction and other constructions will be
increased. Action will be taken to initials a large scale Rubber industries in Kerala.
27. The old age of trees is the major problem in plantation sector. They are
immediately be replanted. An effective means for the purpose is to make use of the
employment guarantee programme. However, sanction has been denied for this on

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the finding that it is a perennial agricultural activity. State government will Make
initiative to correct this attitude.
28. Planned attempt should be made to the protection of the soil and water and for
maintenance of bio-diversity. Bio-diversity should be protected. Comprehensive
plans shall be prepared on a local basis.
29. Possibility for planting trees in large scale should be made use of. A Scheme for
long term loan of a fixed amount for each variety of tree from the co-operative
banks will be formulated. Loan capital and interest shall be paid back at the time
of cutting the tree.
30. Reduction of wages and other benefits in the name of price hike can not be
permitted. Reduction of wages and other benefits are not at all a solution to the
crisis. Finding alternate means to increase the productivity can only be a solution.
Minimum means of living will be ensured for the plantation labour. Special
residential scheme will be evolved. For this separate projects will be formulated
through local bodies. The entire plantation labour are deemed as BPL and ration
and other benefit be given as such.
31. Large scale plantation owners who illegally hold land and transgress government
land will be subjected to strict action. Such land available with them will be
utilized for public purpose and for redistribution to the landless.
32. In the land where the joint verification by the Revenue and Forest Departments are
completed, condition less patta will be issued to each immigrant cultivator upto 4
acres of land who immigrated prior to 1-1-1977. Time bound action will be taken
to issue patta to about one lakh families who have to get the same. Landless
adivasis will also be given land and the related records.
33. Peoples settlements, agricultural land and plantations will be removed from the
areas satisfied as ecologically sensitive areas (E S A) relating to the Kasthoori
Rangan Report. For the purpose, necessary changes will be made in the records
submitted by the UDF government to the Central Ministry of Forest and
Environments.

Animal Husbandry
34. self Sufficiency will be attained with production of milk. For this purpose the
activities of Milma will be re organized on real Anand Model. Milk welfare
societies will be given higher financial assistance on the basis of schemes.
35. Calf maintenance scheme will be universalized. Kudumbasree, Cow, goat village
projects will be strengthened.
36. An important problem is dearth of milk vendors. It is necessary to improve milk
vending machines to enable to use it in the small scale units. Mobile vending units
will be promoted under milk societies.
37. In adequate supply of cattle feeds and higher prices are the important problems
facing the cattle sector. Cattle feed productive capacity in the public sector will be
made double and will be made available to the farmers at reasonable price.
Employment guarantee programme will be utilized for the cultivation of fodder
grass. Pressure will be exerted on the Central government to include cattle rearing
under Employment guarantee programme.

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38. For different size of modern Slaughter houses scientific models will be prepared
and suitable models be installed in all Municipalities and panchayats on a time
bound basis.
39. Income of the cultivators can be increased through diversification of value added
products.
40. Vaccine, worm medicines, disease investigation kits will be produced on the basis
of needs in Veterinary Biological Institute, Palode and Local self government
institution will be helped to purchase quality medicines from Medical service
Corporation.
41. Quality check-up of products including milk coming from other states will be
proceeded strictly. In Kerala in addition to Milma, Producer Companies under the
leadership of model milk co-operative societies will be started. They will solely
engage in the manufactures of value added products from milk.
42. Stringent actions have to be taken to reduce the unnecessary influence at of the
other state hatchery owners in the poultry sector. A large portion of poultry
farmers in Kerala work on the basis of contract to the traders outside. Interference
of Poultry Development Corporation in this will be strengthened.
43. A large scale poultry feed factory will be established in Kerala Meat waste and
fish waste can be used as raw materials for the purpose. Such a factory can be
functioned with out pollution. Experience from foreign countries reveal that.
44. Pet birds culture, breading of dogs on an industrial basis, training in farm tourism,
etc will increase employment opportunity. Market should made sure when
commercial breeding of pet birds and dogs are done in a decentralized manner. On
line marketing cites will be started for this.
45. Poultry scheme will be widened under the scheme for income a long with learning
centralized on schools throughout the state. Large scale indigenous poultry in
arranged protectionary fence within the Rubber plantation will be promoted.
Poultry village project will be extended.
46. Action will be taken to give directions to the banks to treat Loans to the animal
husbandry sector as agricultural loan. Government expenditure for animal
husbandry sector will be raised to one percent of the state income.
47. Comprehensive Insurance will be ensured for cattles. There are cultivators who
went into debt trap and facing recovery consequent on the death of cattles and
shortage of yield. A programme will be planned to help them. Health card will be
introduced for all cattles.

Fisheries Sector
48. As in the case of agricultural sector where agricultural land was distributed to the
cultivators, in the fishery sector also, a comprehensive Water Reforms. Act will be
evolved and implemented in order to ensure right on this to the fishery labour who
fish from the sea. Thus ownership right to fishing equipments, ownership right of
fishery resources in the sea, right to enter the sea, were all be restricted to the
fishery workers. The first right of scale of the harvest of fish will also be fixed for
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49. Existing laws and controls relating to fisheries are not sufficient to ensure stability
of fishery wealth. Timely changes will be brought in the 1980 KMFR Act in order
to maintain on a secure scale in the on shore fishery wealth. Pressure will be
exerted to the central government to put an end to the trolling by foreign trollers.
50. With the participation of every body related to the fishery sector including, fishery
labour, related work force, Boat owners, officials, scientists, voluntary
organizations etc, participatory resource management politics and action
programmes will be involved. Fishery Management councils will be formed in
State and District head quarters.
51. Prevention of Monsoon fish catching will continued to be implemented
52. Pressure will be exerted to implement Murari Commission Recommendations.
Comprehensive programmes will be implemented for the protection of native fish
which are facing extinction. Fishery seeds will be deposited on all public water
storages. The natural habitation centres of fish will be protected.
53. In the deep sea fishing sector, in order to prevent the entry of foreign vessels under
LOP scheme, as an alternative activity fishermen co-operative, societies shall be
imparted specialized training in deep sea fishing and to modernize the native
vessels going for deep sea fishing and purchase such new vessels shall be
instituted through subsidies and new lending policy.
54. Construction of sea wall will be expedited on a wartime basis. A financial aid of
Rs. 10 lakhs will be sanctioned to fishery labour who live in areas of threat of sea
unrest provided they are interested to shift to suitable remote areas while
continuing to enjoy ownership of the existing land, Houses of the fishery workers
will be granted remission from CRZ and be given temporary house numbers
55. In order to increase income in fishery sector, basis facilities will be provided to
convert fish into value added products with the help of modern technology.
Employment opportunities in that sector for women fishery worker through
importing specialized training will be increased.
56. Fishing harbours, landing centre, fish markets and also sea shore roads which
connect them with national highways will be developed and protected under
quality standards. New harbours shall be sanctioned as part of a comprehensive
costal management plan. Modernization will be strengthened.
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Harbour Management Societies will be constituted with the participation of

fishery workers for the maintenance of fishing harbours. Chilled storage facilities
will be provided in fishing harbours. All fishing harbours will be renovated and
infrastructure facilitation provided therein.

58. In the case of workers who work in dangerous situation, possibilities of ICT will
be explored for ensuring sea security. Comprehensive sea security package will
also be formulated.
59. Working of fish welfare societies will be reorganized.
60. Distribution of patta to the fishery labour will be completed time bound.
61. All fishery workers irrespective of BPL; APL consideration will be made available
the facility for social security programmes.

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62. The financial crisis of the welfare fund board will be solved by removing the
hindrances to collect the share from the exporters to the welfare fund.
63. The decision of the previous LDF Government to enhance the benefit of saving
relief scheme to rupees 3600 will be implemented immediately.
64. A comprehensive Costal housing scheme will be formulated to ensure house for
all, sanitary and toilet facilities drinking water, electricity and healthy environment
etc. which would solve the problems of residence along the fishing sector. Model
Fishery Village scheme will be rejuvenated. A priority list of the minimum
facilities essential in the fishery village will be prepared and will be ensured. In
order for the house construction for the fishery workers, the cost of construction
will increased on the basis of increase over the period. We will interfere for the
removal of the existing legal hindrance, for the construction of house for fishery
workers.
65. Separate package will be formulated and implemented to change the backward
situation faced by the fishery sector in the areas of health and education. Facilities
in the coastal schools will be expanded. A Scheme for converting libraries as study
home will be prepared. The government will bare the full education expenses of
the children of fish workers who study in self financing colleges. All educational
facilities available to the children belonging to scheduled communities will be
available to children of the fishery workers. We will also interfere to extend BPL
standard to fishery workers considering the economic status of their families.
66. The debt relief procedures brought in by the previous LDF Government will be
completed in order to liberate the fishery workers from the debt trap.
67. Insurance will be extended to work instruments also Insurance benefits will be
increased.
68. Suitable rehabilitation and sufficient compensation will be ensured for the fishery
workers who lost their work, living conditions and habitation consequent on the
implementation of Vizhinjam Harbour project. Wherever such problems arise
relating to harbour renovation, the same attitude will be pursued.
69. Drinking water, toilets, rest facilities, chilled storages etc will be ensured in the
market for women working in the fishery sector. Exploitation of such women
workers will be put an end to. Action will be taken to renovate fish markets and to
provide basic facilities.
70. Matsya Keralam Scheme will be rejuvenated. It is envisaged to bring in a two fold
increase in inland fish catch over five years. Integrated fish culture will be
promoted not only in pounds and dams but also along its paddy field. Large scale
fish seeds will be invited in lakes and rivers

Environment
71. A White paper will be issued with in six month after the advent of power about the
present status of environment. All the anti-environment and anti people orders will
be re-examined.
72. As stipulated in the Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Water Land Act, data
banks will be created and published within 6 months, with the help of satellite

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mapping facility. It will be finalized within a year after public security. Necessary
staff for this purpose will be appointed.
73. The steps taken by the UDF to dilute the laws on conservation of paddy land and
land utilization will be withdrawn. Strict action will be taken against unlawful
reclamation of paddy land. The efforts from certain quarters to bypass the Land
Limitation Act through binamy dealing will be stopped.
74. The importance of Western Ghats in preservation of ecology of Kerala will be
understood in correct perspective and a project for the conservation of western
ghat will be implemented with the active participation of the farming community
and local inhabitants.
75. Modern science and technology will be used and the pollution control in the
industrial sector will be ensured, in order to present pollution.
76. The permit for mining of Sand and Granite will be issued only after proper study.
The removal of sand from the river base will be controlled to prevent the over
exploitation of sand and protect the river from soil erosion.
77. To protect the mineral resources of Kerala will these resources brought under
public ownership and effective social control mechanism will be introduced for
mining. By giving leading role to the public sector and after ensuring the required
ecological protection, mining of mineral sand (black soil) from the seashore will
be allowed for making value added products.
78. Contamination of water is one of the major issues in Kerala. Action will be taken
to prevent this. Facilities will be provided under local self government institutions
for the periodical examination of the quality of water. Water resources will be
protected accordingly. There will be projects to protect all the heritage buildings
and watersheds, with the help of local self government.
79. An action programme will be prepared for the protection and utilization of water
resources and its development by keeping the small watersheds as base. It will be
integrated with River Basin Water Conservation Programme and State Water
Conservation Programmes. It will be ensured that this programme is conducted
properly under the responsibility of Local Self Government. A programme for rain
water harvesting and reutilization of water, will be conducted under each
household and industry.
80. All panchayats in the state will prepare a list of watersheds (Pools, Tanks, Canals,
Streams and Rivers) in respective areas. The volume, depth and biodiversity of
each will be recorded. It will be the responsibility of the respective local self
government to protect the watersheds listed there under.
81. A comprehensive coastal and fishing policy will be implemented aiming at
increased production. A policy will be taken on the protection of lakes, estuary,
groove, and mangroves by keeping the ecological system sustainable and by
preventing pollution.
82. There will be no encroachment on forest. The core areas of forest will be protected
as untouched. The local self government and local community will be involved in
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83. For the requirement of wood, agricultural aforestation will be promoted. The
Forest Right Act will be strictly enforced by protecting the rights of the forest
dwellers to collect and sell the forest resources except timber.
84. Beyond the conservation of forest, effective steps will be taken to protect the
mangroves, Naga Worship Centres (KAVU) and the natural dwelling places of
different species in river basin. Aforestation and greenery will be promoted in each
available public space. A programme for this will be charted out for implementing
it on local self government basis.
85. A master plan will be prepared on the demand and supply of all construction
materials. The re-utilization of construction materials will be promoted.
86. Coastal Area Protection Laws will be renewed by incorporating the demand of the
fishing community. The work of the Coastal Area Development Authority will be
decentralized. Working of this agency will be made transparent.
87. Public transport system will be promoted. Priority will be given to sustainable
transport system.
88. Efforts will be taken to Control Sound Pollution.
89. Biodiversity registers will be prepared and kept by all the local bodies. The
existing registers will be updated. Time bound programmes will be conducted for
increasing the biodiversity.
90. Action will be taken to protect the Endosulfan victims.
91. The Central government will be pressurized for the implementation of the law
enacted by Kerala Legislature on the exploitation of water resources at
Plachimada, Palakkad.

Traditional Industries
Coir
92. A second coir re-organization scheme will be prepared. At least 30% of coconut
husk will be procured by coir co-operative societies and coconut producing
companies. This will be subsidized.
93. A total change is required in coir making co-operatives. The working of these cooperatives will be examined and those that cannot be revived will be closed. Steps
will be taken to integrate the inefficient co-operative societies in the sector. The
loans of these units will be converted as their share. Interest thereon will be
written off. Freedom will be given to these units to utilize the unutilized assets.
94. Coir sector will be automated. Use of modern defibary machines, automatic
spinning machines, tufting etc will be promoted. All the existing employees will
be protected.
95. The coir produced by the co-operatives will be procured by Coir Fed and the coir
products by Coir-Corporation. The loss incurred by the exporters, local traders and
industries on sales will be met by government. By this, the income of the artisans
can be ensured.
96. It is the fall of Coir Fed that led to the pathetic condition of the coir industry. Coir
fed will be revived after writing off the debt. Coir Fed will be strengthened to take
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97. Now a days the domestic market is important as much as the export. There was a
greater acceptance for the a coir product in every household scheme under taken
by the previous LDF Government. The coir geo textile is recognized by the public
works department and included in the PWD manual; this of coir will be
implemented. The Central Government and the Coir Board should reintroduce the
quality control for improving the export of cashew.
98. There will be proper intervention in this industry to assure and coir products
yearlong employment to the cashew workers. Action will be taken to re-open the
closed cashew factories.
99. The industry cannot be sustained without improving the local availability of
cashew nuts. For this, good yielding variety of dwarf cashew trees will be
promoted.
100. The unhealthy practices prevailing in the field of import will be stopped. The
procedures of the cashew import through public sector institutions has to be made
corruption free and transparent. Strict action will be taken against corruption.
Strict action will also be taken on those who insure then licence for import of
cashew and do trade for trade sale. They will be kept out of the industry.
101. When the license is renewed, the infrastructure required for the workers, their
wage and service conditions etc will be ensured. There will be thorough
examination whether all the workers are getting PF credit cards and ESI smart
cards. There will be stern steps to stop unauthoirsed processing units and
Kudivaruppu, i.e, doing work at home.
102. The production and sales of value added products will be promoted.
103. The employers who take an undertaking in writing, to give employment to all the
existing employees, may be permitted to use automation in the sector, on a limited
base.

Handloom
104. The improvement of production methods and diversification of it will be ensured.
105. Another problem faced by this sector is the price rise on threads. In order to make
sure the production of the raw material (Hangyarn or Kuzhinool) for this sector,
those spinning mills working on co-operative basis will be aided by government.
A processing unit for making threads will be started. It will be ensured that all
spinning mills are producing Hang yarns.
106. More money will be provided to the co-operatives for restructuring. The binami
co-operatives will be eliminated. The restructuring of Hantex and Hanveev will be
completed. Rebate will be reintroduced.
107. If the minimum wage is ensured, government will procure the production of 100
days, under the wage guarantee scheme. The sheets and towels required for
government departments, the saree required for the women workers of
Employment Guarantee Scheme as Onam gift, the uniform of school kids etc. can
be produced under this scheme. Instructions will be given for the use of Handloom
as School uniforms.
108. The silk weaving units, the readymade warping units, readymade dress making
units, the quality improvement of weaving equipments and the khadi cluster

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programme have to be strengthened. The promotion programmes for the use of
Khadi will be conducted as in the case of Handloom. Income guarantee
programme will be implemented.
109. For the rescue of the indebted village Khadi enterprisers one-time settlement
schemes will be introduced. The co-operatives will be restructured.
110. Silk processing units will be established in the places where mulberry is
cultivated.

Other Traditional Industries

111. The working of Bamboo Corporation will be reviewed and restructured. Bamboo
stapling will be planted under Employment Guarantee Scheme.
112. The Bamboo Corporation is trading on bamboo as an industrial product. The
working of this corporation has to be more efficient. The Nallalam Hitech
Flooring Tile Factory under the Corporation will expanded without hampering the
protection given to the traditional workers in the field. The use of bamboo in place
of timber will be promoted.
113. The industry using coconut tree for the housing and furniture purpose will be
promoted. The start ups in this sector also will be promoted.
114. The artisans working on Baskets (Kutta), Paya (bamboo matress), Panampu
(bamboo spreads) etc will be promoted.
115. The clay required for the clay industry will be made available from the dams. Clay
will also be made available without causing the erosion of upper soil and without
making water clog in the paddy fields. Steps will be taken to make value added
clay products with modern designs. The products of artisans will be promoted
through tourism industry. The working of Kerala State Institute of Design will be
improved.
116. Action will be taken to spend the whole income earned by the government from
conch shell industry exclusive by in the sector.
117. The special security pension scheme for beedi and cigar workers will be expanded.
Steps will be taken to abolish the additional tax levied recently.
118. Special encouragement will be given for planting mixed verities of dwarf coconuts
which is suitable for tapping industry. A protocol for renovating and modernizing
toddy shops will be formulated. Necessary loan facilities will be made available to
entrepreneurs. Action against adulterated drinks will be encouraged and tapping
co-operative societies promoted.
119. Craft villages will be started in important tourist centres in Kerala. This will
enable the hand workers to exhibit their capabilities and to market their products.
120. Market Kerala scheme will be introduced to ensure market for Keralas own
heritage products. Arrangements will be made to sell out Kerala products in
foreign countries as well as in India. Through this we can find out global market
for Kerala products.
121. Traditional industries will also be included in fair trade, community trade limits
to out live the challenges of the new situation and utilize its possibilities.
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122. The functioning of Artisans Corporation will be strengthened. Action will be taken
to increase the assistance from the government. Sankaran Committee which
studied different problems of handicraft workers will be examined and necessary
decisions taken duly discussing them with related organization Interference will be
made to consider the handicraft workers as traditional labour community and to
give them consequent benefits.
123. At least a minimum level of traditional industrial products will be made
compulsory in the heritage hotels which avail benefits and remissions relating to
tourism development.

Modern Industries
124. Necessary pressure should be applied for the modernization and extension of the
central public sector enterprises like FACT, HMT, Cochin shipyard etc. To
complete the petrochemical complex necessary pressure will be applied. In 1970
Kerala got 3.1% of the central public sector investment. Now it is reduced to
2.6%. To get necessary public sector investment for the modernization of the
existing establishments and the establishment of new enterprises like coach
factory etc. necessary pressure will be applied.
125. Considering the availability of enough natural gas from the Cochin terminal at a
lower cost a methanol plant, chlorine mixtures, petro-chemical products, gas
oriented electrical plants, city gas project etc. will be established. The proposed
pipe line project will be completed as soon as possible and it will be used to
connect the Cochin gas terminal and national gas grid.
126. Mineral soil from our sea shore is a valuable mineral wealth of our state. It will
not be exported as raw-material. It will not be used as value added titanium, it
will be transformed as titanium metal and for the production of it huge plants
should be established. The technical know-how for this will get from the
important partners. The soil mining from the sea shore will be done only by
ensuring the protection of the environment and by a unique huge master plan.
127. Before 5-6 years an Amballur electronic hardware park is proposed but the
acquirement of land for it is not done till date. According to the needs of our
software development projects we shall establish necessary electronic hardware
projects.
128. Ten lakh new employment opportunities will be provided by skill development
and career guidance. Starting electronic product, production units employment
will be provided to 2 lakh highly qualified technicians and 2 lakh semi skilled
peoples. Nearly one lakh new engineers are coming out of colleges. To give
employment to them multi level opportunities will be combined.
129. Fruits, flowers, spices etc which are available in plenty in the state will be used
for the production of a number of articles. Paints, recins, vitamins, and ointments
can be produced from them and it will be promoted.
130. For the promotion of micro-level employment projects, loans, technology,
training, and marketing will be given as a package. The connected industries
should be started as a cluster and the products will be marketed as branded
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131. In appropriate industrial zones small and middle class industrial clusters will be
established in all the districts .Now some clusters are working in rubber, plywood,
rice mill, local food, gold ornaments, diamond polishing, plastic materials, tiles,
shirts, skin, bamboo, silk, food, paint, general engineering etc. Make a study
about these and the lessons will be grasped.
132. Loans for the small scale industries will be granted at a subsidized rate and the
Kerala financial corporation will be used as an agency for this.
133. A law will be enforced to see that that the black soil from Kerala will only be
exported to other places only after it will be transferred as a value added product.
For this purpose a value added project will be started which will enable to make
employment opportunities. The income from the natural resource corporation will
only be utilized for the hospitals and education.
134. For the promotion of entrepreneurship a special programme will be started. Grant
and promotion for the startups will be increased. A state innovation policy will be
formed. Startup entrepreneurs from SC/ST will be given special grant and
promotion.
135. The work in the SEZ will be evaluated and make necessary changes in it.

Construction Sector
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Construction materials like soil and rock are the property of the people. The soil
and quarry products will be supplied to common people at a subsidized rate and
for big construction at the market rate. The natural resource corporation will be
equipped for necessary intervention.

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To solve the problems in the construction zone measures like soil import from
other states, collect soil from the reservoirs, quarry working according to the
ecological criterion, and the production of substitutes will be used. To reduce the
energy consumption green technologies will be promoted.

138. More than these the price increase by the monopolies without considering the
production cost of cement, paint etc. will be controlled by stringent action.

Trade Zone
139. Kerala institute of retail management will be established. It is intended for the
training of modern management experts and entrepreneurs in the business field.
140. A trade mission will be constituted. It will work as the nodal agency for the
government in this zone. A retail policy and the achievement vision for 2025 will
be declared. All the departments related to trade to achieve the aim will be
co-ordinated by the trade mission.
141. A new brand Kerala Retail will be originated. The publicity work for this will be
done in relation with tourism. To make an attractive image about our trade zone is
the intention of this brand publicity.
142. The main threat to our retail zone is the threat from the national and multinational monopolies retail zones. The fight against them will continue and at the
same time we should increase the competitive strength of our petty producers. It
is important to increase the facilities in our local markets in towns and local areas
as a substitute to the modern malls. Standardized products at standardized price

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should be available at an enjoyable situation in the local markets also. For this
type of modernization the government will pay grant.
143. Welfare fund which is established by the last LDF government for the traders is
not working now. One part of the increased tax is used for the working of the
pension scheme last time and it became in a workable position. But the UDF
government is not ready to pay the money.
144. The LDF government will be working with a friendly approach to the traders.
Now torturing from the bureaucrats is taking place under the UDF govt. LDF will
stop it. Corruption will be reduced through e-governance. Decisions related to
GSTU will be reached only after detailed discussion with the traders.
145. Tribunal cases will be decided as soon as possible.
146. The enterprises which are coming under START UP INDIA will be given subsidy
for one more year than decided by the central government.

PSU
147. We will make all the PSUs profitable once more. For this the re-structuring
strategy which is used by us last time will be used once more. A package
including the financial re-structuring, reforming the purchase policy of the
government, co-ordination of the PSUs, unification of the central PSUs, renewal
of management, continuous monitoring, avoid corruption through transparent
procedures renovated the Kerala PSUs.
148. Expand the public sector. It is calculated that within three years the PSUs can
accumulate capital from its own profit for expansion.
149. These undertakings should gain the competitive capacity to work in the global
market also. The PSU,s will be ready to work in other states and if necessary out
of India in connection with the availability of raw-materials and related
components.
150. Corruption in public sector enterprises is always related to purchase and sales of
materials. The related AG reports and quick verification reports should be
considered to make a transparent policy about this.
151. A model company governance charter should be formed for the PSUs. How the
boards will be elected, what are their duties, what is the relation between the
board and the management etc. should be defined in this charter. The companies
which are obeying the business criterion will get autonomous governance power.
152. For the participation of employees in the corporate governance they will get
representation in the board.
153. Pay revision for the PSUs will be done according to time bound manner. A
contributory pension scheme which includes the employees, management, and
government should be introduced. The management contribution will be
calculated according to the profit and loss of the institution.
154. All the PSUs except industries and trade should undergo social auditing.
155. There are a number of technologies which are developed by the central PSUs like
CSIR, DAE, ISRO but not utilized extensively. We shall purchase it and use it to
produce, instruments, products, and services.

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IT Industries
156. To give employment to two lakh people, one crore square feet office space should
be constructed. For this purpose smart city should be completed on a time bound
manner to start industrial parks. With this the co-operatives like Ooraalunkal labor
contract society like social institutions and the like public-people-partnership
models also utilized. Under the 15 acre land ceiling law we can start private IT
parks. Pravasi capital will be used for the construction of parks.
157. Techno parks should support the outside small enterprises and paying grant for
this to the techno park institutions will be considered. This is necessary for
making connections and relations with the global market.
158. Now the global tendency is to promote enterprises which are coming from novel
ideas. Studies show that in these new enterprises only 10% become victorious.
The government will promote 1000 selected novel ideas per year and give 2 lakh
rupees as grant to them. Mentors were also be engaged with these new
entrepreneurs. They will also be connected with the higher education centers. By
all these means it is intended to increase the percentage of victory to 25%. From
the selected novel ideas, 250 of them will get 1 crore rupees as loan without
interest. Necessary fund will be accumulated with the help of the private
investors and the govt.
159. The National institute of design which is situated at Kollam will be developed as
a world level design center with the help of all fab labs in all colleges and
incuborators.
160. Novel ideas are coming from high quality education. Higher studies and research
centers, polytechnics which are giving priority to practical education, engineering
colleges, etc. will be attached to sector hubs.
161. An ICT innovation centre will be formed by connecting the Technopark, state IT
mission, and the other science and technology centers in Kerala. To co-ordinate
all the productive centers with the innovation center is its aim.
162. Technology hubs for next generation IT industries like cloud computing, internet
of things, bio-informatics, cognitive computing, internet of things etc. shall be
established.
163. IT zone is facing severe scarcity in human resources. To solve this projects should
be worked out which are based on engineering colleges, poly-technics and other
technological institutions. Skilled academies will be instituted for increasing the
skills in software engineering, architecture, testing, and quality. IIITMK should be
transformed as a higher research centre.
164. IT hardware production like chip making should be organized. Places in under
developed districts like Malappuram, Palakkad, and Wayanad should be used for
this purpose. Center is attempting to make India a global hub for electronic
systems and design manufacturing. Under this situation central govt. fund shall be
available for this.
165. More e-commerce enterprises should be started in the B to B phase under
government help and mobility of the goods of small scale producers should be
increased. New markets should be opened and more B to B business festivals
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166. Energy service companies are using their profits from energy protection as capital
and income. Like this by increasing efficiency companies can increase the value.
Aiming this Business process management companies shall be formed. KFC, and
KSIDC will grant money to them.
167. Take stand for net neutrality. Cyber crimes should be prevented. Akshaya centers
should be strengthened. Student chapters should be formed all over Kerala to
increase work by keeping the ownership of international centre for free and open
source software under public community ownership. The international centre for
free and open source software should be equipped to lead in the state level
development of open source applications, and training.
168. The performance of the techno lodges is not reached at the expected level. This is
not the problem of the idea but the problem is the execution side. This should be
corrected. Pravasi malayalees should be promoted to invest money in this.
169. Smart phone based services should be developed for the common people. To help
this, a smart phone will be allowed to a women on subsidized rate.
170. New responsibilities will be given to the Akshaya centers has an important role in
developing IT literacy in the society.
171. 2007 IT policy recommended utilise free software; but it is not fully executed. To
solve this problem convincing the administratives and officials are needed. They
will also be informed about the changing technologies and to use it they will get
timely information and training. For increasing the use of IT in small and middle
industries open source based applications will be promoted.
172. The connectivity expenses are unbearable to the small scale industries. Net
connectivity should be available at a bearable rate. For flawless electricity solar
energy can be used. For this government may give loan or grand.
173. The development of human resources should be based on free knowledge. The
syllabus should be based on this. According to the IT@ school program, in the
higher education and the academic education zone and at the administrative level
also usage of ICT will be promoted.
174. Change the state data centre more safe and powerful. Knowledge collection of all
departments should be connected with the state data centre.

Bio-technical Industry
175. The bio-technology policy declared by the Kerala bio-technology commission
intends to utilize the available bio resources and higher human resources in
Kerala to fulfill the global needs of bio-technological products and through that
development of our state also. Along with this the policy intends to start excellent
bio-technological research centers in Kerala and to modernize the institutions
already started, and to develop the basic structure with the participation of private
parties. The Govt. will start bio-technology parks.
176. Since last thousands of years Kerala exports coir, cashew nuts, spices, fish items,
fruits and vegetables to other nations. To face the competition from the global
market in this field we should use bio-technology and other new technologies to
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177. The ayurvedic medicines which are produced in Kerala cannot enter to the global
market due to the suspicions about the quality and content of our medicines.
Using controlled fermentation and other new technologies we can achieve quality
standardization in this field. By scientific examination we can find out the lively
elements in this ayurvedic medicines and by that we can find out international
market for our ayurvedic medicines.
178. Tissue culture technology is useful to produce artificial medicinal plants and by
that we can protect the bio diversity and industrial development. Ornamental and
cash crops also can be produced by this method and by the agriculturists can get
the saplings at a lower rate.
179. Using the technologies like genomix and protiomix we can make products to find
out ailments and protect from it. We shall use bio technology in medicinal
production at a higher level.
180. Bio informatics is the new technology which goes with hand in hand the IT and
bio technology. If we start research centers in this field ample opportunities are
available to get work from outside. The govt. should take steps for it.

Nano Technology
181

Special departments and inter university centers will be started in universities and
should expand which is already instituted. There are a number of possibilities for
nano technology in industry and various other fields for their modification and
expansion. For this purpose we should start various job oriented nano technical
courses.

Tourism
182. Number of tourists coming to Kerala reduced for the last two years. The causes
for this will find out and to be solved and then we can increase the number of
tourists will be doubled within 5 years. Within 5 years ie.2016 and 2021 we
should increase the number of foreign tourists from 12 lakhs to 24 lakhs and
domestic tourists from 1.3 crores to 2 crores.
183. We should organize yearly literary festivals, music festivals, theatre festivals and
drama festivals in Kerala.
184. Yearly calendar for Kerala's POORAMS and festivals should be prepared.
Criterion to enter to the calendar should be shaped. Accreditation should be
allowed to the ritualant artists in Kerala and the details will be published in the
official web. Products will be available according to the orders of the tourists in
the craft villages.
185. As a continuation to the Musris, Thalassery heritage projects our old ports and
spices centers like Kalady, Anakkara etc will be connected with the West Asian
and European ports like the silk route, a spices route will be formed.
186. Now the tourism season was expanded from November to the first part of March.
April to October will also be standardized as a full tourism season. For this
purpose possibility of Monsoon season will also be used.
187. We will make an attempt to start air services from international tourism spots to
Kerala directly. Tourist ships also will be attracted. From aerodromes to tourist
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188. Basic amenities like road, drinking water ,public toilets, waste management
amenities, cable, internet connectivity, safe electricity services should be made
available in the tourist centers by making a master plan for it. To complete this
within three years the co-ordination between the local bodies, departments and
other agencies is a must. Govt. will do all the needful for that. Munnar-Alappuzha
like tourism highways will be started.
189. House boats, Green houses, Ayuveda resorts, Home stays, Star hotel rooms etc
will be made available according to the needs of the tourism centers.
190. Water theme parks which can accommodate 2000 persons at a time will be
started.
191. In important tourism centers tourism police will be allotted. Wardens who know
swimming will be deployed at water tourism centers.
192. Along with the public advertisement special publicity will be done with an aim to
reach with a targeted audience. Increase in tourism from the Arab nations will
make more personal relations with them and it will cause more immigration
chances to us.
193. The government will pay grand to Kerala Tourism Mart to make it an important
tourism business meet in the world.
194. We should increase our participation in International tourism meets and the
government will pay grand to the private sector for their participation.
195. All the taxes which are related to tourism will be re-examined. Luxury taxes will
be avoided when G S T execution.
196. The budget will give more money for tourism. Considering the employment
opportunities from the tourism sector a percentage of money collected fom this
sector will be expended for the growth of this sector.
197. KTDC is the important direct development agency of the government. It is
needed a fully professional board and management. It's work will be revised
basically.
198. Kerala tourism is needed nearly one lakh people for this sector per year. But per
year training gets nearly 15000 persons. As per the growth more trained man
power is needed .Number of trainees in KITTS, KIHMS, IHMCT and the
capacity should be increased. In this sector self dependence institutions are
coming. Special authorities will be organized for rating the curriculum and
training. Special attention will be given to the training for tourist guides. Courses
will be started in ordinary arts and science colleges.
199. Responsible tourism policy should be continued. Carrying capacity of the tourism
centers in Kerala will be studied urgently. Local body members of the tourism
sector will be trained centrally to make sub plan for tourism development.
200. A green protocol should be made for the tourism centers. Use of disposable
articles should be curtailed. Plastic should be prohibited. For the waste
management from the house boats special arrangement will be made.
201. A pilgrim tourism policy will be formed by connecting the pilgrim and cultural
heritage centers. Handicraft industry will be connected with the tourism and joint
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202. Connect the ayurveda tourism and for the development of it a consortium of this
institutions will be formed and it will be connected with the foreign travel marts.

City Development
203. Interference will be done to make the big cities as metro cities. Aerodromes and
metro facilities will be completed with time bound manner. City improvement
programs, junction modernization, and the bye-pass work will be completed and
the traffic jam will be avoided.
204. Steps will be taken for the establishment of high court bench, development of
Nemom terminal, Attukal township development etc will be executed for the
development of the capital city.

Development of Malabar
205. A special package will be executed for the development of Malabar which is a
backward area due to historical reasons. Special attention will be given for the
development areas like Kasaragod and Wayand.
206. The important tourist centers in Northern Kerala are not included in the Tourist
circuit map. International tour operators are not sending tourists to northern
Kerala. This weakness will be cured.

Electricity
207. In the year 2017 we should supply electricity to all houses. Electricity purchasing
expenses and the working expenses of electricity board will be made reasonable
and thereby the rate of electricity charges will become bearable to all people.
208. By making ecological security we should make interference to start a thermal
power plant which had a capacity of 1200 to 1320 MW. Parallel to this we should
do the socio-industrial development programs in the plant area. If it is not
possible in Kerala we will establish it near the mining area.
209. We should try for a just natural gas contract. By this we can make the Kochi LNG
terminal in a workable position and to start a power plant near Brahmapuram
which connected with the natural gas pipeline. Kayamkulam plant can also get
natural gas.
210. Small water power plants, wind, solar etc. are the renewable power resources. The
power generation from them will be sharply. Try to make the yearly increase upto
25 % and thereby in the year 2020 we can produce 10% of the electricity needed
for Kerala will be produced from this sources. For this purpose the renewable
power production capacity will be increased to 1500 MW in the year 2020.Roof
top solar panels, solar plants in the waste lands, Solar panels in Dams, reservoirs
etc. will be a main component in this. Transmission loss will be curtailed.
211. We aim to produce 500 MW power from the existing water power plants. By
increasing the capacity of the existing projects, implementing new projects,
renovation of the existing catchments areas, increasing the capacity of the existing
ones etc. are the part of this.
212. To increase the reliability of the electricity distribution chain and to include the
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213. To increase the power efficiency of electricity and by that to influence the
necessity of it a peoples campaign will be organized. The instruments which
increase the power efficiency will be promoted. If this instruments are supplied
free of cost, then also it is economical when compared to the establishment
expenses are calculated. In all the institutions energy audit will be conducted and
the wastage will be curtailed.
214. Under captive basis industrial enterprises will be allowed to establish power
plants.

Transport
215. NH 47 and NH17 will be developed and strengthened like four line roads. The
modernization of the MC road will be completed.
216. All the state highways and the district roads will be modernized as B.M. & B.C
roads. All the uncompleted bye passes and railway over bridges will be completed
on wartime basis. These will be tendered on maintenance contract. Rubberised
roads will be promoted.
217. The development of the hill highway (from Trivandrum to Kasaragod) which is
declared by the last LDF government as state highway will be completed soon.
The seashore highway from Ponnani to Calicut will also be completed.
218. Systems which have the capability to complete the work and maintenance of the
Highways and roads will be executed. If the mobile road repair units owned by
the govt. is used the pits in the roads will filled soon and by that the road
accidents will be curtailed. The Main roads will be tendered including the
maintenance contract condition.
219. For attachment of the properties damages and rehabilitation package will be
allowed. For this a new company will be established and loan from the cooperative sector will be allotted.
220. By improving the public transportation system the increase in the number of
private vehicle will be curtailed and thereby the number of traffic jams, pollution
and accidents also will be reduced. Eco friendly vehicles like electricity/battery
vehicle, CNG buses, metro/light rails, MEMU services should be introduced.
221. An integrated program for the pathways for the cyclists, pedestrians, park chain,
flyovers, subways etc. will be executed. The roads and bridges made by the state
govt. will not collect toll. Illegal toll collections will be stopped.
222. Including undertaking the liabilities of KRSTC, the government will bring a total
renovation package for KSRTC. It will make sureness in getting the pension of
the KSRTC pensioners. KSRTC routes will be protected.
223. Renovate the water ways and inner waterways. National water way-3 (KollamKottappuram) will be made in a working position. In the coming 5 years the
percentage of water transport will be increased from 1% to 5 %.
224. Connecting the Vizhinjam, Kochi, Ponnani, Bepur, Azhikkode, Bekal ports a goods
transportation through waterways will be started. A study will be conducted to
start a high speed ferry service from Trivandrum to Kasargod. If it is practicable it
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225. For NW-3(Kollam-Vizhinjam, Kottappuram-Kasargod) extension the declaration
of central govt. and other steps are needed. A work program for this will be
formed.
226. Without any kind of provocation the police inspection is taking place against
peoples who are travelling with their family members. To avoid this step by step
smart road program will be implemented. Special parking places will be
constructed attached with the road for differently abled persons.
227. The standard of the driving schools will be improved.
228. To put pressure on the Central govt. for doubling the Chengannoor-Piravom,
Harippad-Ernakulam, Trivandrum-Nagercoil roads. Interference will be done for
the electrification of Shornur-Mangalapuram railway.
229. To put pressure on the central govt. for the completion of Kanchikode Railway
coach factory.
230. A company with the participation of the central railway will be formed for making
the Trivandrum-Mangalore railway line, a four way line. The doubled railway line
will be used as a fast track. For this purpose the participation and cooperation of railway is needed. For this pressure will be applied on the Central
government.
231. Will put in pressure on the central government for the construction of GuruvayurThirunavaya line,shabari line, Thalassery-Mysore line, Erumeli-PunalurChenkotta link line, Nilambur-Nanchankode line.
232. The completion effective working of the Kochi metro, Trivandrum, Kozhikode
light metros will be confirmed.
233. In Kochi Multi-mode Logistic park, and in important trade centers unified goods
transportation will be enforced.
234. A development package for the Kozhikode aerodrome will be invoked with the cooperation of the co-operative sector and the pravasi malayalees.

Irrigation
235. Water resources department will be re organized according to river bed the work of
the underwater department will be connected with it.
236. Under the leadership of the local governments with peoples participation, small
water shed based water protection projects will be formed and combine it with
river bed based water protection programs. Rivers itself will be used as water
storage centers by using check dams and regulators. For the recharging of
underwater programs will be formed.
237 Polluting the water resources will be prosecuted more severely. For human waste
management special facilities will be used.
238. Approved centers will be started in local bodies for the inspection of the quality of
water. With the help of the students and teachers in the higher secondary schools
also this facility can be worked out.
239. The huge water supply programs will be scrutinized thoroughly. Necessary ones
will be completed on a time bound manner. After the completion of the existing
ones only new ones will be taken. As per the agricultural calendar the water

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distribution will be made more capable. The water supply will be expanded to
more agricultural lands. A work program for this will be executed.
240 The work of KADA will thoroughly be re organized. A local master plan will be
executed to use the employment guarantee scheme and the protection of branch
kanal distributaries, field booths, big ponds etc. will be entrusted to them. New
water irrigation projects like drip fertigation, micro irrigation, precision farming
etc. will be promoted. Some irrigation projects are not working due to mechanical
defects and they are in a destructive stage. Those will be regenerated and to be
continued.
241. Water scarcity problems in the rain shadow areas should be solved. For that special
programs will be started. Water scarce areas such as Kozhinjampara in Chittoor
and Vadakarappathy will be allotted with the more effective water supply
schemes.
242. A stable workforce will be formed to revalue the inter-state river water contracts on
a time bound manner. We will not allow to include the pamba-achankovil rivers in
the inter-linking river program. We will try our level best to construct a new dam
in Mullaperiyar.
243. A new action plan will be formed to protect the rivers and the pollution of rivers.
Pamba action plan will be executed as a wartime program. Renovation of
Vembanad Kayal will be executed. At the local body level an action plan will be
formed to protect the channels and mid channels.
244. Kuttanad package will be completed. To control the pollution in Kuttanad a new
agri-calender will be formed and the closing of Thanneer mukkam shutter will be
reduced as far as possible. To avoid drinking water scarcity Kuttanad drinking
water program will be completed.
245. A facility to reuse the used water after purification will be established.
246. Expert study shows that for some cultivation 2-3 times of excess water is used for
them. To reduce this sprinkler irrigation shall be used.

Drinking Water
247. Without considering big or small all the irrigation projects will be audited socially.
Strength of the source, availability, real number of customers, capacity of water
supply, real position of pipe, tanks taps, quality of water, ability of water
purification system, etc. will be audited through this system. Old projects will be
revaluated.
248. To solve the water scarcity in cities huge projects are needed. As per the census
report only 30% peoples are getting pipe water. We will increase it up to 50%.
Old projects will be renovated. Purification systems will be updated.
249. Kerala Water Authority will be re organized. Unbearable liability will be avoided.
Distribution loss will be reduced. Making an MOU with the government the loss
will be allowed as subsidy.
250. The Jalanidhi projects execution and management will be reevaluated. A special
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251. More than 60% of the peoples are depending wells for their drinking water. Special
attention will give to protect the wells. For the recharging and quality controlling
of the wells special system will be formed to protect the wells and ponds.
252. Sewage work will be extended to the local area also.
253. For controlling the price of bottled drinking water government system will be
formed for the supply of it.

Waste Management
254. For the promotion of waste management at source decentralized management
technologies will be extended. Promote the management of bio waste at the
source will be promoted. For this composting, biogas, worm composting etc will
be included. Bio-waste management in houses and the kitchen garden will be
connected and that will be used for safe food production.
255. For the collection of non bio waste and its safety management, resource recovery
enterprises will be started under the leadership of Kudumbasree. These
enterprises will be strengthened to deal the bio-fertilizer production and sales, and
to deal the harmful wastes and electronic wastes.
256. For the management of solid waste training will be given to the groups. These
groups will be under the control of the local bodies. I n this the residential
association have a leadership role.
257. Electronic and bio-medical waste and dangerous waste will be collected and hand
over to the central govt. agencies.
258. Women friendly common latrines will be established in all the public places. On
every 50 kilo meter, in the highways, highway comfort stations should be
established. These will be attached to the petrol pumps, High way eateries etc.
259. A campaign for ecological health protection, and waste management, like the
peoples plan model, will be organized. Alternative products will be promoted for
the products like plastic which is harmful for ecology.
260. The protection work of hygiene and health, will be connected with the work
against global warming.
261. Stringent action will be taken against the persons who are polluting water and air
and law will be enacted for it.
262. Huge projects will be formed to protect and recoup the rivers, lakes, waterbeds.
For this water resource protection committees will be formed.
263. Cultured waste will be used for agriculture.

Health
264. 264. Emphasize will be give in the health policy for the expansion and renovation
of good hospital. Annual health expenditure of the state Government at present is
0.6 % of the state production. It should increases per annum at the rate of one
percent to reach 5% of the state production.
265. Big corporate hospitals shall be eliminated from the Health Insurance programme
as far as possible and it will be limited to government hospitals and medium
private hospitals. The basic amenities of the government hospitals should be
increased by utilizing the share obtaining from the Insurance programme. Free

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treatment for cancer, kidney diseases, lever diseases, brain tumer and so on shall
be ensured by using this.
266. The amenities in the Government health institutions shall be expanded. The staff
pattern including in the PHCs shall be modified according to necessity. All the
PHCs should be equipped for the in patient treatment with the co-operation of the
local bodies institutions. Primary health centres shall be changed to family health
centres.
267. Palliative care system shall be universalized. For this purpose the actions will be
taken to coordinate at the level of PHCs.
268. The scrutiny system for the communicable diseases shall be strengthened. The
complete universal immunization programme shall be implemented properly in
all districts.
269. The health exhortation programme for the prevention and early defection of the
lifestyle diseases shall be implemented with the cooperation of the local
administration department, health department, community health experts in the
medical colleges and professional organizations. For the monitoring and ensuring
of treatment, a peoples network system shall be ensured.
270. The medicines for the treatment of diabetes and blood pressure shall be made
available at cheap prices. There shall be a compulsory review check up in every
three months period. The programmes for the exhortation of the people who are
dissenting to use medicines shall adopt with the help of Kudumbasree for the
ensuring of the continuing treatment for the transplantation of kidney, liver etc in
a minimum expenditure shall be adopted.
271. Public health related subjects shall be included in the school- college curriculum.
The clinical establishments (registration and regulation) act approved by the
central government shall implement by adopting necessary amendments for
ensuring the social regulation and scrutiny of private hospitals and clinical
centres.
272. After conducting a study on labour related diseases with the co-operation of ESI
hospitals, suitable disease, resistance systems should be introduced. By detection
of labour related diseases in traditional sectors, importance shall be given to
implement the needed treatments for it. Early intervention centre shall establish
for the early finding of the diseases of the children.
273. Kerala public health act, Paramedical council Act, and Pharmacy Council Act
shall be put into practice. Kerala nurses and midwife council act shall be amended
and updated.
274. Strict measures should be adopted for the ensuring of quality in nursing
education.
275. Independent buildings of its own shall be ensured for all the Anganwadies with
the help of local bodies. Complementary nutritional food shall be strengthened.
276. Special system will be introduced in the PSC for the appointment of doctors,
nurses etc in Government hospitals and medical colleges by avoiding delay after
the completion of their medical training. If needed a medical service recruitment
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277. Defects in speciality cadre and administrative cadre in Health Services shall be
rectified.
278. Defects in the dual control by health department and the local administration
institutions in the health institutions shall be rectified.
279. Special administrative system shall be introduced in Health services to meet the
health needs of the marginalized sections like adivasis and fishermen, women and
the old aged. Facilities for the health problems of the disabled shall be introduced.
Procedure for controlling the use of the tobacco products shall be adopted strictly.
Exising laws on the issue shall implement strictly.
280. Special scheme for the rehabilitation of AIDs patients shall be created special help
shall be given for the rehabilitation of the patients who have undergoes the organ
transplantation surgery.
281. Hospital upto Taluk hospitals shall become speciality hospitals. Facilities for the
heart surgery and Cath-lab shall be established in those hospitals. Facilities for
cancer treatment shall be doubled. Arrangement for the examinations of the
disease shall be made available in Taluk level.
282. Vacancies of the doctors shall be filled. Pending promotions of the employees
shall be made effect in a time bound manner. Facilities shall be given for the to
the doctors for research. Doctors who are willing to work in the Adivasi regions
shall be given special treatment and benefits.
283. Low cost, service oriented hospitals shall be established by co-ordinating cooperative sector and non government organizations it is called in the name of
social hospitals. By co-ordinating the NGOs, the facilities for the MRI scanning
shall be made available at low cost.
284. Research centres as per the Medical university formation committee
recommendation shall be commenced under the university. KUHAS shall take
initiative for conducting the continuing education programme to the doctors,
nurses, pharmacists etc of the Health services. KUHAS shall help in preparing
health projects of the local bodies.
285. Medical colleges shall be made centres of excellence. Three medical colleges
shall be upgraded to the level of AIIMS.
286. By solving the problems facing the KSDP the production shall be more expanded.
Some more pharmaceutical companies shall begin in public sector. The functions
of the medical services corporation shall be improved. The treatment norms and
directive principles shall be prepared with the help of professional organizations
and academies and implement the same with the consensus of opinion of all
concerned.
287. A just minimum wages and other services condition shall implement to the nurses
working in the private hospitals of Kerala. Necessary actions shall be taken for
their job protection.
288. A modern research centre for medicines shall establish by connecting the research
centres in Kerala.
289. It shall try to reduce the mobility by utilizing Ayush system at a maximum level in
health care and prevention of diseases. The basic amenities of the Ayuveda
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290. It shall be utilized the relevant Ayush system including our traditional medical
system of Ayurveda in sectors such as prevention of diseases and healthcare.
291. The availability of the Ashtanga specialty shall be ensured by starting all clinical
specialties in the district hospitals and selected two specialties in the taluk
ayurveda hospitals.
292. An Ayurveda research institute shall be established for an all out research in the
traditional medical sector of Kerala and for the scientific development of
Ayurveda as an Evidence based medicine.
293. For finding out remedy of the scarcity of Ayurveda medicinal plants, the
medicinal plants cultivation shall expand through the local co-operative societies.
Schemes shall be revealed in gathering and marketing of medicines, production of
value added produces etc.
294. An academic audit shall conduct at university level for ensuring the quality of
education in the self financing medical colleges.
295. There shall be a Ayurveda medicines policy for Kerala for the development of
Ayurveda medicine production sector, to make it beneficial for the development
of the economy of Kerala, for ensuring the availability of raw medicines, for
preventing the unscientific use of medicines and for encouraging the scientific use
of medicines.
296. Manpower in the ayurveda medicine production sector shall be strengthened by
conducting regular courses for medicines production technician, Panchakarma
Technicians for ensuring the labour protection of those who are working in the
traditional medicines sector and for the development of their skill development.
297. Drug inspector post proportionate to production units, senior drug inspector post
proportionate to drug inspector post and additional drug controller shall be
allowed for strengthening the Ayurveda drug control wing.
298. For the strengthening of the manpower in the Ayurveda medicines production
sector regular courses for medicine production, technician course, medicines
gathering training, pharmacist, Panchakarama technician shall be conducted.
Priority shall be given to the traditional medical sector.
299. There is no government Ayurveda Homeo dispensaries in all panchayaths.
Actions shall be taken to begin such dispensaries in all panchayaths.
300. Kerala integrated medical practitioners bill shall be implemented.
301. A social health mission with the cooperation of mass organizations shall be
implemented for encouraging health stimulating food, lifestyle, physical exercises
sports and games, cultural programmes etc to reduce the rising morbidity in
Kerala.
302. In the places where sidha-unani systems are in practices, there actions shall be
adopted through Ayush mission to try to make available their services.
303. A state institute to encourage the research and development in Homeopathy and a
permanent training centre to train doctors and paramedical employees shall be
established. PG courses in various subjects, nursing and D pharm courses shall be
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304. The HOMCO which is functioning in Homeopathy medicine production sector
shall be developed as centre of Excellence. By using the land at Homeopathy
college, pharmacy college and Homeo, Medicinal plant cultivation, needed for the
production of Homeo medicines, shall be encouraged.
305. The schemes to protect the people from the stray dogs shall be revealed.

General Education
306. It is to be ensured that each student acquired the maximum, in philological and
mathematical ability to be achieved in each class. Now the continuous evaluation
has become an exercise of giving 20 % marks in final/public exam instead of
becoming a means for ensuring the student achieved a primary ability in each
stage. There shall be an action plan to rectify the situation.
307. It shall be set right the move the undermined the curriculum reforms commenced
at the time of the last LDF government. The changes in Text books and the action
plans in teaching shall scrutinize strictly.
308. Study of mother tongue shall become compulsory from preprimary level to
Higher secondary level. To improve the level of English language teaching as link
language is one of the important means to make the public education institutions
more attractive. Already there are many models for teaching English in Kerala for
achieving skill in the languages. That shall be extended.
309. The study time for the students (student-teacher interaction time) shall ensure to
200 working days (1000 hours). The issue of the reorientation of the teachersstudent ratio shall be examined.
310. The overall general structure of ITI, Poly technique, Vocational education system
shall restructure as per the need of the society in obtaining big and medium level
skill in our country and in foreign countries. Now it is on going that labour
department, general education department and technical education department
working as separate entities. This practice shall be put into a halt and instead of
this an unified scheme shall be prepared to obtain a most modern technical skill
training programme. Technical education shall be planned as per the national
norms.
311. Additional skills acquisition programme of community skill parks with the
participation of industry shall be restructured to more widening foundation (with
the participation of public sector also) at the same time it shall follow the channel
partner model approved by the skill development council. The community skill
parks under the District panchayaths shall be linked with poly technique, ITIs and
vocational Higher secondary school to hub and spoke model.
312. The attitude of the LDF towards vocational higher secondary courses is that the
socially and economically backward sections are mainly studying in them. The
facilities in these institutions shall updated suitable for those sections.
313. Now vocational students has so many hardships to enter into higher studies. By
avoiding this the relationship between vocational education and higher education
shall be strengthened. The students those who are not interested in going for
higher education shall be given better training needed to work in various jobs in
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314. The effort to link the preschool education with the primary education shall be
strengthened. The service and wage rates of the preschool teachers shall be
improved and ensured in service training. Model curriculum for preschool
education shall formulate immediately. The physical facilities of the preschool
class rooms shall make attractive and interesting.
315. Schools have to be changed as public places for finding out the skills of the
students and for maximum development of their skills as per their preference.
Action plan shall be prepared for obtaining arts, sports and work experience
education to all the students. Arrangements shall be made to give training at
various centres on each item on holidays as per the school cluster.
316. Academic monitoring shall be strengthened. Permanent monitoring committees
shall be formed by participating able and senior teachers at panchayat/ AEO/DEO
level. For this a stringent action plan also be developed. The preservice and inservice trainings of teachers shall be restructured as part of implementation of the
new curriculum
317.

An action plan shall be constituted to change the teachers as researchers in

academic level. The state shall coordinate as per the views of KCF 2007. Block,
district, education offices shall be reorganized by giving priority to the academic
supervision.

318. Administrative functions including appointment of teachers, post determination,

transfer and promotion shall be shifted to on line system. A social media platform
named class for students. (Creative, learning, assessment system for students)
shall be entrusted.
319. Existing PTA, SMC, SMDC systems shall be coordinated and then the confusion
in this systems shall be rectified. It shall be made applicable to all the recognized
schools along with public schools. Short term and long term plans needed to
change each school as centre of excellence.
320. More attention shall given to the education for the students who have to give
special consideration. Plans for the improvement of the learning in these
institution shall be revealed. For this, IEDC which is functioning under SSA and
IED-SS under education department shall be coordinated. A comprehensive
project shall be formed by connecting the functions of social welfare department,
health department, disabled persons welfare department etc. State Institute of
Mentally challenged functioning at Pangappara shall be changed as a state level
Research Institute and it shall be in the over all leadership of all these
programmes.
321. The management of centrally sponsored schemes such as sarva Siksha Abhiyan,
Rashtriya Madhayamik Siksha Abhiyan etc shall be reorganized. By making
panchayath and block level systems, this schemes shall be activised.
322. For the improvement of education at panchayath block and district level a
comprehensive master plan shall be constituted. An action plan shall form to
make available various funds to be obtained from local administration
institutions, local administration department, MP and MLA funds. At least 4% of
the state income shall spend for education.
323. Noon meal scheme in schools shall be ensured punctuality and shall be brought
out at a specific model. Nutritional food shall be given as part of this.

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324. A scheme for complete free education upto higher secondary level in a phased
manner shall be implemented. Study materials, uniform food and transport
facilities are all shall be completely free.
325. Comprehensive health and nutritional programme for the children shall be
updated. Now the responsibility of this scheme is entrusted to the headmaster of
school, it shall be entrusted to local bodies. The health and sports education shall
be changed so as to ensure the physical strength of all students.
326. The printing and distribution of study materials, Text books, hand books etc shall
be completed in a time bound manner.
327. The school system shall be reorganized as per the modern educational views.
Class rooms shall be changed to the smart class rooms. 8, 9, 10, 11 & 12 classes
shall have web based interactive video conferencing facilities.
328. School atmosphere shall be converted in to a child friendly situation. Production
of organic vegetables, waste disposal project shall be implemented with the
participation of students and also with the social support.
329. The structure and responsibilities of the supplementary institutions in the general
education sector such as SCERT, CEMAT, SIET, IT @ school have to be
redetermined. SCERT shall be changed to a autonomous institution functioning
under the supervision of internationally and nationally well known academic
experts.
330. Present condition of the IT@ school is excessively lamentable and inactive.
IT@school shall be strengthened in a manner useful to modernize the educational
sector administratively and academically by availing the services of experts in IT
sector. SIET shall be combined with IT @ school.
331. Students in fishermen and scheduled caste-scheduled tribes sectors are still in a
back ward position in studying. The reason for this is the lack of study friendly
situations in their houses. As a solution to overcome the situation the nearby
libraries or such other institutions shall be transformed to study homes. The
students shall be given special support considering the special needs of each
student.
332. A complete legislation shall be brought to solve the issues existing in the un-aided
education sector. Wage and service conditions of the teaching and non-teaching
shall be ensured to implement properly.
333. The benefits given to preprimary employees in government schools shall be given
to the preprimary staff in the aided sector also.

Higher Education
334. For ensuring the social control and the academic excellence in the self financing
institutions there would implement legal and administrative procedures.
335. In the university level it is impractical to follow the centralized syllabus or central
syllabus. University have to create the syllabus. For satisfying the local needs
these take steps to create adequate study and research programs.
336. Will thrust on the student projects for discovering and uplifting the students who
have the qualifications and abilities to knowledge production. For creating
interest to research the students would be posted in the research institutions

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during the period of their education. Besides this, there will be create combined
multi-knowledge inter-disciplinary courses. There will be thrust on the research
interests that will solve the developmental necessities of Kerala.
337. Will inspire to publish the journals on the basis of referring all the subjects from
Kerala. For this purpose, the government will interfere with the colleges and the
departments. Will provide the financial assistance also.
338. A new project is necessary to be implemented for the improvement of facilities
and academic excellence of the arts and Science colleges. A matching grant plan
to be implemented for establishing the new facilities. Will encourage these
establishments to start experimental projects and will also provide financial aids.
Establishments can take one fourth of financial assistance in terms of
establishment charge.
339. Will give training to newly recruited teachers before entering the service about
the laws concerned, study system, conducting of examination, evaluation,
admission of students, extra curricular activities etc. High level training will be
given to the teachers who are in service about study subjects and evaluation in a
period of two years. According to this education schedules of the Academy and
the staff colleges will be improved. Vacancies of university employees will be
filled.
340. Will make the centres of universities to be the centres of higher education. Give
full supports for new departments. Will upgrade the department libraries,
museums, laboratories etc to international standards. Will make each and every
universities to a higher excellence centres.
341. Will establish more higher education institutions in Kerala. Will pressurarise on
the central government to bring higher research institutes to the state. Will ensure
high standard of education to the existing institutions by providing libraries,
facilities for teachers, scholarships for students, short-term visits of eminent
personalities laboratories etc. Will rectify the present condition to suit the
institutions as secondary to STEK Will give the full autonomy to the above and
will restrict the activities of councils within the confines of co-ordination,
evaluation, taking the direction etc.
342. It is highly needed a high-level Bio-technology Research Institute for Ayurveda.
The creation of centralized Research Laboratories are very important to science
Research. Will institute this type of Research labs connected with university
centres, especially Cochin University.
343. University libraries will be upgraded into the international standard Research
centres. Old books and records will be digitalized. Will make the libraries all
important study centre for Children other than a book lending Centre. Will
improve the facilities of library to accommodate more and internet connectivity
will be given.
344. Will broaden the scholarship fund with the donations and endowments other than
government grant. Merit scholarship amount will be doubled.
345. Fellowships will be established in all the main research centres and in
autonomous departments. Fellowships will be given after detailed examination of
the projects within a definite period. The fellows selected from this process will

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also have the responsibility to participate in the development of centres they
worked.
346. Will take the initiatives to establish an international standard institution for the
purpose to co-ordinate the study and research activities in the field of arts and
knowledge and to connect the wealth of different fields of arts and knowledge.
347. Structure of University administration like syndicate, academic council, senate
and the election of members and the jurisdiction would be reexamined and make
necessary changes on the basis of strict reviews.
348. Will ensure democratic functioning and academic autonomy in the higher
education field. And will ensure the democratic rights of the students in the higher
education field.
349. Will promote the concept of college clusters all over Kerala and will remove all
the present obstacles. Will develop the clusters as instruments academic
mobilization and verification and will also convert the clusters as to ensure the
quality of colleges to the society.
350. Will make a common order with the co-ordination of distant study systems in the
universities of Kerala. Will set up an open university, if needed through
consensus.
351. Will take appropriate actions to protect the democratic rights and the freedom to
organization for students, teachers and the non-teaching staffs in the self
financing institutions. The universities through their on inspections should ensure
that there are minimum infrastructural facilities in the self financing institutions.
Necessary conditions will be stipulated to ensure that postings of teachers and
employees are with the adequate educational qualifications recommended by the
universities and central agencies. Will bring legislation to ensure the decent
service-wage benefits to the teachers and non-teachers in the self financing
institutions.
352. Will maintain the research institutes of Kerala so as to identify the development
issues of Kerala and will promote such types of research actions. Will make the
necessary corrections in the Kerala State Scientific technical Research council
and other Research Institutes through deep study.
353. The five engineering colleges of Kerala to be heightened as institutes of Technical
excellence. There will ensure the fundamental facilities with international
standards.
354. The arrears of educational loans and the actions of banks concerned are of course
creating a serious social problem. Dont pressurise for the repayment of loans
until the party gets a job. When get a job then the repayment dont be higher than
the prescribed percentage of the income. Will take the initiatives to reach that
position. Will give the subsidy to the interest.
355. Will give the financial assistance to those who com with the new ideas from
colleges and outside. Will take the initiatives to implement the new ideas that are
coming from colleges and research institutes to the public and government
sectors.

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Social security
356. All the workers in the unorganized sector would be taken into the welfare
networks. Will highten the number of members included in the welfare fund from
50 lakhs to one crore. All wage labourers including MNREGA workers
agricultural workers, different traditional industrial workers be treated as BPL and
would be included in the networks of welfare measures.
357. Will raise the minimum welfare pension to Rs.1000/- is the first year and then the
following years the amount would be enhanced. Besides this minimum pension,
There would be created a contributory pension system, there the workers
especially workers with a constant income would contribute by monthly. Will
ensure the distribution of welfare pension correctly. Will formulate a system that
ensure the welfare pensions reach the houses concerned directly. Will take steps
to expand the social security pension system.
358. Will ensure comprehensive health insurance to all the family members of the
welfare fund members. In this comprehensive health insurance there would be
included the minimum health security free those who deposit the extra premium.
The comprehensive health insurance system would be expanded and the benefits
would be enhanced and will ensure the benefits reach to the all beneficiaries, will
initiate the steps to implement the health insurance to those who only get below
Rs.1000/- as PF pension. To clear the problems faced with PF pension there
would be a strong pressure on the central government.
359. Will implement the welfare fund to meal workers. Will take steps to include the
meal workers into the confines of ESI. Will take initiatives to introduce the
insurance scheme. ESI scheme will be introduced to all those who are eligible and
will expand the scheme all over Kerala.
360. Will make the welfare fund for household workers be attractive and functionable.
361. Will implement the welfare fund to the low waged private temple employees. Will
allow the time bound grades to temple employees.
362. A package would be introduced to provide employment for those workers who
have lost their jobs including toddy-tapper workers, toddy shop workers and the
bar workers.

Child Care
363. Will utilize the legal systems and will propagate awareness programmes to stop
the atrocities and sexual abuses against children. Will formulate Jagratha Samithi
that would be included the representatives of children, parents and the local self
government.
364. Will restructure the projects like Arogyakiranam, Thaloalam, Karunya,
Ammayum Kunjum which have been implemented for the health protection of
the children in the state. Will enhance the number of womens and childrens
hospitals and will ensure the qualities of the services of that hospitals.

Housing
365. Will re-launch the EMS housing project and the MN Lakshamveedu project. For
the implementation. It will merge with central IAY housing project. For this
firstly a special project would be formulated to take the numbers of houses which

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are not completed and subsequently all houses would be completed. Will permit
to those who have no land to take land where they are interested. And will give to
those the more amount with definite percentage as help than the actual fare value
stipulated by the government. Will think the matter seriously to acquire the land
the government itself for the purpose of the construction of houses for the
landless. Will ensure housing for all by the five years as one lakh houses per year.
366. No permission to be needed to build the houses with 1000 sq feet by below 5
cents. No permit will be needed to build the houses upto 1500 sq feet with solar
panels. Will exclude the house tax for the houses upto 1000 sq feet.
367. According to the building line the houses upto 1500 sq feet which are situating at
the sea and other shores and the houses built before 2010 would be included in
the CRZ compensation. Will pressurise on the centre in the cases of regions that
are included in the central law.
368. For big housing complexes there would be planning cess. This cess amount would
be used for the building of houses for the houseless.

Public Distribution
369. The BPL limit in Kerala excluded major number of poor people from the ambit
of public distribution system. Will distribute free ration to those families included
in the AAY-BPL. Will consider the different unorganized workers and the
MNRGEA workers as BPL and will deliver the free ration to them.
370. The Ration cards were to be renewed in 2013 are not distributed till now. The
distribution of ration cards would be completed with in one year. The complaints
related with them would be completely redressed.
371. Will equip the civil supplies corporation to intervene in market for reducing the
price indexes. The Consumerfed there would be a comprehensive investigation to
catch up those who have made scams and plunders and the liabilities of
Consumerfed would be completed with one time action. Will take the actions to
intervene in markets during the festival seasons by utlising the large number of
networks of co-operative societies.
372. Will strengthen the Maveli stores. Next five years there would be no price rise
there.
373. Will formulate a complaint redressal commission as propounded by Justice
Wadva commission Report for resisting the speculation, frauds, blackmarketeering, future trading etc in the food-grains market.
374. The networks of Ration shops in Kerala are not in a condition of its existence
only through the limited ration dealings. So it will have to be modernised and
diversified so as to enhance them as a network of controlled price market. Will
intervene the state Government to rectify the irregularities and short comings that
are existed in the field of gas cylinder distribution.
375. Will create a hunger free Kerala. Will make a project to one time food supply
freely for all those who needed. Firstly it would be implemented as
experimentally at the selected areas. Will take the steps to include the private
sector also into the fold.

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376. A network of accredited hotels would be created under the control of
Kudumbasree to provide food articles at reasonable prices.

Other State Workers (Migrant workers)

377. The welfare fund for other state workers. 2010 would be revised completely and
be more attractive. Will formulate a comprehensive legislature concerned with the
other state workers, according to the frame works, implemented by the central
state statutes.
378. Will formulate a social security scheme to provide the decent housing for the
other state workers at reasonable prices. Will enter the other state workers into the
life insurance network so as R.S.B.Y is or health security right can be utilized all
over the nation.

Persons with Old Age

379. Will make special health systems of persons with old age at all levels from the
community health centres and above.
380. Will universerlise consolation serving network.
381. Will enhance the number of day homes for person with old age will ensure the
facilities of entertainment, collective action and tiffins in the day homes. Will
study comprehensively the problems relating to the persons with old age and will
intervene to solve the problems.

Transgenders
382. Will implement a transgender policy which would provide the special status for
the transgenders in the field of health, education and employment.

Persons with Differently abled

383. Will enhance the financial assistance of state government to the buds schools at
higher rate. Will enhance the salary of teachers also. Will ensure the social
consolation to all the students of autism. Will convert all eligible special schools
to aided schools. Government will provide special financial assistance to other
concerned institutions also.
384. Will restructure Kerala state physically handicapped corporation. Will allow the
district wise offices. In the same manner, the social security mission would be
restructured thoroughly. Will increase the financial assistance to orphanages.
385. Will allow the persons with differently abled to work with bunk in the KSRTC,
District hospital, Collectorate, Taluk Office, Civil Station etc.
386. Will implement completely the reservation for persons with differently abled in
the government / semi-government institutions.

Scheduled Caste Welfare

387.

Possible all steps should be taken to improve the land ownership of the
dalits. For this, available Puramboke land (Government outer land), surplus land
etc. in each region shall be distributed immediately to the almost 22000 land less
families. Atleast a dwelling for every one shall be ensured.

388.

In the schemes in which local bodies and Scheduled Caste Development

department giving financial aid for purchasing land, freedom shall be given to the

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dalit families to find out land of their choice and the place they like. The market
value of the land, they thus finding out with in the reach of the respective local
body, shall be given to them as financial aid.
389.

If there any student in the existing houses then financial aid shall be given to
construct a new room in that house as study room for the student.

390.

In each dwelling centre necessary minimum basic facilities shall be

determined. Besides this recognising the speciality of each region avoiding water
logged places needs additional facilities; that also shall be determined. A special
programme shall be prepared as a package to make available within the next five
years in the entire dwelling areas.

391.

By considering the fact that failure and drop out rate in studying among the
dalit students is larger, facilities shall be arranged to give continuous special
training within schools, itself for the students backward in study for solving the
issue. Besides, wherever more than 25 dalit families are dwelling, study home
scheme to study in a family atmosphere shall be originated.

392.

Pre-metric and post metric hostels for dalit students shall be modernized.
Besides, bettering food and accommodation, computer lab in hostels and internet
facility in rooms also shall be ensured. In the case of post metric hostels tutors
shall be posted at rate of one for every 20 students for helping their study. District
Panchayath shall be entrusted the responsibility of this. District Panchayath shall
make necessary rectifications after evaluating the function once in a period of
three months by appointing a social audit committee.

393.

Class rooms with the facility of multimedia, play ground, nutritional food
etc. shall be ensured in the Model Residential Schools for the dalit students. High
School level onwards, students shall make available their own computer. School
management committee shall be formed for functioning of the Model Residential
Schools.

394.

Financial aid for studying given to dalit students shall be increased at the rate
of Primary, Upper Primary students get Rs. 750 per month and High SchoolHigher Secondary School level students get Rs. 1000 per month. Considering cost
of living this amount shall be renewed in every three years period. Students in the
Graduate and Post Graduate level shall given a stipend of atleast Rs. 3000 for
residing at the College Hostel. For College students computers shall be given.

395.

Special finishing schools shall be commenced for the dalit professional

students who are discontinuing their studies due to failure.

396.

Free Laptop shall be given to the dalit-adivasi students studying in

professional colleges. The same benefits shall be given to other clever students
also studying in Universities.

397.

Entire dalit families, except those who are working in the organised sector,
shall be treated as BPL and ration and other benefits shall be given to them.

398.

Guidelines for the special component scheme for dalits shall be updated by
evaluating on the basis of previous experiences of the past one and a half decade.

399.

As for the local self governments, steps shall be adopted to bring out each
dalit family in their concerned locality giving special consideration in family
based position in the planning and implementation of dalit development projects.

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Special Gramasabhas of dalits shall be held once in a year in Panchayath/
Municipal level for planning dalit development projects.
400.

Special courts shall be established in all the districts to handle the cases
under atrocities against Scheduled Caste-Scheduled tribes.

401.

Special economic package shall be implemented to begin new industrial

enterprises for the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe industrial entrepreneurs.
Schemes shall be prepared to begin Scheduled Caste-Scheduled Tribe start ups in
all districts.

Scheduled Tribe Development

402.

Cluster of three to four settlements will be formed to include basic

infrastructure of habitats. Roads to settlements the drinking water, electricity,
solar facilities, anganwadies, housing, study house, soil conservation methods etc
will be ensured for these clusters.

403.

As implemented in Attapadi, Tribal houses will not consent in any type

design, instead the needs of each house hold will be taken care of.

404.

The in inalienable right of the tribals in the land will be protected and safety
of these people will be insured. Steps will be taken to give at least one acre of
land to each of the tribal families. The LSGI will give permission to cultivate
barren lands identified by the panchayaths. The plantation land with out any valid
lease agreement with government will be used for the cultivation by the tribals.

405.

To ensure food security and nutritious food, land owned by tribals will be
used to raise various grains and vegetables etc.

406.

The tribal youths will be made members of the labour army and will be
imparted skill training in handling agricultural machineries. All the social Welfare
pensions will be distributed to the tribals. Ration cards will be given to all the
tribals.

407. Those dropped out tribal students will be admitted for special trainings through
social rehabilitation boarding centers to facilitate to complete the studies. Finishing
school programme for two to three months will also be implemented through these
centers.
408 Forest produce collection and distribution centers will be formed to collect forest
items scientifically. and market the same in tribal concentrated areas.
409 Better hostel facilities, food, recreation and instructional facilities will be ensured
for every tribal residential schools. Computer labs, internet facilities science lab
and auxiliary facilities, extra curricular activities will also be ensured. The number
of teachers and tutors will be enhanced to reduce the student - teacher ratio. Those
tribal teachers will be given priority in appointment to their home stations.
410 The learning ability of tribals students of the model school and hostels will be
assessed in each class and remedial teaching will be done to rectify the shortages.
Special teachers will be appointed for this purpose in proportion to the number of
students.
411 For those day scholars, study homes will be setup in every settlements with the
help of Local Self Government Institutions. A well trained facilitator with

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reasonable wages will be appointed to monitor this scheme . Breakfast and dinner
will be provided for the students at the study homes.
412 A good building, learning materials, nutritious food and internet facilities will be
ensured for the pre-metric hostels of tribal students.
413 Periodical monthly health checkups will be ensured for every settlements. For
those who need special attention will be given through nearby anganwadies and
periodical distribution of Iron tablets will be ensured.
414.

Basic infrastructure facilities of tribal colonies will be implemented. Facilities of

the health centre in tribal areas will be enhanced. More doctors paramedical staff
will be appointed.

415. Edible oil, grain, raggi, cereals etc. will be included in the ration kits in addition to
rice and this will be distributed through ration shops. Biometric cards for
distribution of ration will be implemented. Adolescent girls below 18 years,
pregnant mothers, lactating mothers old aged people above 60 years, children
below 6 years will be provided with supplementary nutritious food and delivered to
their homes.
416. More powers will be given to the settlements. Decisions with respect to settlement.
will be maid mandatory in the Local Self Government Institutions. The settlements
will be given authority to conduct social audit of every development activity
carried out in the settlements. An executive committee will be formed for the
settlements. And members of the executive committees of settlements will become
the tribal Gramasabha of the Panchayath.
417 Every year a status report of the position of tribals will be prepared by the State
Government. The progress of the plan expenditure its physical achievements and
weaknesses will be reviewed in the report. The expenditure with respect to each
block will be also given. This report will be placed for social audit before the
Adivasi organizations, community base organizations, political parties and
representatives of oorushba.

Dalit Christians
418 The means to extend help from the Government to the dalit Christians are through
the converted Christians Development Corporation. The present function of this
corporation is deplorable. Steps will be taken to improve its functioning.
419 The educational benefits available to the SC Student will be extended to the Dalit
Christians also. The non plan fund earmarked for the educational benefits of dalit
Christian will be doubled to disburse the benefits.
420 As in the case of scheduled caste families, the
extended to the Dalit Christians as well.

loan waiver scheme will be

Backward Class Welfare

421 More funds will be placed for the Backward classes Development Corporation.
The educational assistance according to Kumarapillai commission will be
enhanced. Steps will be taken to address the problems of Tulu Christians of
Kasaragod. Back ward classes Development Department will be strengthened.

Minority Welfare

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422

The Paloli committee report drafted according to Justice Sachaar Committee

report will be implemented. Permanent grant will be sanctioned to Hajj
committee. The assistance to Waqf board will be enhanced.

Forward Communities Development Corporation

423 Those temples which are not under the control of the Devaswom boards will be
given assistance for modernization. Reasonable wages will be given to the priests
of those temples. Action will be taken to protect the economically backward people
of the forward communities and necessary funds will be earmarked for this.

Gender and Development

424. A separate department will be formed for women. In addition to the schemes
coming under the department, gender audit and co-ordination of all women
development schemes of other departments will be entrusted to this ministry.
425. The women employment ratio from the current level 15% will be enhanced to 18
%. To facilitate this skill development schemes and employment incentives and
concurrent monitoring will be put in place. Project will be taken up to generate
employment outside traditional industries under women component plan.
426. The housing and land to the landless will be given in the name of women
beneficiaries or to joint holders with women.
427. The welfare scheme of home based women workers will be extended to cover
more beneficiaries. The services of home nurses are become more organized now.
Such a system should be evolved for home based workers also.
428. For those women going abroad employment will be registered and constant
contact with them will be established through a proper mechanism.
429. The employers will be made mandatory to provide good toilets, resting places,
crches, travel support, proper working time, safety measures, and anti-sexual
harassment committees. Gender auditing will be conducted to make the
government office women friendly and concurrent monitoring for implementing
the suggestions of this audit.
430. The hospitals be made women friendly and labour rooms will be modernised.
Safety and privacy will be maintained in labour rooms.
431. Gender auditing and gender budgeting will be re-introduced in the state budget .
10% of the allocation will be earmarked for special projects for women in the
budget. A separate statement will be included in the budget speech regarding this.
432. Protection of children from sexual offices Act (2012), Protection of women
against domestic violence act (2005), prevention of sexual abuse at work places act
(2013)etc will be implemented in letter and sprit to reduce the atrocities against
women local governments will be entrusted to implement women Friendly y
projects.
433. Stay homes modern rehabilitation centres for women will be started. More short
stay home will be established with the help of voluntary organizations.
434. The functioning of the state women commission will be reviewed in the light of
views of the past chairpersons and measures will be taken to improve its

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functioning. The relationship with Jagratha samithi and the commission will be
strengthened.
435. The concept of Gender park for the overall development of women will be
reoriented. The Gender park will be facilitated to impart skill development,
employment training and lively hood activities.
436. A permanent Legal Gender training centre will be established. Judicial officers,
Councilors, Protection Officers, Advocates, registered with Legal Services
Authority, Para Legal Volunteers will be trained. Law will be enacted to prohibit
harassment in public places. The number of women constables will be enhanced.
A act to ensure right over the marital property will be passed.
437. A centre of excellence will be established for women study and counseling
438. A special scheme will be started to protect the poor widows.

Kudumbasree
439. Kudumbasree will be designated as the official neighborhoods of the State
Government for giving financial assistance. The number of existing membership
of 50% of the families will be increased to 75% . Kudumbasree will be designated
as the common fora for implementing the Central /States/and Local Government
anti-poverty programs. The allocation for last 2 years was only rupees 50 core /
year. This will be enhanced to rupees 150 cores.
440. The Loans for Kudumbasree will be given from banks at an interest rate of 4 %.
The subsidy for the reduced interest rate will be given to the Banks by the State
Government.
441. The arrear in revolving fund, subsidy for group farming, assistants for Ashraya
beneficiaries and assistance for micro express will be disbursed immediately .
442. The corruption in Kudumbasree activates will be investigated comprehensively
and punishment will be given to those culprits. Those officers who were not
women friendly in their discharge of duties will be retrenched. The mission will be
reorganized in a transparent way by taking in to account of their experience as
well.
443.

Those who are in debt trap due to the activities of self employment schemes will
be helped to come out of it. Necessary modification will be made in the
organization and activities of self employment projects to rectify the defects.

444. Market will be ensured by the Government for the products of Kudumbasree.
Branded stores will be started in every Panchyath and cities. Priority will be given
by the Civil supplies Corporation for Kudumbasree products.
445. Aasraya project will cover more beneficiaries. Total social security will be ensured
for the whole family under this project.

Co-operative Sector
446. A state level co-operative bank will be formed by integrating the District and
State Co-operative Banks.
447. Comprehensive plans for agriculture development will be formulated in cooperation with local self government institutions. Loans to the tune of 70% will be
disbursed in agriculture sector. Agricultural producer companies and agriculture

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entrepreneurs will be supported with liberal loans. Byelaws will be amended to
disburse the loans for the allied activities of agriculture.
448 The surplus funds of the co-operative sector will be placed for taking up social
development programmes conceived either at district/state level Local Self
Government Institutions. As the funds used for EMS housing scheme, the excess
funds will be utilized for the infrastructure development activities.
449 A committee will be formed at the Panchayat level to extend short term loans for
the paddy and horticulture activities and to provide marketing facility . President
of the primary co-operative bank ,secretary of the bank ,agriculture officer,
panchayat president and secretary etc .will be members of the committee.
450 The state co-operative banks where the accumulated loss exceeds its own fund
will be replenished by enhancing the state governments share capital. The bad
debts with the banks will be rephased to standard loans.
451 Core banking network will be put in place by networking the co-operative banks of
the state. The cheque books and signatures will be examined through online and
money will be transferred through this network.
452. To put an end to the blade mafia, co-operative sector will be strengthened and
Kudumbasree will be entrusted for establishing distribution and collection net
work.

Youth Welfare
453

The youth co-ordination councils established in the local self-government

institutions, youth co-ordinators and youth centres will be strengthened. Youth coordination councils at the district level will be formed for ensuring youth
participation in development. The activities of youth welfare board will be made
effective.

454

The activities of sports council and youth welfare board will be streamlined. A
mechanism will be formed to co-ordinate labour department, education
department, culture department and social justice department of the state
government. The Kerala Youth Forum will be restructured as the largest gathering
of youth in the state.

455 The Employment exchange will be restructured from the very bottom to top. The
Employment exchange will be made a very strong organ to co ordinate all the
employment and educational opportunities including those in private sector as
well.
456 The undeclared ban on appointment will be withdrawn. Reducing the staff
strength will be discontinued. Appointment orders for those received advice
memos will be ensured within 90 days. The vacancies will be reported to PSC
within 10 days of the occurrence of the vacancy.

Democratic Decentralization
457. Peoples participation and transparency which was absent in the democratic
decentralization will be reintroduced. To facilitate legal sanction for peoples
participation and transparency law will be amended . Gramasabhas will be made
effective . The Residents Associations, Kudumbasree Ayalkoottoms, men self
help groups will be made the subsidiary organizations of Gramasabha. The

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agenda of the Gramasabha meeting will be circulated to the sub organizations
prior to the meeting.
458. To co-ordinate and improve various tiers of the Local Self Government, it
should be governed under one department. The Panchayath, urban development,
rural development will be placed under one ministry, one Secretary and common
cadre.
459. The parallel bodies in the area of urban local bodies like development authorities
are against the sprit of decentralization and local administration. Most of such
parallel organizations will be withdrawn
460. The right to information, right to services and citizens charter etc will be
implemented earnestly. People centred administration will be delivered through
local self government institutions.
461. Decentralized training organizations will be formed at district and regional levels
and effective training will be planned in this sector . The training curriculum for
the local self government institutions and various departmental training curriculum
will be rationalized.
462. ISO Certification will be ensured for the Local Self Government institution offices
in a time bound manner.
463. The Act for formulating the District plan will be withdrawn. The guide lines issued
by the town and country planning for formulating district plan is against the sprit
of decentralization and this will be rectified .
464. District planning committee will be strengthened. The District Collector who is
made the appeal authority on the plan disputes will be replaced. The authority to
formulate district plan will be vested with district planning committee. A authority
to verify and accord sanction to project document of the Local Self Government
will be vested with District Planning Committees.
465. Maximum ceiling will be imposed for spending in road and infrastructure sector
and minimum ceiling will be given for the productive sector.
466. In addition to the State budget share to the Local Governments, they will be given
freedom to mobilizes additional resources through own funds are other sources.
In certain instances Government will give guaranty for the Local Self Government
Institutions to avail themselves of loans.
467. The disbursal of grant in aid to the Local Self Government Institutions in twelve
equal installments will be restored.
468. Comprehensive water shed development plans integrating soil, water and biomass
will be implemented.
469. Agricultural labour armies of those youth who are willing to work in the area of
agriculture and handles agricultural industrial implements will be formed.
Permanent income as well as social welfare measures will be extended to the
members. They will be made part of service centre to deliver all technical services
related to agriculture.
470. A mass peoples campaign on the basics of plan implementation will be organized.
All the programs of various sector will be made part of the campaign. Mainly
water management, Jaivakrishi, employment guaranty will be the main theme of

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this peoples campaign. The environment and commitment created through this
campaign will place decentralization to a new height.

Welfare of Non-resident Keralites

471 Assistance to those who seeks employment abroad will be disbursed.
Discrimination in charging higher airfare etc will be taken up with Govt. of India
and earnest efforts will be taken to rectify the same. An Aviation Company of the
state will be formed. Measures will be taken to bring out a comprehensive welfare
and incentive programmes for the migration.
472 The state govt. will inform the potential employment seekers about the
appointments. Finishing schools, loans to the migrating people etc. will be made
available by the State govt.
473 A detailed data bank will be prepared for the non-resident people. Those permanent
residents of the foreign countries especially the western countries will be provided
with measures to learn Malayalam and familiarize our cultural values. The
activities of Malayalam mission for teaching the Malayalam language will be
extended .
474. Global meets of regional nature of non resident malayalees organizations and
interactions will be held in every year.
475. A scheme will be launched to help and support those non-residents who were laid
up due to illness, those who were retrenched from employment etc. in coordination with non resident organizations. In those countries were the malayalee
population is higher, an officer will be posted to look after this scheme. The delay
in transporting the dead bodies to the home land will be addressed. A panel of
advocates will be formed to give legal support to those jailed, those involved with
cases and to those who were denied these legitimate rights.
476 Facility will be provided to those who returned from the foreign countries to
register in advance with NORKA and to discuss their problems. Those who returns
prior to their employment period abroad will be rehabilitated through special
mechanism.
477 Appropriate schemes will be formed to attract the experience and savings of the
non-residents for development sector.
478.Kerala Development fund will formed. Those who are willing to deposit in any of
government announced enterprises, will get a right for employment according to
their qualification while returns from abroad. A deposit which ensures employment
when returns from foreign employment will be very attractive.
479. In addition to the development fund, industrial ventures will be started jointly with
state government and non resident investors as in the model of INKEL
480. An agency will be formed to interact with the non resident and professional
investors before they are leaving from their employment abroad for starting their
enterprises. Special loans will be pooled for those units and single window
clearances for starting the units will be done.
481. Government will support cooperatives of non residents.

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482. A scheme will be formulated to channelise the donations from non residents for
improving the health and education instructions. For every rupee of such donation
equal amount will be given by the government for the development scheme.
483. To have warm engagement with the non resident entrepreneurs, Kerala non
residents chamber of commerce will be formed. Separate chamber will be formed
for different group of countries. Cordial relations with the Kerala chambers of
Commerce will be developed.
484. Non resident professional organizations will be formed for each foreign country.
These organizations will be linked with the research organizations and industrial
units of the state.
485. Separate wings will be formed in NORKA for those who retuned from abroad and
employed in other states in India. Separate subject desks will be formed in
NORKA for the non residents. Management of these actions will be entrusted with
professionals.
486. The activities of welfare fund will be improved. Returns for the deposits and
retirement benefits will be enhanced.
487. Budget support for the NORKA will be enhanced. A definite percentage of the
foreign Deposits to the state will be given for the welfare of non residents.
488. The institution formed by the LDF government to receive interest free deposits is
not functioning now. This institution will be rejuvenated and developed.
489. When the non residents are compelled to return to the state due to legal issues they
will be supported with liberal Loans to start self employment ventures with the
help of financial institutions.

Arts, Culture, Media

490.

Activities of Language Institute, Malayalam University and Institute of

Childrens Literature will be expanded to make up the lack of knowledge books,
childrens literature etc.

491.

The project A Book for Every Child will be implemented to instill interest in
students in public schools interest in reading Malayalam and to establish class
room libraries in order to ensure expansion of reading in society.

492.

Necessary amendments will be made in Library Act to utilize possibilities of IT

and New Media. A beginning will be made for a total reading movement on the
lines of total literacy movement to convert library into an arena to attain skill in IT
and to intervene in information exchange through it. Grant to libraries will be
increased to three times the present rate. Honorarium of Librarians will be so raised
as to lead a reasonable life. A new scheme will be formulated to digitalise rare
books in libraries.

493.

Facilities to promote arts in schools will be strengthened. Art teachers will be

appointed in government schools. The manual of school art festivals and the way
they are organised will be reformed in toto. They will be made less expensive,
decentralized, competitive character will be turned down. Schemes will be
formulated to convert schools into centres to study out on evening and holidays.

494.

Sahithya Academy will be reconstituted on the lines of Central Sahithya

Academy. Regional Literary Societies are to be given grants. Welfare programmes

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are to be initiated for writers. Translation to and from other languages has to be
facilitated. Literary festivals to be organised in Kerala different from the traditional
ones.
495.

Folklore Academy will be facilitated for formal and informal researches. An

extensive and well equipped Folklore Museum will be established. Funds will be
made available to hold music and drama festivals at important centres of Kerala.

496.

A permanent place will be set up for film festival at Trivandrum. Financial

assistance to Film Festivals will be increased. Government financial assistance will
be given to local film festivals. Permanent galleries will be formed at important
cities in the State. Financial assistance will be given to artists for painting
exhibition. Financial assistance to Kochi Binale will be continued.

497.

Government financial assistance will be given to Associations and Clubs. A

separate cell will be formed at Kerala Music Drama Academy to help them to get
help from Central Academies. Special assistance will be made available to Art
Associations to present original dramas. Documentation will be made a special
responsibility of Kerala Music-Drama Academy.

498.

Opportunity to know the original culture, history and life of Kerala will be
created. A scheme will be formulated for a cultural corridor as general sites where
common awareness is created through art, science and education.

499.
500.
501.
502.

503.

Activities of Kalamandalam will be expanded, reformed.

On the basis of new multi level perspectives about museums their chain will be
established.
Welfare fund will be made effective for local level journalists.
A common format will be made for learning courses for media activity in the
State. History and culture of the State will be included in subjects for study. The
syllabus will be reformulated with the perspective of media activity for social
work.
In the curriculum from upper primary level media literacy will be included.

504.

State government will take up expansion of basic facilities for media studies as a
commitment. For this purpose a general Achieves of all media material with
libraries, institutions, organisations and individuals at present will be created. This
will be made an arrangement for reference of student, researchers and those
interested in knowledge.

505.

Separate departments will be started in Universities for media studies. Degree

and Post Graduate courses will be organised in this field.

506.

Utilising posts of Electricity Board a Digital Kerala Network will be established.

Through this Internet connection will be made available within five years at houses
for Rs. 100, at small scale commercial institutions for Rs. 300 and at industrial
institutions for Rs. 1000. Special consideration will be given for cable operators
and rent for them will be reduced.

Malayalam and Language Technology

507.

Measures to make Malayalam the official language will be expanded.

Intervention will be made to implement e-governance in Malayalam. All rights of

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linguistic minorities will be protected. All facilities for study and use of their
language will be ensured.
508.

Measures will be taken to make Malayalam the court language on the basis of
Narendran Committee recommendation. Opportunity to write in Malayalam
examinations for employment in Kerala Medical-Engineering Entrance
examinations. Arrangement will be made to submit even research papers in
Malayalam.

509.

Study of Malayalam will be made compulsory upto degree level.

Encouragement will be given for study in Malayalam medium. From primary level
Malayalam computing will be made part of studies.

510.

Malayalam University will be made the institution to identify changes occurring

in the field of knowledge and to make interventions to bring them into Malayalam.
Activities of Malayalam University will be reoriented in such a way as to identify
comprehensively possibilities of applying and developing language and utilize
them. For this purpose all other Universities, all cultural institutions and
organisations will be linked up. Translation among Indian languages will be
encouraged to the maximum.

511.

Steps will be adopted to resist communalization of language and to modernise

use of language ensuring democratic equality on the basis of gender equality,
rejection of caste, secularism and diversity in expression.

512.

Intervention will be made to make available in Malayalam works on science,

philosophy etc. of world standard. Encouragement will be given to plurality
helping translation of works in languages in third world countries. For this purpose
a translation policy will be formulated. Steps will be taken to bring institutions like
Language Institute in this direction. Steps will be taken to bring out new research
papers in Malayalam.

513.

Steps will be taken to make Malayalam a basic language of computer and

mobile phone.

514.

For tribal languages spoken only in Kerala there is no organised protection

outside Kerala. Protection and expansion of linguistic rights of these people will be
ensured. Facilities will be made for linguistic minorities including tribals to carry
out education and other activities in their language. For these people Malayalam
will be given in place of second language.

515.

Steps will be initiated to make workers from other States in Kerala equal citizens
and to make them part of the cultural and political mobility of Kerala for which
purpose a literacy movement will be initiated to make them literate in Malayalam.

Arena of Sports
516.

Facilities will institute in a time bound manner to hold international sports

competitions. A master plan will be prepared for this.

517.

Interventions will be made to build a 200/400 meter track and connected ground
for get training in all Grama Panchayats and Municipalities.

518.

Sports hostels are functioning in schools and colleges under Kerala Sports
Council for various sports items. Amount given for their up keep will be increased
and the facilities will be upgraded to this level of SAI Sports hostels.

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519.

A extensive programme will be formulated to utilize sports arena for protection

of public health.

520.

Sports and the scientific disciplines connected with it is expanding day by day.
Arrangements will be made to effectively utilize discoveries in science disciplines
allied with sports.

521.

After Inter-university competitions a united University team will be selected and

a plan will be implemented to make them participate as a team in Inter-state
League championship competitions.

522.

A project will be implemented to fine tune the geniuses discovered in village

sports and make them professionals. Training camp will be started with the winners
in Keralotsava competitions. Plans will be formulated to give employment to
sports stars every year.

523.

Sports teams will be formed in public sector-government institutions in Kerala.

Arrangements will be made to pave the way for smooth advance by uniting sports
field in rural Kerala. For this Grama Panchayat Sports Councils which started
functioning in some Panchayats during the period of implementation of Peoples
Planning Programme.

524.

Steps will be taken to democratically reconstitute Sports Councils. The

arrangement will be converted as one having roots below district level as well.

525.

Sports clubs used to play most praise worthy activity in sports field in Kerala. A
plan to fund sports clubs will be started.

526.

Special training centres will be started aimed at Olympics in 2024. Selection of

sports persons to this project will be done from Keralotsavam, the athletic meet
organised for Universities in Kerala, School Athletic meet, State Junior Athletic
meet organised by the Association and sports persons invited for special selection.

527.

Sports act brought in the LDF government will be reintroduced after uploading
it. It will be ensured that democratic criteria are maintained in it.

528.

Present government has kept in abeyance measures to be adopted on physical

efficiency project, education curriculum and Sports Commission Report. Action
will be taken to implement proposals of Sports Commission Report.

529.

Martial arts like Kalarippayattu will be encouraged.

530.

Sports Directorate and Sports Councils exist as two entities. By rejuvenating the
democratic nature of sports council they will be converted into a single rock model
and a model for India as a whole.

531.

The present physical education curriculum (BPEd, MPEd, NIS Coaching

Diploma) will be reorganized. Steps will be taken to raise the level of learning.

532.

Measures will be adopted to bring G.V. Raja Sports School, Kannur Sports
Division and Ayyankali Sports School under Sports Council. Special intervention
will be there for educational facility for physical education students. Intervention
be made also to ensure employment to them.

533.

A long term training project will be formulated to identify geniuses by imparting

primary training to students at different levels in Kerala. An extensive sports
website will be initiated enclosing all information related to sports sector in Kerala.

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All information regarding tournaments in Kerala, coaching facilities etc. will be
made available in it.

Kerala Free from Corruption

534.

A big popular campaign will be started against corruption and inefficiency. In

order to ensure an unadulterated civil service and uncorrupt public activity
comprehensive changes will be made in Prevention of Corruption Act and Kerala
Lokayuktha Act. The present arrangement is inadequate to provide transparent and
convincing data about the assets of public workers and to throw light among the
people of their wealth in other states or countries. A Commission will be appointed
to examine all these matters and submit suggestions within three months. Vigilance
will be made an independent agency of enquiry. Suggestions for these will also be
subject of consideration by the above mentioned Commission.

535.

All permits given by UDF government in the final year 2015 allowing to fill up
paddy fields and exemptions from urban planning specifications will be subjected
for reexamination.

536.

E-tender will be made compulsory for all construction activities. E-procurement

arrangement will be implemented.

537.

Monitoring arrangement on the model of PMGSY will be made compulsory for

all construction work. All construction work will be brought into GIS platform and
photo showing progress will be made available for people to see. Social audit will
be made compulsory.

538.

All departments will prepare citizen right document on a local level. Every year
social audit will be conducted about the working of government offices on a local
level.

Law and Order and Police

539.

Will strongly intervene to improve law and order situation. Will strongly
confront communal campaigns and attempts to promote such conflicts. Strong
action will be adopted against anti-social elements like land mafia, blade mafia,
goonda gangs, liquor-drug peddling groups and sex trafficking groups and ensure
peaceful life.

540.

Law and order and crime investigation will be separated. For this separate
arrangement will be created in all police stations.

541.

Citizen Right document will be published in police stations.

542.

Janamaithri security project will be extended to all police stations. Kerala

student police cadet project will be implemented extensively. Janamaithri
arrangement will be effectively implemented with the support of Residents
Association. It will be ensured that police will behave politely with people and
violation of human rights would not take place in lock-ups.

543.

A womens battalion will be established in the State. Number of womens police

will be increased at the rate of 15 percent of total police force.

544.
545.

State Industrial Protection Force will be formed.

A police contingent will be formed specially trained at State-level to prevent
traffic accidents and control them. Possibility of corruption will be avoided by

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establishing cameras and routing traffic fine collection through electronic
arrangement.
546.

A digital petition monitoring arrangement will be implemented so that all the

public get information about action taken as complaint submitted to police.

547.

State anti-terrorist task force will be formed by unifying the commando wing,
internal security intelligence wing and internal security investigation wing. Ability
to handle cyber crime will be created in police force.

548.

Modernisation will be implemented in jails.

549.

Fire and Rescue Service will be modernised and the strength of the force will be
increased.

550.

Steps will be taken to solve problems of paramilitary sections. Will intervene to

solve issues of Home Guards.

551.

Basic facilities of courts will be increased in a time bound manner.

Liquor Policy
552.

Liquor has formed into a serious social menace in Kerala. What LDF
government will adopt is a policy helpful to reduce step by step availability and use
of liquor. There will stronger intervention from the side of government to
encourage abstinence of liquor. For this purpose a very broad popular awareness
campaign will be given shape to on the lines of literary movement. De-addiction
centres will be established. Co-operation between the committee for abstinence of
liquor and government will be strengthened.

553.

Like liquor, ganja and drugs are becoming a social evil on a wide scale. Very
stringent measures will be adopted against them.

554.

Awareness against liquor will be included in classes 8-12 in schools. The age
limit to use liquor will be raised to 23 years.

Finance
555.

State government will increase budget expenditure substantially from todays

level to 17-18 percent of State income. But States tax income will be increased at
the same rate reducing to the maximum or totally wipe out revenue deficit. Money
raised as loan will be spent for capital expenditure. Outside the budget loans on a
big scale will be availed through special development agencies and infrastructural
facilities will be expanded. What LDF government will adopt will be such a
progressive finance policy.

556.

Basic criterion to increase taxes is to do away with corruption. For this purpose a
second edition of corruption free Valayar will be implemented. Unauthorised
interventions in tax regime will be put an end to.

557.

A trade friendly policy will be followed. All cases against traders who have not
taken full registration in spite of sale expenditure exceeding of Rs. 60 lakhs will be
withdrawn and an amnesty scheme will be introduced for them. Like this
thousands of crimes of tax leakages and irregularities have been identified in CAG
reports. Examining these a one time settlement procedure will be implemented for
each such type. Social audit will be done in tax offices with co-operation of traders.
E-governance procedure which ensures transparency will be strengthened.

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558.

The software existing at present given shape to 7-8 years back has not advanced
even a bit. On the basis of experience so far a number of defects have been
identified. This software will be modified in toto. Using the extensive amount of
information available through e-governance effectively evasion of tax will be
prevented.

559.

Return scrutiny will be made complete. Assessing how many persons are
required for it, if necessary more officials will be appointed. If mistakes are
observed on preliminary examination, it is desirable that those who scrutinise do
the audit visit.

560.

Internal audit wing will be strengthened. By expanding internal audit wing

counter check will be made universal and that way tax income will be increased
substantially.

561.

A separate data mining section will be created at the headquarters screening and
examination of returns will be reviewed strictly and efficiency will be increased.

562.

It is certain that GST will be beneficial for Kerala. All stake holders will be
consulted and arrangement will be made to implement the new tax regime.

563.

The moves to slap one percent additional tax for the for producing states and to
provide in the constitutional amendment the maximum GST rates will be resisted.
The power to fix tax rates should be left to Inter-state council. A change is
necessary in the situation that no decision can be taken without the support of the
centre.

564.

Comprehensive modernisation of treasury will be implemented. Not only corebanking, the treasury will be modernised in form and content. ATM facility will be
established. Pay and pension will be through treasury savings bank account. By
that a sizeable cash balance of pay will be available for the ways and means
adjustment of the government. The scheme of sanctioning new capital expenditure
projects proportionate to mobilization of treasury deposits in various consequences
will be restored. If not specially permitted, government departments and quasigovernment agencies will have to keep their money in treasury itself.

565.

Schemes will be formulated to take loans outside budgets. The most important
of it will be the agency to modernise the main State-District roads. Public sector
institutions will be empowered to take loans for their expansion. The joint venture
for Railway development will be expanded. The housing project with the local
bodies resorting to loans will be resumed.

566.

Co-operative societies have a big surplus. Absence of the reasonable usage,

affect their financial state as well. Using this fund a special Company will be
launched for rural infrastructural development on the basis of annuity scheme.
Since it is annuity scheme it is certain that societies will get back principal and
interest regularly.

567.

Financial procedures will be simplified. Once proper schemes are prepared

before the budget and approval obtained, then there will be no intervention of
Finance department. Such projects will be particularly documented in the budget
papers themselves. There will be no obstacle to start implementing them from
April 1 onwards. Time bound studies will be done about procedures and necessary
changes will be made.

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568.

Once CAG report is presented to the Assembly, within two months the report
will be presented as to the remedial measures adopted.

569.

Once Public Accounts Committee takes its decision, Action Taken Report has to
be submitted within two months. The reports so completed will be discussed in the
Assembly. Stringent action will be taken against those officials who make lapses in
the procedure. PWD, Irrigation departments have a permanent style of making
remedial action on CAG Report irrelevant by making inordinate relay in the
procedures. Excess expenditure has to regularized in the next year. Action has to be
taken against those departments which make lapses in it.

570.

The practice of providing finances to the Panchayaths in advance in 12 monthly

installments will be resumed.

571.

It has become a regular practice to announce big schemes without any

conception of expenditure to be incurred in future. Any scheme which takes more
than a year should be sanctioned only after preparing a work expenditure plan for
five years. It will be ensured that amount necessary for implementing the scheme
in coming years will be included in future budgets.

572.

There will be a shift to outcome budget system. Not only whether amount was
expended or not in each scheme, there will be continuous verification of physical
achievements as a result of that expenditure and the consequences there on. If there
is a preparation of two years Kerala can go over to outcome budget.

573.

Gender budgeting will be resumed. A document about it will be presented in

Assembly along with budget.

574.

An environment appraisal report about previous year will also be presented to

the Assembly. At present only a review of the money expended now and a scheme
about financial future alone are presented along with budget at present. Budgets in
Kerala will be made women and environment friendly.

575.

Interest of private money lenders will be fixed as 3 percent higher than bank
interest. In order to control private lenders a flow-less and harsh registration
regime will be established. A complaint redressal forum will be established in
every district under the leadership of a judicial officer against those demand
runaway interest. This committee consisting of MP, MLA, Judicial Officers and
Police representatives will examine issues that crop up and submit a report to the
Judicial Officer.

Labour Policy
576.

Steps will be taken to make minimum daily wage Rs. 500/-

577.

Steps will be taken to raise honorarium of Anganwadi workers, Asha workers,

cooks and other scheme workers has also palliative Nurses in Panchayths. Though
UDF government had increased honorarium of Anganwadi workers, no amount
was set apart for it. This burden is thrust upon LSGIs.

578.

State government will intervene in the service-wage conditions to regulate the

working conditions and to introduce minimum wages to the workers in supermarkets, shopping malls and similar institutions.

Reservation Policy

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579.

580.

RSS is engaged in the attempt of undermining reservation that is intended to

bring up socially backward sections of people. LDF stands firm that present level
of reservation to SCs, STs and those who are educationally and socially backward.
It has to be ensured that deserving reservation benefits will accrue to each
community. Along with that the poor in forward committees have to be assured 10
percent reservation. To implement these two things, proper constitutional
amendment is necessary. LDF will strive to implement such a constitutional
amendment.
SC-ST reservation has to be extended to the private sector as well.

581.

LDF considers that the demand that Dalit Christians should get the benefit of
SCs is just. While implementing this in practice, steps must be taken to protect
fully the benefits being enjoyed by existing SCs. In this matter steps will be taken
to arrive at a consensus after discussing the matter with their organisations.

582.

Steps will be taken after examining the complaint about reservation among
Nadars in various religions.

Administrative Reforms
583.

The report of Administrative Reforms Commission with E.K. Nayanar as

Chairman will be implemented. A Supervisory Commission will be deputed to
ensure that this is completed in a time bound manner.

584.

Strict criteria will be adopted for transfer of all officials. Employees will be
redeployed on the basis of scientific review of work. Participatory Pension Scheme
will be reviewed.

585.

The recommendation of Pay Revision Commission that pay revision be made

once in 10 years will be rejected.

586.

A State Civil Service Cadre will be formed including the Secretariat. For that a
general understanding will be arrived at after discussions with all Service
Organisations.

587.

The Secretariat level in the form of Directorate system as in Central government,

a decentralized and effective arrangement will be introduced. If employees have
any difficulty in this connection it will be solved.

588.

LSGD Engineering wing will be made an integral part of LSGIs.

589.

Administrative manuals will be comprehensively reformed.

590.

It will be utilized to the maximum to make administration more transparent and

efficient. Amendment of rules will be introduced on the basis of e-governance-mgovernance.

591.

Facility will be installed to find solution to doubts and objections through

secure e-mail putting an end to the system of raising queries and sending back
memoranda. Necessary number of service centres will be arranged for people. In
these service centres, services of all government departments will be available. A
facility to overview this centre will be established and corruption will be
minimised.

592.

A PTD (Proposal to Disposal) facility will be created in the proper form. Once
an enterprise is mooted the target of 60 days for approval and 90 days for
implementation will be introduced.

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593.

Arrangement will be made to render all cases upto the district court level in
Malayalam. In order to dispose of cases quickly vacancies in judiciary will be
filled up.

594.

Outdated laws will be cancelled. Others will be updated. For this all proposals
suggested will be urgently examined and those which can be accepted policy-wise
will be implemented in a time bound manner. The Law ministry will prepare a five
year programme for this.

595.

The Civil Right Protection Act will be enacted. Marginal societies and women
will be ensured complete civil rights.

596.

There have been complaints about some cases existing at present for establishing
shrines. They will be examined and solved.

597.

Arrangement will be made to get a decision at government level within 30 days

on all complaints and issues. A committee with peoples participation will be
created to ensure a just decision and clarity if a complaint or demand is rejected.

598.

A comprehensive law will be enacted regarding rights, working conditions,

social security, preventing exploitations etc. of domestic labour.

599.

Family courts will be established in all Taluks. Environmental court/tribunal will

be established.

600.

Healthy labour relations will be developed. Stringent action will be adopted

against unhealthy trends like nokkukooli (wage for looking on, not working).
LDF government will adopt an approach against proposed amendments by Central
government to Labour laws. Trade laws will be amended ensuring labour and
income.

Conclusion
What this election manifesto envisages are schemes that can be implemented by a
State government standing firm on the side of the people, taking into consideration the
situation existing in Kerala and working within the limitations that the federal structure
of the country imposes. Work will be started by preparing a calendar to put these
schemes into practice immediately after assuming power. Every year work done will be
reviewed and discussed with people and future programme will be planned after taking
their opinions also into consideration. LDF envisages through this to achieve the goal of
we need a new Kerala, secular, corruption free and developed Kerala through this.
Everybody who loves the land is requested to ensure success of LDF candidates to put
this goal into action.

Vaikom Viswan
Convener,
LDF State Committee