ENA State 2025-10-24 18:18:49 <p><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 24 (KNN)</strong> The Kerala government has unveiled its ambitious Vision 2031 plan aimed at transforming the states industrial landscape and attracting large-scale investments. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Announced by Industries Minister P. Rajeeve in Thiruvananthapuram, the plan outlines strategies to enhance ease of doing business, promote industrial innovation, and create employment opportunities across sectors.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">A major highlight of Vision 2031 is the proposal to establish a Kerala University for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship under a public-private partnership model. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">The university will focus on aligning education with industry needs by integrating teaching, incubation, and knowledge conversion to promote entrepreneurship and skill-based training.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">The plan also includes the development of multiple industrial townships, corridors, and special investment zones. Among these, the Vizhinjam Outer Area Growth Corridor will serve as a key development hub. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">The 358-acre Kochi Global City Project is another major initiative, expected to attract international financial institutions and corporate headquarters while generating over 1.2 lakh direct and 3.6 lakh indirect jobs.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Other proposed projects include a drone and aero-defence cluster near ISROs Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre in Thiruvananthapuram, a biotech and life sciences campus, and an electronics system design and manufacturing (ESDM) park between Kozhikode and Malappuram. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">In northern Kerala, a 2,000-acre industrial corridor in Kannur-Kasaragod will focus on fintech, IT/ITES, AI, robotics, textiles, and logistics.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Additionally, the state plans to set up a mega food-processing park in Kollam, focusing on spices, coconuts, seafood, and cashew products. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Other projects include a 500-acre medical-biotech hub in Thiruvananthapuram, a 2,000-acre mega industrial city in Kottayam, arobotics and jewellery park in Thrissur, the Wayanad Coffee Park, and the Palakkad Graphene Aurora Park. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">The plan also envisions a Green Hydrogen Valley with Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram as central hubs by 2031.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Through Vision 2031, the government aims to position Kerala as a modern, technology-driven industrial destination capable of competing globally while fostering inclusive and sustainable growth.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px"><em><strong>(KNN Bureau)</strong></em></span></p> 43880 https://knnindia.co.in/news/newsdetails/state/kerala-unveils-vision-2031-to-boost-industrial-growth 2025-10-24 18:18:49 knnindia.co.in