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Kerala finance minister creates history for marathon Budget speech

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 15:37:21 GMT

Kerala finance minister TM Thomas Isaac on Friday created history by delivering a marathon speech spanning 3 hours and 17 minutes while presenting the state Budget in the assembly.

KFON project to support digitization of education sector: Thomas Isaac

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 10:49:27 GMT

Finance minister Thomas Isaac said that the first phase of Kerala Fibre Optic Network (KFON), which is the mega Infrastructure project of the Government of Kerala aiming to build a high-speed, reliable and scalable fibre network across the state, will be completed in February.

Kerala to be a knowledge economy: Thomas Isaac in budget speech 2021

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 08:51:41 GMT

Finance minister Thomas Isaac, during his budget speech 2021-22, said the government focuses to make Kerala a knowledge economy.

Kerala budget 2021: Thomas Isaac hikes MSP for rubber, paddy; welfare pensions at Rs 1,600

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 08:25:23 GMT

Finance minister Thomas Isaac has hiked the minimum support price (MSP) for rubber, paddy and coconut bringing solace to farmers in the state. He also announced a hike of Rs 100 in welfare pensions, taking the eligible amount to Rs 1,600.

Kerala: Thomas Isaac presents sixth and last budget of Pinarayi Vijayan government

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 07:46:37 GMT

Kerala finance minister T M Thomas Isaac has started the last budget speech of the present LDF government. Issac started the budget speech at 9am by thanking the Covid-warriors in the state and highlighting the government’s welfare activities during the pandemic.

Kerala budget: Finance minister Thomas Isaac promises eight lakh jobs

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 07:45:08 GMT

Finance minister Thomas Isaac while presenting the LDF government's final budget on Friday said that 8 lakh job opportunities would be created in the state.

Kerala: Positive change in education, health sectors

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 05:52:11 GMT

The education and health sectors in the state have undergone tremendous changes in the past four years, the economic review report prepared by the State Planning Board noted. The schools in the state witnessed a huge infrastructure upgradation and as many as 141 higher secondary schools were made ‘centres of excellence’ using the KIIFB fund of Rs.5 crore each.

Manufacturing sector in Kerala sees steady growth

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 05:51:00 GMT

Over the past four years, there has been a steady increase in the size of state’s manufacturing sector. The share of manufacturing increased from 9.8% in 2014-15 to 12.5% in 2019-20. As per quick estimates of state’s GSVA, the sector grew at 1.5% in 2019-20, said the economic review.

Remittance via foreign exchange dealers fell by 65%: ER

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 05:49:34 GMT

There has been a drastic 65% reduction in the transfer of money to Kerala from overseas through authorized foreign exchange dealers from Jan to May in 2020. Commenting on the trend, state planning board vice-chairman VK Ramachandran said it was an indicator of the impact of Covid-19 on nonresident Keralites.

Tourism sector in Kerala suffered a loss of up to Rs 25,000 crore

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 05:47:17 GMT

Tourism is one of the sectors which has been deeply hit by the pandemic, said the economic review report. During the pandemic, the sector incurred a loss of up to Rs 25,000 crore. As a result, the government had announced a Covid-19 loss assistance scheme to support the stakeholders in the tourism industry for the revival of the sector.

Soon, an alternative legislation for farmers in Kerala

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 05:42:12 GMT

The economic review 2020 tabled in the legislative assembly on Thursday listed the adverse impact of three acts — Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act 2020; The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act 2020; and The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act 2020 — enacted by the Centre.

Thomas Isaac faces a tightrope walk in pre-poll Kerala budget

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 05:40:07 GMT

Finance minister TM Thomas Isaac – who introduced a revival plan for KIIFB and announced a Rs 25,000 crore development project under the fund as an outof-the-box idea in his first budget in 2016 – is set to wind up his innings with another major announcement that will address the unemployment issue faced by educated youth of the state.

‘Gender budgeting going strong in Kerala’

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 05:30:27 GMT

Gender budgeting, one of the core features of Kerala budget is going strong with each passing year, stated the economic review.

Kerala’s economic growth rate saw sharp fall in 2019-2020

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 05:20:52 GMT

The growth rate of Kerala economy plummeted to 3.45% in FY 2019-20, which suggests that the downward rally of state’s growth happened even before the outbreak of Covid-19. The economic review, presented in the assembly on Thursday a day before the presentation of LDF government’s last budget, illustrated the severe financial stress Kerala was bearing well before the pandemic began while also indicating grimmer challenges in future.

Pinocchio to come back in a new avatar

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 02:00:00 GMT

Nyay scheme to be focus of UDF manifesto

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 02:24:00 GMT

Govt offices to resume working on Saturdays

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 02:22:00 GMT

Judicial report indicts cops, prosecutors

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 02:20:00 GMT

Tough to check misuse of RTI, CM tells assembly

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 02:18:00 GMT

State facing a financial crisis: FM

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 02:11:00 GMT