President 7. The State Financial Committee of KN Harillal dealt with the seminar “Post-Covid Development Call and Reaction: Kerala through the lens of state budgets” organized by the Gulati Institute of Finance and Taxation on Wednesday in Thiruvananthapuram. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
Kerala should focus more on the development of infrastructure to overcome the development calls after the cooler 19, said KN Harillal, Chairman of the State Financial Commission.
He spoke of “Investing in the Future: Kerala, in the way now” on the second and last day of the seminar, “post-covid development calls and reactions: Kerala through the lens of state budgets”, organized by the Gulati Institute of Finance and Leden (Dar).
Dr. Harillal said logistics is the main area requiring Keral’s attention. Chinese progress in global trade was mainly due to the development of first -class logistics and infrastructure, such as ports and highways. Unfortunately, India lags behind the development of logistics, which is also with Kerala.
With automation, cost efficiency and natural concept, the international port of Vishinjam International Container Port is to capture up to 15% of the total Indian container operation and competing ports such as Colombo, Singapore and Jebel Ali, Sreekumar K. Nair, CEO, Vishinjam International Seaport Ltd. Rail connectivity for the port would be prepared within three years, he said.
KP Kannan, a former director, Center for Development Studies (CDS), said unemployment among educated youth is now a serious development crisis that Kerala is facing. The percentage of unemployment in women is higher compared to men. Kerala must solve this urgent problem very seriously, he said.
Former Gift Director D. Narayanan said that a decline in capital expenditure Kerala is a matter of serious concern. State capital expenditures during 2021-22 amounted to £ 17,000, which dropped to 15,500 GBP during 2024-25, he said.
The leading economists and planning experts dealt with a seminar in two days.
Published – 6. August 2025 20:50
