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Kerala aims to be among top 5 investment friendly states: CM
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SME Times News Bureau | 09 Jan, 2020
Kerala aims to be counted among
the top five investment-friendly states in the country, Chief Minister
Pinarayi Vijayan said on Thursday, inaugurating the two-day investor
meet Ascend 2020 here.
Organised by the state Department of Industries, the event is showcasing around 100 projects for investors.
"Various
agencies have placed Kerala on top of their lists by various indicators
which are considered by investors when looking to invest in India.
Today, on account of these, Kerala remains among the top destinations
for investors. In a decade from now, we are working to see that
unemployment will be wiped out from the state," Vijayan said.
"We
have taken numerous steps to speed up the sanctioning of licenses for
investors, like having single window clearances and a 30-day clearances
for various licenses. We are also contemplating removing restrictions on
land holdings for those projects which have an investment of above Rs
250 crore and which provide employment to more than 1,000 people," he
said.
He also noted that laws would be rewritten to enable employers to employ women at night, provided their safety is ensured.
"Adequate subsidy will also be provides to employers for five years," he added.
The
event, however, appears to have lost its sheen, with the Congress-led
opposition UDF boycotting the event, terming it a fraud.
The
government has also drawn flak for the way the entire state was brought
to a standstill the whole of Wednesday, following the day-long
nationwide protest strike called by 10 central trade unions.
In
Kerala, ruled by the CPI-M-led Left alliance, the Bharat Bandh strike
call witnessed a total shutdown, unlike in other parts of the country.
Another
incident on Wednesday, that has shaken the state, saw the 2013 Nobel
winner Micheal Levitt and his family cancelling their houseboat ride
midway, after their boat on the famed backwaters was not allowed to
proceed by striking workers beyond the noted tourist destination of
Kumarakom.
On Thursday morning on the instructions of Vijayan,
two District Collectors went to apologise personally on behalf of the
state to the Nobel laureate for the disruption caused to the latter's
boat travel.
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