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Malayalee Council dream to revive the Keralite socio-economic
stature by the following means: Utilization
of excess NRI funds effectively. Non Resident Keralites
are transferring more than Rs. 3,200 crores to Kerala
per month, but the main portion of this fund, due to lack
of suitable and reliable opportunities for investment
in Kerala, is being utilized by the North Indian companies.
Grounds to be prepared to invest this excess financial
potential in lucrative industries and government projects
in Kerala, and thus creating employment for the unemployed
including the returned non-residents.
Open
up all inactive factories in the co-operative sector formed
by the previous employees. The factories, in which the
current production is not economically and environmentally
viable, shift the production to feasible lines.
Production and distribution of Electricity at economic
rate for the companies, homes and business houses. Complete
the half completed electric projects; start new ecological
friendly hydro-electric projects with NRI financial aids.
Solar energy and wind energy to be tapped adequately.
Prepare Special Industrial zone enforced by investor friendly
regulations in all districts of Kerala with land, electricity,
water, and transportation facilities at affordable rates
to industrialists having adequate resources and ensure
that the relevant industry is set up.
Invite Manufacturers to start manufacturing units or franchisees
in Kerala for the consumer products of high demand which
is now brought from North India.
Tourism development in Kerala with the help of Non-Resident-Keralites-Network
(NRKN) across the globe. Change Kerala into a state with
tourism friendly ecology with necessary infra structure
including comfort stations all along the main roads and
tourism resorts along with education and strict guidance
to the public vehicle drivers.
IT centers in all district capitals with support from
Microsoft and with direct access to the Silicon Valley
in USA, Cyber cities in Europe, Software canters in the
Far East and Computer Satellite cities in the Middle East
with direct in and out-sourcing facilities.
Start cluster factories for manufacturing computer accessories,
Telecommunication equipments, Electronic products, toys
and other products in demand.
Utilize
the maximum farming potential of Kerala scientifically.
The Coconut trees ideally can be instituted as the strong
potential back bone of the financial stature of Kerala.
But today, the coconut farming and tapping has been manipulated
and monopolized for the benefit of a mere 40,000 personals
( including toddy-tappers ) in the industry and leave
the vast majority of coconut farmers helpless and poverty
stricken by creating unscrupulous excise rules. The health
department who imprison and impose huge penalty even to
those who mix water with milk, ignore the heavy adulteration,
and poisoning in the excise industry especially toddy.
Form Co-operative societies of the farmers especially
coconut farmers in all villages of Kerala and scientifically
produce Coconut Organic Juice from the trees. Today an
average coconut tree yields 4 liters of Coconut Organic
Juice per day and can be sold at an wholesale market rate
of Rs. 30/ liter and thus an average coconut tree yields
Coconut Organic Juice worth Rs. 3600/ per month. But the
coconut farmers, who nurtured, fertilize and irrigate
the trees are paid just Rs. 120/ - 180/- per tree for
tapping per month.
Educate the coconut farmers to utilize the maximum potential
offered by the Coconut tree. As per the Directorate of
Economics and Statistics, Thiruvanandapuram (2002-2003),
there are 15.73 crores of coconut trees grown in Kerala,
but due to monopolization of this industry, only 2.5 lakh
coconut trees are currently tapped for toddy, making a
gross financial income of Rs. 60.75 crores per month and
giving employment to just 40,000 persons including the
toddy tappers. There are 1.2 Million families surviving
on coconut trees and they just live up on the matured
and tender coconuts yielding just Rs.26/ per tree per
month and are deprived of the vast financial potential
of the coconut yields which is an average of Rs. 3600/
per tree per month.
Shift maximum number of coconut trees to produce Coconut
Organic Juice and other value added coconut products.
It is calculated that currently 4.5 crores of coconut
trees (less than 30%) can ideally used for producing Coconut
Organic Juice (2.25 crores for six months each) and 4.2
Million families (approx. 1.75 crores people) can substantially
depend just on this crop alone. Then the income from this
crop alone will be more than Rs. 8,100/ crores per month
in Kerala, distributed among the average and below average
families, with an average additional gross income of Rs.
19,000/- per month per family. The tax revenue to the
Kerala Government from this sector alone would be more
than Rs. 324 crores per month. The much acclaimed Rubber
tree is yielding an average income of Rs. 165/ only per
month per tree, whereas the average coconut tree is yielding
a profit of Rs. 3,600/.
Develop chain factories (if needed product-wise factories)
in all villages of Kerala to process and pack Coconut
Organic Juice, Coconut Vinegar, Coconut Jam, Coconut Virgin
Oil, Coconut Chocolates, Nata dé Coco, Coconut
Sport, Coconut Gel, Coconut Halwa and other value added
products based on coconut.
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Setup new generation chain outlets for Coconut Organic
Juice instead of conventional toddy shops, all over Kerala
and other parts of India to market the Coconut Organic
Juice in cans, bottles, tetra packs and plastic pouches
to fruitfully replace the current synthetic soft drinks.
Fermented Toddy also should be marketed by more hygienic
and modern sales outlets through out Kerala and other
parts of India. Coconut vinegar, Coconut jam, Coconut
chocolates, coconut oil, Nata dé Coco, Coconut
sport, Coconut Gel, Coconut Halwa and other coconut value
added products can be marketed using this chain outlet.
Arrange to export, distribute and market the Coconut Products
using modern transportation and marketing techniques.
The canned and bottled Coconut Organic Juice can easily
replace the globally famous soft drinks as the modern
world is after the natural and organic products. Fermented
Toddy, to great extends, can replace alcoholic beer as
the organic beer in the world markets, if supplied in
popular branded cans and bottles. Coconut fenny, the arrack
distilled from fermented toddy can to great extend, replace
the foreign liquors in Kerala. The coconut vinegar is
much preferred to synthetic acetic acid. Many of these
products can be exported and marketed using the NRK network
world-wide making tremendous employment opportunities
for Keralites living abroad too.
Amend the old Travancore excise rules of the year 1955
(even as per this prevailing excise rule, the farmers
can tap themselves, to the maximum of 5 coconut trees.
This rule also is being suppressed by the vested interested
lobbies). The Kerala financial set up can, to great extend,
rely on the reliable coconut farming and industry. As
the Keralites below poverty line also own at least a plot
of 10 cents, with more than 6 coconut trees, the decentralization
and modernization of the coconut industry including tapping
Neera, would make a drastic change in the Keralite economic
scenario with no poverty and unemployment. The complaint
that reducing the coconuts seeds to Neera would deprive
the coir industry out of raw material is irreverent, as
the studies reveal that only 35% of the available coconut
fiber in Kerala, is currently used for coir industry.
More over only less than 30% of the whole coconut trees
in Kerala is calculated to tap Neera and toddy.
Start
new training institutes to train to offer technical knowledge
required for various types of farming, horticulture, Ayurvedic
produces and forestation.
Organize financial and technical support along with adequate
machinery to all types of farmers in Kerala so that no
land lies vacant in the state. If required, the farmers’
co-operative societies can take up the vacant land on
profit share basis with the land owners. Help the coconut
farmers to replace the deceased coconut trees with high
yielding new varieties.
Re-forestation
with high yielding trees like sandal, Oud, teak, rose-wood
along with Ayurvedic medicinal trees and herbs. Dress
both sides of National Highways, state roads and outskirts
of schools, colleges and public places with suitable trees
like tamarind, eucalyptus or banyan trees.
Development of horticulture societies, to farm, collects,
and processes the flowers to make flower essence and perfumes
to be exported thru the member exporters and NRI importers.
Grow value added flower plants like Orchid, anthurium,
varieties of roses, jasmine etc, in large scale to be
fresh-exported and marketed thru Alasmar Flower Auctioneers
at Amsterdam, the largest flower traders in the world,
in addition to the marketing net work formed by the NRKs
globally.
Setup
co-operative Farm Societies with the co-operation of businessmen,
NRKs, farmers and the unemployed as members so as to collect
the agricultural produces, to manufacture value added
products like Spice Products, Oleoresins, Spice extracts,
Spice Oils, Grain bran & Oil Seed Cakes, Rice &
Grain products, Tapioca products, Vegetable & Fruit
Preservatives, Cashews & Nuts, Coconut products, Vanilla
extracts, Natural Perfumes, Flower Extracts, Rubber products,
Silks, Loomed Textiles & Ready-made garments, Carved
Furniture, Handicrafts, Leather goods etc. which have
good scope in the world market.
Set
up new generation factories for Computer Hardware &
Software, Home appliances, Pipes & Bathroom fittings,
Lights and Lightings, Industrial Supplies, Minerals and
Metals, Office Supplies, Automobile parts, Rear earth
Products, Telecommunication products, Gifts & Crafts,
Toys, etc. etc., which be fruitfully exported to tie up
with the Chinese potential.
Start chain super markets and Ayurvedic treatment centers
in all major cities of the world with branded quality
products in spices, Ayurvedic products and organic food
products, Neera, toddy, coconut vinegar along with other
products of Kerala.
Form medicinal farming societies to farm Ayurvedic and
medicinal plants in tie ups with leading Ayurvedic organizations
of India. Setup units to manufacture suitable Ayurvedic
products and service centers.
Set
up manufacturing units to extract organic Fuel from Getrofa
plants, tapioca, coconut organic juice, Suar cane juice
and other suitable organic products like in brazil to
transform the end products into ethanol that is bio-diesel.
Set up units to process Vegetable oils especially coconut
oil to be used in the vehicle oil engines. Diversified
commercial farming to be encouraged with financial and
technical supports along with buy back arrangements.
Incorporate
the young generation of college students to engage in
reforestation, beautification of the towns, cleanliness
of roads, hospitals and public facilities including mosquito
eradication and such activities in social welfare to be
supported with grace marks according to participation.
Set up professional colleges and technical institutes
to utilize the current employment opportunities world-wide,
in the fields of IT, Paramedical and other service sectors.
Prepare
grounds for the repatriation of Non-resident Keralites
who really want to return to Kerala. There are millions
of Keralites who are forced to stay away from their family
and spouse because they are incapable of paying back their
debts at the home town. Still there are many who have
no financial setup to meet the day-to-day expenses, if
at home.
Facilitate economic air and sea transportation, if required
by establishing own airlines and liners, so that more
and more tourists can visit God’s Own Land, facilitate
more overseas businesmen to come and invest in our country
and the Non resident Keralites can visit their beloved
ones more frequently and economically.
A
completely transparent and corruption-free government.
The Government offices also to be run in a most transparent
mode to give prompt, maximum and timely service to the
general public. The bureaucracy including the police to
be framed as the ideal instrument for the development
of the state with zero level bribery and corruption.
A
government forbidding all kinds of human rights violations.
The destruction of even the private property is a national
loss. Obstructing the activities of the public or the
state is a financial crime. Those who enforce Bandhs or
Hartals in any form, paralyzing the public life should
compensate the private and National losses.
Restriction to fund-raising from the public.Regular
monitoring of the income and expenses of public servants,
both political and bureaucratic.
An audited balance sheet of the previous year based on
the previous Kerala Budget to be presented in the Assembly
before presentation of new Budget for the new fiscal year.
Those, including the government machinery who fails to
accomplish the budgetary aspirations every year to be
held responsible and compensated.
Set up NRI bank net work for NRI money transfer and NRI
Investment giving employment mainly to the depositors
or their dependants and to use the fund for the development
within Kerala giving dividend to the investors from the
profit of the projects.
Maximum
utility of Globalization in importing latest Machineries,
Modern techniques and know-how to boost the farming and
eco-friendly industrialization in Kerala and to export
the end products along with services overseas. Utilizing
the Globalization favorably to find more business and
employment opportunities globally has become mandative,
as the entire world is fast shrinking to a tiny global
village; and any population dissociating with it, is detaching
itself from modern amenities for its citizens, which is
a violation to the fundamental rights of all human beings
to live a decent, comfortable and progressive life.
Politics
must aim the welfare of the Nation; and the power is only
an instrument for !!
GOD BLESS INDIA!!
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