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Takeaways from Kerala Budget 2025

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The budget speech was held on 7th February by the Financial Minister of Kerala K N Balagopal in the Kerala Legislative Assembly. The Economic Review report was presented in the Assembly on February 7, 2023. This is Mr Balagopal’s fifth Budget after taking over as Kerala’s Finance Minister. Budget National Budget Article  Major Announcements from the Budget Speech  GSDP rate- 2024-25 -  11.77%  GSDP- ₹ 13,11,437 crore Public Debt- ₹40,848.21 crore Revenue Deficit- 2.1% ₹750 Crore for Wayanad Relief Package Expected  growth rate Local Self-Government-  ₹ 15,980.41 crore  LSG General Purpose-  ₹ 2,577 crore Kerala Climate Resilient Agri Value Chain Modernisation Project:  ₹ 2,365 crore Removal of river sand from the Bharatapuzha, Chaliyar, and Kadalundi rivers will be resumed Six-lane highway construction to be completed by December 31, 2025 Pilgrimage tourism in Kozhenchery-  ₹ 3 crore Sabarimala Master Plan-  ₹ 1033.62crore KSEB...

News Capsule for the Week- July (11th-20th)

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  Following are the top news for the week (11-20).  Kerala  Kerala SSLC 2021 results declared. Pass percentage crosses 99%.  Kerala govt. decides to ease COVID-19 lockdown curbs due to Eid/Bakrid celebrations in the state due to public and pressure from the shopowners. Shops and shopping streets in towns/cities under Category A and B were allowed to open till 8 PM from Sunday to Wednesday.  IMA took Kerala Govt to Supreme Court for removing lockdown restrictions for Eid while Kerala reports the highest number of cases in the country. It cited the exam of cancellation of Kanwar yatra by UP govt as a precautionary measure. Kerala govt. replied back saying that only category A and B were allowed to have shops open for the same.  SC CJ asks Kerala Govt. if qualified immunity given to MLAs apply even for criminal cases. This was after Kerala Govt. tried to withdraw the Kerala Assembly Ruckus Case in 2016 . Kerala Governor Arif Muhammed Khan took a hunger strik...

Ease Of Doing Business In Kerala- A Discussion Podcast

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Greetings to all listeners and readers!! In the podcast episode, we have tried to create a unique initiative ie. have a discussion on clubhouse with the esteemed audience and later on turn it into a useful podcast for the general public.  The topic-  Ease Of Doing Business In Kerala,  has been debatable, controversial and has been in the spotlight recently with fight between the government and KiTex group.  About the Guests Special thanks to the speakers of the day who actively participated in the discussion and made it a grand success.  Abhishek  Joel  Karthik Uday  Navneet  Aswin  Noel  Hemanth  Abhinay  Fathima  Renjith  Thanks to listeners Denin Paul, Hisham Hashir and Meera for being listeners in the session.  Summary of the podcast Generally, these topics like these aren’t much available in the mainstream media, because these are believed hard to crack and don't address the basics. But, throu...

News Capsule for the Week- July (1st-10th)

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Following are the top news for the week.  Credits- PxFuel  Kerala  Kitex, the popular Garments company, decides to leave Kerala and abandon the Massive infrastructure project. The company received an official invite from Govt. of Telangana.   Kerala reports the majority of the COVID-19 cases in the country.  State's first Zika Virus case reported in Capital- Trivandrum . Over 15 cases were reported from the city limits.  Supreme Court refrains from dropping Kerala Assembly 2016 ruckus case.  India  Legendary Actor Dilip Kumar passes away.   Himachal Pradesh ex-CM Veerbhadra sing passes away.  84-year-old Tribal Activist Stan Swa my passed away this week. He was arrested with UAPA charges and kept in Jail for more than a year.  PM Modi wishes Tibet's Dalai Lama for the first time in public. This move indicates a strategic shift amidst India's rift with China.  Kappa variant of COVID-19 variant is reported in UP.  A...