Largest Producer Of Rubber In India
Highest literacy rate in India Kerala is a highly advanced society and scores high on human development indicators with the highest literacy rate highest life expectancy, lowest population growth and the highest ratio of females to males in India.
Kerala is one of the most scenic and popular tourist destinations in India. It is also famous for its special ayurvedic therapies and its backwaters. Kerala also leads other states in Industrial development and per capita income.
Kerala Is a major exporter of coir, spices, marine products, cashew, coffee, and pickles. Two thirds of the state's export income comes from food processing industry. With a coastline of nearly 590 km, Kerala has a major port at Kochi (with a cruise terminal) and 16 smaller ports along the coast. The state s very close to global maritimerade route passing through the Indian Ocean region with Kochi International Container Trans shipment Terminal (ICT) at Vallarpadam, which is India's first ICT. The state also has four international airports in Kochi, Calicut, Thiruvananthapuram and Kannur.
A public-private partnership (PPP) is a project delivery model whereby private entities undertake large-scale engineering and construction projects, often on works with defined objectives and criteria under the supervision of a government agency for mutual benefit.
BOOT (build, own, operate, transfer) is a project that transfers the risk and responsibility for the design, construction and operation of a large public infrastructure to private developers.