w�N^Sm7�Ȏ��7r�4 �+vg�~c���2Z* Although the intellectual roots of the Kerala model of development may be traced to modernisation theory, its programmatic content and ideological basis, and the human and physical resources to carry out the project, were indigenously developed and mobilised. In addition, Kerala has large budget deficits. <> In termes of development infrastructure like transport, telephone line banking system Kerala made the leading place among Indian states. It shifted house and land ownership to poor families. Mapping Kerala Model of Development - Nandeesha . • Behind Kerala’s relative success were robust public institutions, the legacy of the “Kerala model… Kerala, a small state in South India, has been celebrated as a development model by scholars across the world for its exemplary achievements in human development and poverty reduction despite relatively low GDP growth. On the economic front too, there has been great achievements in laying out transport and communication, banking system. Seven or eight years ago, the norm was three children and we thought we were doing pretty well. Service sector was the fastest growing sector in Kerala economy. Unemployment rate among the educated persons above fifteen years was much higher than the rate for the general population in this age group. stream It came down further to 30.6 percent in 1997-98 and still dropping down (Pillai N. India 05 p. 28 -31). Unemployment is very high. Population is too under control in Kerala. endobj (Sakhi women resource centre, The situation of women in the state: the gender paradox). The annual remittances from the emigrants increased from Rs.13, 652 crores in 1999 to Rs.18, 465 crores in 2003 and still reasing. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2103.html. The health clinics provide cheap health care for children, programs for mothers like breast-feeding, and a state-supported nutrition program for pregnant and new mothers. *You can also browse our support articles here >. Covid-19 has punctured an embarrassing hole in the so-called ‘Gujarat model’ of development whereas Kerala’s development experience continues to impress the world. The increasing unemployment of the educated rises the question if is any point in government spending more funds on education, which leads only to higher unemployment. Kerala, actually stands out because it has low per capita income and yet has a high human development and it figures higher on the social indicators list. That social development becomes un- sustainable with out economic growth, and over time can limits whatever further improvements may be possible. %PDF-1.2 Furthermore 96 percent of the population is served by an upper primary school within a travel distance of 3 kilometres and one-fourth by a secondary school within 2 kilometers. Gujarat is a Top 5 economy in India, with a GSDP of Rs. According to K, C.Zachariah “Migration has provided the single most dynamic factor in the other wise dismal scenario of Kerala in the last quarter of the 20th Century. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. Initiatives to bring up knowledge institutions like in Kerala was under the active consideration of the Assam Government, he told reporters here. We've received widespread press coverage since 2003, Your UKEssays purchase is secure and we're rated 4.4/5 on reviews.co.uk. Strong social development by itself does not lead to high economic growth. The 'Kerala model' of development has been facing a serious crisis due to low growth, high cost, low productivity, low investment and low employment in the state economy. The “old” Kerala model, preoccupied with redistributive policies, failed, however, to induce economic development. Kerala has become a model for social development with limiting improvement in an industrialisation sector. The different phases in the development of Kerala