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	== See also ==		== See also ==
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	* [[Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board]]		* [[Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board]]
	* [[Kerala Startup Mission]]		* [[Kerala Startup Mission]]

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	==Infrastructure==		==Infrastructure==
	{{See also\|Roads in Kerala}}		{{See also\|Roads in Kerala}}
	~~[[File:NH 66 Trivandrum 2020.jpg\|thumbnail\|[[National Highway 66 (India)\|National Highway 66]] at [[Thiruvananthapuram\|Trivandrum]] City]]~~
	Kerala has {{convert\|331904\|km\|mi}} of roads, which accounts for 5.6% of India's total.<ref name="eco"/><ref name="road">{{Cite book\|title=Ministry Annual Report (2019-20)\|publisher=Ministry of Road Transport & Highways Transport Research Wing, Government of India\|year=2020\|location=New Delhi\|url=https://morth.nic.in/sites/default/files/Ministry%20Annual%20Report_2019-20.pdf}}</ref> This translates to about {{convert\|9.94\|km\|mi\|2}} of road per thousand people, compared to an average of {{convert\|4.87\|km\|mi\|2}} in the country.<ref name="eco"/><ref name="road"/> Roads in Kerala include {{convert\|1,812\|km\|mi}} of national highway; 1.6% of the nation's total, {{convert\|4342\|km\|mi}} of state highway; 2.5% of the nation's total, {{convert\|27470\|km\|mi}} of district roads; 4.7% of the nation's total, {{convert\|33201\|km\|mi}} of urban (municipal) roads; 6.3% of the nation's total, and {{convert\|158775\|km\|mi}} of rural roads; 3.8% of the nation's total.<ref name=":16-17">{{Cite book\|title=Basic Road Statistics of India (2016–17)\|publisher=Ministry of Road Transport & Highways Transport Research Wing, Government of India\|year=2019\|location=New Delhi\|pages=7–18\|url=https://morth.nic.in/sites/default/files/Basic%20_Road_Statics_of_India.pdf}}</ref> Most of Kerala's west coast is accessible through the [[National Highway 66 (India)\|NH 66]] (previously NH 17 and 47); and the eastern side is accessible through state highways.<ref name="Kerala PWD">{{cite web \|title=National Highways in Kerala \|url=http://www.keralapwd.gov.in/getPage.php%3Fpage%3DNH%2520in%2520Kerala%26pageId%3D301&ved=2ahUKEwjRh7jHod7YAhWFmZQKHWSeAeoQFjAOegQIBxAB&usg=AOvVaw15WM6wG3ueKFD1qj28WEps \|work=Kerala Public Works Department \|publisher=Government of Kerala }}{{Dead link\|date=September 2019 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> New projects for hill and coastal highways were recently announced under [[Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board\|KIIFB]].<ref>{{cite news \|title=Coastal, Hill Highways to become a reality \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/coastal-hill-highways-to-become-a-reality/article19262450.ece \|date=12 July 2017 \|newspaper=The Hindu \|access-date=12 February 2019}}</ref> Virtually all of Kerala's villages are connected by road. Traffic in Kerala has been growing at a rate of 10–11% every year, resulting in high traffic and pressure on the roads. Total road length in Kerala increased by 5% between 2003 and 2004. The road density in Kerala is nearly four times the national average, and is a reflection of Kerala's unique settlement patterns. India's national highway network includes a Kerala-wide total of 1,524 km, which is only 2.6% of the national total. There are eight designated national highways in the state. Upgrading and maintenance of 1,600 km of state highways and major district roads have been taken up under the Kerala State Transport Project (KSTP), which includes the [[GIS]]-based Road Information and Management Project (RIMS).		Kerala has {{convert\|331904\|km\|mi}} of roads, which accounts for 5.6% of India's total.<ref name="eco"/><ref name="road">{{Cite book\|title=Ministry Annual Report (2019-20)\|publisher=Ministry of Road Transport & Highways Transport Research Wing, Government of India\|year=2020\|location=New Delhi\|url=https://morth.nic.in/sites/default/files/Ministry%20Annual%20Report_2019-20.pdf}}</ref> This translates to about {{convert\|9.94\|km\|mi\|2}} of road per thousand people, compared to an average of {{convert\|4.87\|km\|mi\|2}} in the country.<ref name="eco"/><ref name="road"/> Roads in Kerala include {{convert\|1,812\|km\|mi}} of national highway; 1.6% of the nation's total, {{convert\|4342\|km\|mi}} of state highway; 2.5% of the nation's total, {{convert\|27470\|km\|mi}} of district roads; 4.7% of the nation's total, {{convert\|33201\|km\|mi}} of urban (municipal) roads; 6.3% of the nation's total, and {{convert\|158775\|km\|mi}} of rural roads; 3.8% of the nation's total.<ref name=":16-17">{{Cite book\|title=Basic Road Statistics of India (2016–17)\|publisher=Ministry of Road Transport & Highways Transport Research Wing, Government of India\|year=2019\|location=New Delhi\|pages=7–18\|url=https://morth.nic.in/sites/default/files/Basic%20_Road_Statics_of_India.pdf}}</ref> Most of Kerala's west coast is accessible through the [[National Highway 66 (India)\|NH 66]] (previously NH 17 and 47); and the eastern side is accessible through state highways.<ref name="Kerala PWD">{{cite web \|title=National Highways in Kerala \|url=http://www.keralapwd.gov.in/getPage.php%3Fpage%3DNH%2520in%2520Kerala%26pageId%3D301&ved=2ahUKEwjRh7jHod7YAhWFmZQKHWSeAeoQFjAOegQIBxAB&usg=AOvVaw15WM6wG3ueKFD1qj28WEps \|work=Kerala Public Works Department \|publisher=Government of Kerala }}{{Dead link\|date=September 2019 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> New projects for hill and coastal highways were recently announced under [[Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board\|KIIFB]].<ref>{{cite news \|title=Coastal, Hill Highways to become a reality \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/coastal-hill-highways-to-become-a-reality/article19262450.ece \|date=12 July 2017 \|newspaper=The Hindu \|access-date=12 February 2019}}</ref> Virtually all of Kerala's villages are connected by road. Traffic in Kerala has been growing at a rate of 10–11% every year, resulting in high traffic and pressure on the roads. Total road length in Kerala increased by 5% between 2003 and 2004. The road density in Kerala is nearly four times the national average, and is a reflection of Kerala's unique settlement patterns. India's national highway network includes a Kerala-wide total of 1,524 km, which is only 2.6% of the national total. There are eight designated national highways in the state. Upgrading and maintenance of 1,600 km of state highways and major district roads have been taken up under the Kerala State Transport Project (KSTP), which includes the [[GIS]]-based Road Information and Management Project (RIMS).

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	{{Main article\|Unemployment in Kerala}}		{{Main article\|Unemployment in Kerala}}
	{{See also\|Migrant labourers in Kerala\|Kerala Gulf diaspora}}		{{See also\|Migrant labourers in Kerala\|Kerala Gulf diaspora}}
	The [[Unemployment]] rate of Kerala is higher than the national average of India.<ref name=":17">{{Cite web\|url=https://spb.kerala.gov.in/economic-review/ER2017/web_e/ch412.php?id=41&ch=412\|title=Human Resources- Employment (2017)\|website=spb.kerala.gov.in\|publisher=Kerala State Planning Board, Thiruvananthapuram}}</ref> The structure of unemployment and job seekers in the southwestern state of [[Kerala]] varies significantly from the rest of [[India]]. K. P. Kannan, a developement economist in Kerala, calls it as Educated Unemployment, in which a person can't find desired job according to his educational qualification.<ref name="TNM">{{Cite news\|title=Kerala’s unemployment rate among youth rises to 40.5%: Here’s why\|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/kerala-s-unemployment-rate-among-youth-rises-405-here-s-why-143614\|last=Kuttappan\|first=Rejimon\|date=17 February 2021\|access-date=19 June 2021\|work=The News Minute}}</ref> Other varying factor of Kerala with respect to rest of India is the higher number of female job seekers with respect to its male counterpart. More than 60% of the total job seekers in Kerala are women, with most of them are well-educated.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://employment.kerala.gov.in/statistics/\|title=Employment statistics\|website=employment.kerala.gov.in\|publisher=Government of Kerala}}</ref> It is also seen that the unemployment rate among the women job seekers is much higher than that among the male job seekers.<ref name=":17"/> Around 25% of the [[Postgraduate education\|Postgraduates]] are unemployed while nearly 17% of each of those who have attained either a technical degree or vocational training are unemployed.<ref name=":17"/> The [[Workforce\|labour force]] utilised for the primary and secondary sectors of the state are mainly the [[Migrant labourers in Kerala]], who come from other states of India, for higher wages.<ref name="TNM"/><ref name="FirstPost-01">{{cite news \|last=K \|first=Rejimon \|title=Left-led Kerala govt will be first in country to provide insurance, free medical treatment for migrant workers \|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/left-led-kerala-govt-will-be-first-in-country-to-provide-insurance-free-medical-treatment-for-migrant-workers-3416142.html \|work=Firstpost \|date=1 May 2017 \|access-date=10 May 2017}}</ref><ref name="Unescogym">https://www.unescogym.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Gods-Own-Workforce-CMID-2017.pdf</ref><ref name="auto1">{{cite web\|url=http://qz.com/684044/can-kerala-learn-to-respect-its-non-resident-millionaires-and-bengali-immigrants-equally/ \|title=Election 2016: Can Kerala learn to respect its non-resident millionaires and Bengali immigrants equally? — Quartz \|publisher=Qz.com \|date=2016-05-16 \|access-date=2016-12-01}}</ref> A portion of the male workforce of the state have emigrated—mostly to the Gulf countries—in search of better-paying jobs, known as [[Kerala Gulf diaspora]]. However the female work force doesn't do so resulting in higher unemployment rate among the women, who are more than 60% of the total job seekers in Kerala.<ref name="~~TNM~~"/><ref name="~~:17~~"/>		The [[Unemployment]] rate of Kerala is higher than the national average of India.<ref name=":17">{{Cite web\|url=https://spb.kerala.gov.in/economic-review/ER2017/web_e/ch412.php?id=41&ch=412\|title=Human Resources- Employment (2017)\|website=spb.kerala.gov.in\|publisher=Kerala State Planning Board, Thiruvananthapuram}}</ref> The structure of unemployment and job seekers in the southwestern state of [[Kerala]] varies significantly from the rest of [[India]]. K. P. Kannan, a developement economist in Kerala, calls it as Educated Unemployment, in which a person can't find desired job according to his educational qualification.<ref name="TNM">{{Cite news\|title=Kerala’s unemployment rate among youth rises to 40.5%: Here’s why\|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/kerala-s-unemployment-rate-among-youth-rises-405-here-s-why-143614\|last=Kuttappan\|first=Rejimon\|date=17 February 2021\|access-date=19 June 2021\|work=The News Minute}}</ref> Other varying factor of Kerala with respect to rest of India is the higher number of female job seekers with respect to its male counterpart. More than 60% of the total job seekers in Kerala are women, with most of them are well-educated.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://employment.kerala.gov.in/statistics/\|title=Employment statistics\|website=employment.kerala.gov.in\|publisher=Government of Kerala}}</ref> It is also seen that the unemployment rate among the women job seekers is much higher than that among the male job seekers.<ref name=":17"/> Around 25% of the [[Postgraduate education\|Postgraduates]] are unemployed while nearly 17% of each of those who have attained either a technical degree or vocational training are unemployed.<ref name=":17"/> The [[Workforce\|labour force]] utilised for the primary and secondary sectors of the state are mainly the [[Migrant labourers in Kerala]], who come from other states of India, for higher wages.<ref name="TNM"/><ref name="FirstPost-01">{{cite news \|last=K \|first=Rejimon \|title=Left-led Kerala govt will be first in country to provide insurance, free medical treatment for migrant workers \|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/left-led-kerala-govt-will-be-first-in-country-to-provide-insurance-free-medical-treatment-for-migrant-workers-3416142.html \|work=Firstpost \|date=1 May 2017 \|access-date=10 May 2017}}</ref><ref name="Unescogym">https://www.unescogym.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Gods-Own-Workforce-CMID-2017.pdf</ref><ref name="auto1">{{cite web\|url=http://qz.com/684044/can-kerala-learn-to-respect-its-non-resident-millionaires-and-bengali-immigrants-equally/ \|title=Election 2016: Can Kerala learn to respect its non-resident millionaires and Bengali immigrants equally? — Quartz \|publisher=Qz.com \|date=2016-05-16 \|access-date=2016-12-01}}</ref> A portion of the male workforce of the state have emigrated—mostly to the Gulf countries—in search of better-paying jobs, known as [[Kerala Gulf diaspora]]. However the female work force doesn't do so resulting in higher unemployment rate among the women, who are more than 60% of the total job seekers in Kerala.<ref name=":17"/><ref name="TNM"/>

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	{{Main article\|Unemployment in Kerala}}		{{Main article\|Unemployment in Kerala}}
	{{See also\|Migrant labourers in Kerala\|Kerala Gulf diaspora}}		{{See also\|Migrant labourers in Kerala\|Kerala Gulf diaspora}}
	The [[Unemployment]] rate of Kerala is higher than the national average of India.<ref name=":17">{{Cite web\|url=https://spb.kerala.gov.in/economic-review/ER2017/web_e/ch412.php?id=41&ch=412\|title=Human Resources- Employment (2017)\|website=spb.kerala.gov.in\|publisher=Kerala State Planning Board, Thiruvananthapuram}}</ref> The structure of unemployment and job seekers in the southwestern state of [[Kerala]] varies significantly from the rest of [[India]]. K. P. Kannan, a developement economist in Kerala, calls it as Educated Unemployment, in which a person can't find desired job according to his educational qualification.<ref name="TNM">{{Cite news\|title=Kerala’s unemployment rate among youth rises to 40.5%: Here’s why\|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/kerala-s-unemployment-rate-among-youth-rises-405-here-s-why-143614\|last=Kuttappan\|first=Rejimon\|date=17 February 2021\|access-date=19 June 2021\|work=The News Minute}}</ref> Other varying factor of Kerala with respect to rest of India is the higher number of female job seekers with respect to its male counterpart. More than 60% of the total job seekers in Kerala are women, with most of them are well-educated.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://employment.kerala.gov.in/statistics/\|title=Employment statistics\|website=employment.kerala.gov.in\|publisher=Government of Kerala}}</ref> It is also seen that the unemployment rate among the women job seekers is much higher than that among the male job seekers.<ref name=":17"/> Around 25% of the [[Postgraduate education\|Postgraduates]] are unemployed while nearly 17% of each of those who have attained either a technical degree or vocational training are unemployed.<ref name=":17"/> The [[Workforce\|labour force]] utilised for the primary and secondary sectors of the state are mainly the [[Migrant labourers in Kerala]], who come from other states of India, for higher wages.<ref name="TNM"/><ref name="FirstPost-01">{{cite news \|last=K \|first=Rejimon \|title=Left-led Kerala govt will be first in country to provide insurance, free medical treatment for migrant workers \|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/left-led-kerala-govt-will-be-first-in-country-to-provide-insurance-free-medical-treatment-for-migrant-workers-3416142.html \|work=Firstpost \|date=1 May 2017 \|access-date=10 May 2017}}</ref><ref name="Unescogym">https://www.unescogym.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Gods-Own-Workforce-CMID-2017.pdf</ref><ref name="auto1">{{cite web\|url=http://qz.com/684044/can-kerala-learn-to-respect-its-non-resident-millionaires-and-bengali-immigrants-equally/ \|title=Election 2016: Can Kerala learn to respect its non-resident millionaires and Bengali immigrants equally? — Quartz \|publisher=Qz.com \|date=2016-05-16 \|access-date=2016-12-01}}</ref> A portion of the male workforce of the state have emigrated—mostly to the Gulf countries—in search of better-paying jobs, known as [[Kerala Gulf diaspora]]. However the female work force doesn't do so resulting in higher unemployment rate among the women, who are more than 60% of the total job seekers in Kerala.<ref name="~~TNM~~"/><ref name="~~:17~~"/>		The [[Unemployment]] rate of Kerala is higher than the national average of India.<ref name=":17">{{Cite web\|url=https://spb.kerala.gov.in/economic-review/ER2017/web_e/ch412.php?id=41&ch=412\|title=Human Resources- Employment (2017)\|website=spb.kerala.gov.in\|publisher=Kerala State Planning Board, Thiruvananthapuram}}</ref> The structure of unemployment and job seekers in the southwestern state of [[Kerala]] varies significantly from the rest of [[India]]. K. P. Kannan, a developement economist in Kerala, calls it as Educated Unemployment, in which a person can't find desired job according to his educational qualification.<ref name="TNM">{{Cite news\|title=Kerala’s unemployment rate among youth rises to 40.5%: Here’s why\|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/kerala-s-unemployment-rate-among-youth-rises-405-here-s-why-143614\|last=Kuttappan\|first=Rejimon\|date=17 February 2021\|access-date=19 June 2021\|work=The News Minute}}</ref> Other varying factor of Kerala with respect to rest of India is the higher number of female job seekers with respect to its male counterpart. More than 60% of the total job seekers in Kerala are women, with most of them are well-educated.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://employment.kerala.gov.in/statistics/\|title=Employment statistics\|website=employment.kerala.gov.in\|publisher=Government of Kerala}}</ref> It is also seen that the unemployment rate among the women job seekers is much higher than that among the male job seekers.<ref name=":17"/> Around 25% of the [[Postgraduate education\|Postgraduates]] are unemployed while nearly 17% of each of those who have attained either a technical degree or vocational training are unemployed.<ref name=":17"/> The [[Workforce\|labour force]] utilised for the primary and secondary sectors of the state are mainly the [[Migrant labourers in Kerala]], who come from other states of India, for higher wages.<ref name="TNM"/><ref name="FirstPost-01">{{cite news \|last=K \|first=Rejimon \|title=Left-led Kerala govt will be first in country to provide insurance, free medical treatment for migrant workers \|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/left-led-kerala-govt-will-be-first-in-country-to-provide-insurance-free-medical-treatment-for-migrant-workers-3416142.html \|work=Firstpost \|date=1 May 2017 \|access-date=10 May 2017}}</ref><ref name="Unescogym">https://www.unescogym.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Gods-Own-Workforce-CMID-2017.pdf</ref><ref name="auto1">{{cite web\|url=http://qz.com/684044/can-kerala-learn-to-respect-its-non-resident-millionaires-and-bengali-immigrants-equally/ \|title=Election 2016: Can Kerala learn to respect its non-resident millionaires and Bengali immigrants equally? — Quartz \|publisher=Qz.com \|date=2016-05-16 \|access-date=2016-12-01}}</ref> A portion of the male workforce of the state have emigrated—mostly to the Gulf countries—in search of better-paying jobs, known as [[Kerala Gulf diaspora]]. However the female work force doesn't do so resulting in higher unemployment rate among the women, who are more than 60% of the total job seekers in Kerala.<ref name=":17"/><ref name="TNM"/>

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