Land of Immense Opportunities
Alkesh Sharma
Secretary Industries & Managing Director – KSIDC Ltd
God’s Own Country
Investors’ Own Destination
Kerala - a Fact files
•Area - 38,863 Sq. Km.
•Population – 31.8 mn
•Literacy rate – 92%
•Climate – Moderate tropical
•Language – Malayalam; English widely spoken
•Rich in agricultural produce & Mineral deposits
•International seaport at Cochin
•3 International airports
•Excellent road network
•14 Minor Ports
Kerala - unique advantages
• Ranked 2nd in India in investment climate index (World Bank
study 2009)
• Comparatively lower salaries and operational costs
• Rentals much lower in comparison with other Indian states
• Power and water tariff among the lowest in the country
• Human Development Index at par with the Developed
countries
• 3 international airports (Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi and
Kozhikode) and an international seaport at Kochi
• Highest density of science and technology personnel in
India
• Lowest employee attrition rate in the country - <5%
• Ranked best in India in terms of PQLI
• Man-days lost in labour strike – one of the lowest in India
Kerala - the real picture
Rank
Rank
Kerala
Kerala
TNTN Karnataka
Karnataka
APAP
Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Overall
Overall
22
44
77
1010
6 6
Consumermarket
market
Consumer
55
66
1010
1111
4 4
Law&&Order
Order
Law
Education(Primary)
(Primary)
Education
11
11
22
66
33
99
8 8
1212
9 9
4 4
Health (primary)
Health (primary)
Infrastructure
Infrastructure
Budget & Prosperity
Budget & Prosperity
1
3
5
1
3
5
3
7
6
3
7
6
4
8
8
4
8
8
9
9
10
10
9
9
Source : Overseas Development Council, USA
6
6
10
6
6
10
Kerala – Logistical Advantage
• Strategic location on the trans-national trade corridor
• International sea port at Kochi
• International Container Transshipment Terminal,
Vallarpadam, Kochi
• 14 Minor Ports
Kerala – Logistical Advantage
• 3 International Airports
(Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi and
Kozhikode)
• Excellent road network
• Well Integrated communication
network – Submarine Cable Landing at
Cochin, South East Asia-Middle EastWestern Europe 3, South Asia Far East
Kerala - New Policy Initiatives
• High and sustainable economic growth by accelerating growth
in Service sector
• Higher Productivity
• Thrust given to Electronics & IT, Commercial Orientation and
Healthcare
• Thrust on Agro-food and Seafood Processing
• Thrust given to commercial orientation (Grand Kerala Shopping
Festival – a unique all Kerala shopping festival)
• Convert Kerala into a world class commercial hub
Kerala - Excellent R&D Facility
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Tropical Botanical Garden & Research Institute (TBGRI)
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Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB)
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Indian Institute of Spices Research, Kozhikode (IISR)
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Sri Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology
(SCTIMST)
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Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute(CMFRI)
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Central Plantation Crops Research Institute, Kasaragod
(CPCRI)
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Central Tuber Crops Research Institute, Thiruvananthapuram
(CTCRI)
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National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science & Technology,
Thiruvananthapuram (NIIST)
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Centre of Cardamom Research Institute, Idukki (CCRI)
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Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC)
Thrust Areas
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Tourism
IT/ITES/Electronics
Healthcare
Retail
Infotainment
Manufacturing
Food processing – Seafood
Infrastructure
Logistics
Knowledge Centres
Development of Technology
Investment
Opportunities
Kerala
Tourism
• Eight times winner of Best Tourism State award from
Government of India, in the last nine years
• Enchanting hill stations
• 600 kms Shoreline with exotic beaches
• Extensive stretches of backwaters across the State
Growth Indicators
•Foreign Tourist arrival to Kerala increased by 16.11 % during 2008.
•Domestic Tourist arrival increased by 14.28 %.
•Foreign exchange earnings growth of 16.11 %.
•Total Revenue increased by 14.84%.
Source: Economic Review 2009
Tourism
Opportunities
• World class hotels / resorts / Convention centres (Cost ranging
from Rs.10 crores to Rs.100 crores)
• Tourism related educational institutions (Rs.3 crore to Rs.10 crores)
• Aquarium / Oceanarium (Rs.10 crore to Rs.400 crores)
• Cruise Tourism (Rs.3 crore to Rs.20 crores)
• House Boats (Rs.1 crore to 5 crores)
• Adventure Tourism (Rs.10 lakhs to Rs.1 crore)
• Theme Parks (Rs.2 crore to Rs.30 crores)
• Health tourism services
• Trekking services
Healthcare
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India’s best healthcare indices
Around 27 multi / super specialty Hospitals
15 medical colleges
Medical tourism is a fast emerging sector
High density of healthcare professionals
Opportunities
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World class super-specialty hospitals (Cost of project Rs.50 crores)
Ayurveda resorts and spas (Rs.3 crores and above)
Clinical R&D facility (Rs.2 crores and above)
Healthcare city (Rs.2000 crores)
Medicine manufacturing (Rs.10 crores and above)
Medical Tourism services
IT/ITES
• Fastest growing sector, offering immense
investment potential
• World class plug-and-play IT infrastructure:
– TECHNOPARK Thiruvananthapuram – The first
technopolis, 300 acres with 3.2 million sq. ft. of
built-up space, hosts over 140 IT and ITES
companies employing over 16,000 IT professionals.
– INFOPARK Kochi – 100 acres with 2.57million sq. ft.
of built-up space, hosts over 55 IT and ITES
companies employing over 8,000 IT professionals.
IT/ITES
Opportunities
BO IT / ITES projects costing Rs.25 lakhs and above in the following parks
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TECHNOPARK Phase III
86 acres
Land under SEZ scheme for IT/ITES companies and developers
1 Million sq.ft. Built-up space to be ready by 2011
TECHNOCITY Thiruvananthapuram
• 450 acres
• SEZ /Non-SEZ land for IT/ITES Companies and or developers
• SEZ Built-up space to be available by 2011.
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TECHNOPARK Kollam
40 acres, area 1,00,000 sq.ft
SEZ Land available for IT/ITES Companies and/or developers on long lease
SEZ Built-up space available on monthly rental basis to be ready by 2010
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UL Cyber Park Kozhikode
25 acres
4.88 laks sq.ft. will be ready 2012.
12 acres for development
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District IT Parks
Alappuzha (56 acres), Kannur (30 acres) & Kasasragod (100 acres)
Manufacturing
• Highly skilled workers and low operating costs
• A number of MNCs operating from the CSEZ
Opportunities
• ICTT at Kochi is set to spur the manufacturing sector
• Industry-specific Parks and SEZs /FTWZ’s
• Availability of LNG, KOCHI – COIMBATORE and KOCHI –
MANGALORE industrial corridor
• High speed rail corridor & freight corridor
• Logistics
Investment Opportunities
INKEL JV With KSIDC / KINFRA
• Multi Products and Services Park, Angamaly (25 acres )
a) BO Industrial/High Tech Non polluting Industries:-Agri food Processing (Bio Ingredients, Natural Extracts, Flavours, Nutrients,
Probiotics)
-Avionics ,Strategic/High Tech Electronics
b)BO Service Lead Industries:-Health Care & R&D (Specialty Hospital, Wellness Center, Industrial R&D, Incubation
Centers)
c)BO Education:-Business School, Nursing School, Hospital Management
d)BO Support Facilities:-Logistics, Commercial, Residential
• Hi Tech Standard Design Facrtory (5,00,000 SqFt SDF)
–BO Non-polluting, environment friendly Small and Medium Scale Enterprises
–INKEL invite long term loan from strategic investors – Rs. 60 crores
INKEL JV With KSIDC / KINFRA (contd…)
• Edu Health City- Malappuram – Project cost Rs. 2,000 crores
- BO offer for Education, healthcare, hospitality, multi service park, residential zone
- INKEL invite long term loan from strategic investors – Rs.100 crores
• Five Star Hotel & Banquet Hall, Kozhikode.
– Opportunity for management contract to run the hotel
– INKEL invite long term loan from strategic investors – Rs. 72 crores
• Advanced Technology Park, Ramanattukara ( 80 acres )
–BO offer for electronics, bio tech,nano tech, pharma, IT / ITES, services, hospitality,
tourism projects
–INKEL invite long term loan from strategic investors – Rs. 100 crores
Kerala – Mega Projects on the Anvil
Investment Opportunities
• High speed Rail Corridor - Project cost Rs. 50,000 crores – PPP development
mode
• 2400 MW Power project at Kasargod (Gas & Coal based) - Project cost
Rs. 12,000 crores - PPP development mode
• Electronic Hub at Kochi - Project cost Rs. 300 crores - PPP infrastructure
development mode
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Opportunity for individual project investment for electronic H/W & S/W
• Life Sciences Park at Thiruvananthapuram – Project cost Rs. 300 crores PPP infrastructure development mode
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Opportunity for individual project investment for Biotechnology, Nanotechnology & Life sciences
• Natural Gas Pipeline Project (GAIL Ltd) – Project cost Rs. 3,700 crores
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Opportunity for contractors
City Gas Distribution Project, Kochi – Project cost Rs. 5,000 crores –
Strategic investors required. JV with KSIDC & GAIL
• Oceanarium at Kochi – Project cost Rs. 350 crores - PPP development mode
Kerala – Mega Projects on the Anvil
Investment Opportunities
• Kochi Metro Rail – Project cost Rs. 7,000 crores - PPP development mode
• Petrochemical Complex (BPCL & others) - Propylene-based petrochemical
complex at a cost of 700 crores – PPP development mode
• Industrial Corridor – Project cost Rs. 5,000 crores - PPP development mode Designed to utilise the existing and new infrastructure like LNG Terminal, ICTT,
LNG Pipelines and High Speed Rail Corridor
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Opportunity for individual investment for any industrial project
• Pravasi Gramam – Project cost 500 crores - PPP development mode
• Trade & Convention Centre, Kochi - Project cost 400 crores –
PPP development mode
• Convention Centre & Resort, Kozhikode - Project cost 50 crores PPP development mode
• Minor port development at Beypore (Rs. 180 crores), Azhikal (Rs. 420
crores), Kollam (Rs. 160 crores) and Ponnani (Rs. 760 crores) –
PPP/ BOT development mode
Land Availability
• Industrial land with KSIDC & KINFRA
KSIDC
• IGC Kannur – 264 acres
– SSI park, Apparel park, Rubber park
• IGC Kozhikode – 308 acres
– Footwear park, Food Park, Healthcare multi purpose hub
• IGC Malappuram – 258 acres
– Educational hub, Multi purpose industrial hub, Healthcare multi
purpose hub – JV with INKEL
• IGC Alappuzha – 270 acres
– Multipurpose industrial hub
• LE Park, Palakkad – 34 acres
Land Availability
KINFRA – New Projects
•Marine park (22 acres), Food park (100 acres), Knowledge based advanced
Technology park (85 acres) at Kozhikode
•Mega Food park at Waynad (398 acres)
•Industrial parks at Palakkad (140 acres), Kannur (140 acres), Malappuram (60
acres) & Punalur (100 acres)
•KINFRA park at Thrissur ( 100 acres)
•Rural Apparel parks at Kozhikode, Kannur, Malappuram Pathanamthitta & Idukki
Availability of land / built up area at existing parks
•KINFRA Park Kasaragod (2 acres), Thalassery (4.5 acres), Mazhuvannur (3 acres),
Adoor (30 acres) & Waynad (12 acres)
•KINFRA Textile Centre, Nadukani, Kannur (58 acres)
•KINFRA Film & Video park , Thiruvananthapuram (12 acres & 85,000 sqft built up
area)
•Apparel Park, Thiruvananthapuram (6 acres)
KSIDC – Objectives and Activities
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Identification of Investment Ideas
Translating ideas into concrete proposals
Feasibility Study, Project Evaluation
Financial Structuring, Loan Syndication
Assisting in Central and State Govt. Clearances
Development and Administration of Industrial
Growth Centers
• Industrial infrastructure development
KSIDC - Services Offered
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Single Window Clearance
Consultancy services
Liaison with Central & State Governments
Marketing assistance
Facilitation for starting new ventures
Project Lending
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Industrial projects - 1.5:1 DER
Logistics – 1.5:1 DER
Infrastructure – 2:1 DER
Media & Entertainment – 0.40:1 DER
Knowledge centres – 1.5:1 DER
Retail – 1:1 DER
• Equipment Loan
• Developed Land
• Loan syndication
Your Single Point Contact in Kerala
Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation
Email: ksidc@vsnl.com, ksidckochi@eth.net
www.ksidc.org
Thank You