Kerala to set up campus industry parks in educational institutions

The Kerala government on Wednesday launched a programme to address the lack of available land for industrial infrastructure development and to tackle the issue of industry-academic disconnect in Kerala by starting campus industry parks in educational institutions across the state.

Kerala Law and Industries Minister P Rajeeveinaugurated the State Industries Department’s programme, terming it a historic initiative that would transform the future of industries in Kerala.

The industry department, along with the higher education department in Kerala, conducted a land mapping of educational institutions in the state and discovered that many of them have excess land beyond the stipulated area required by the governing authorities.

Rajeeve mentioned that the decision was made after a series of deliberations and discussions with various stakeholders.