Industry minister P Rajeeve said on Saturday that the state govt would approve the draft export policy and logistic policy within two weeks as a major step to attract more investors.
Rajeeve told mediapersons that the govt would organise a global investors’ meet (GIM) in Kochi in Jan 2025 and would approve GST policy, Global Capability Centre policy, high-tech manufacturing policy, Artificial Intelligence policy, etc, prior to the meet.
He said the EV sector was a priority sector for the govt to attract investments and added the govt would organise roadshows in Chennai, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Doha, and Dubai, as part of the initiative to showcase Kerala’s investment opportunities.
“The meeting of different entrepreneurs organised by the state govt in Chennai recently was a successful one as many big firms have expressed interest in investing in the state. GIM would be a major platform for the companies to invest in Kerala,” he said. The minister also said the govt was considering manufacturing cluster and logistics park projects in Vizhinjam.
Rajeeve also said this year’s Kalamassery Agricultural Festival would be organised from Sep 7 to 13. Agricultural minister P Prasad will attend the Young Farmers’ Meet on Aug 11. A cooperative meet would be held on Aug 13 which will be attended by minister V N Vasavan.