Kerala Promises To Raise Farmers' Income By 50% In Next Five Years

The priorities of the state's second consecutive Left government were presented by Governor Arif Mohammed Khan in his policy address at the state Assembly.

Pinarayi Vijayan's government in Kerala today promised to raise farmers' income by 50 per cent in the next five years and ensure there are no landless people in Kerala even as it admitted that the COVID-19 pandemic would cost the state economy dearly. All welfare and development initiatives and mammoth infrastructure projects, launched by the previous government including the flagship K-FON programme to provide free high-speed internet to the poor, will be completed in a time-bound manner despite financial constraints, it said. The priorities of the state's second consecutive Left government were presented by Governor Arif Mohammed Khan in his policy address at the state Assembly. Detailing the impact of the pandemic on the state's finances, he said it is estimated that Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) will decline by about 3.82 per cent in 2021.