Kerala, an unusual state

Kerala is one of the southern most states of the country with a long coast line. Green & scenic the state is high on the tourism, one of the main industries of the state.

Social context : With high education levels, population & its growth in the state is very low compared to other parts of the country.HDI(human Development index considerable higher than the rest of the country & some of the developed nations. 
The ‘communist every other 5 years’ state has serious labor issues which has kept industrialization & serious investment in the manufacturing sector away in the past many years. As a result most of the youngsters of the state move out early. On an average of 18 years for higher education abroad or in other parts of the country & then to find jobs. Many of these marry & settle in the locations they work in & come back only when they are ready to retire above the age of 60

As a result the working age group in the state is very less in number & prefer white collar jobs to hand skill based or manufacturing jobs. consequentially the craft based sectors are dying out & basic service industry like plumbers, carpenters etc are becoming a rarity. A very unusual state in a populous country like India.

Manufacturing Industry

The manufacturing Industry in Kerala is almost non existent & steadily decreasing along with agriculture, main reasons being lack of labor. Mechanization is being looked at as an answer in essential  activities like real estate development. Tourism & by extension hospitality is the only  active industry in the state.