Kerala Revised Budget brings little cheer for Kochi (opens original article in a new tab)

The revised State Budget brought little change to Kochi and Ernakulam district with limited new projects and minimal funding allocations for key initiatives.

• Revised State Budget includes few new projects for Kochi and Ernakulam district with meagre or missing allocations
• Kochi Port and Vizhinjam to have manufacturing zones stuffing centres and dry ports with employment promises for coastal communities
• Jewellery manufacturing corridor in Kochi-Thrissur belt with ₹10 crore allocation and support for gold exchange hub and training programmes
• Modernisation of Ernakulam Medical College and memorial for Salim Kumar with small allocations