Even though the Communists resist industrialization, they cannot do that in the present scenario. This is because people do not need theories, but decisions for the betterment of common man. Social and economic improvement will get a place in this ‘betterment’, but I am not sure whether environmental and cultural improvement will get the adequate importance.
The social and economic improvement is possible only through more job opportunities and good education. This pave the ways for fetching more industries and businesses to Kerala by the Govt. The Communist Party always stand for the employees; against the exploitation of employees by the employers. But most people, now-a-days, think in a different manner. They do not matter their exploitation; but they need a job, a better pay package than before. They are ready to work hard. As long as they get a very good salary, they do not mind being exploited to a certain extent. I.T jobs are clear examples for this.
Today the hot topic is economic slowdown. It has affected worldwide, but not much severity in India. It primarily affects the production houses or manufacturing units. If the slowdown becomes more severe and results in more lay-off, many ‘Mallu’ people working in Gulf countries will be forced to come back to Kerala. Even though there are not much authentic records about how many Keralites are working abroad, an informal record shows about 20-40 lakhs Keralites are working abroad; out of which, around 20 lakhs are in Gulf countries only.
Think about the situation when these many people are forced to return to Kerala due to economic recession. Can Kerala handle this much population, without a job?
These people do not have a place to work due to lack of businesses in Kerala. Most people will move to those places like Cochin, where the chances of getting a job is more than that in a village. Some will more to metros like Mumbai, Bengaluru etc. in search of a ‘better’ job and for better education for their children. Some will ‘adjust’ for some time with their foreign earnings. But how long? They have no other way, but to work at a lesser pay package and position. Some will end up in starting a small business.
This is a very big blow to the pride of Keralites – working similar to a servant, where once lived like a king.
People who had gone to Gulf at their twenties and now at fifties or sixties will not face much difficulty to cop up with the situation. They must have earned enough and will definetly lead a calm and peaceful life. But the situation I narrated above is for a middle-aged man who struggles to meet the two ends.
People coming to Kerala from Gulf were worked in different fields. Due to the experience in diverse fields, Kerala is blessed with a wide variety of expertise, talents and knowledge of these returning Gulf Malayalees. Sad! we do not have enough place to occupy them, to utilise their expertise properly. Otherwise, Kerala will be the numero uno among the states in India, with its knowledge power and the hard working attitude of Keralites(I must admit that the hard working attitude can be seen only when Keralites move out of the state. In Kerala, people are lazy!!)
A couple of technoparks or smart cities are not sufficient for the development of Kerala. Those cannot provide much employment options when compared to the population in Kerala above the age of 20. We need more industries. We need not only IT companies, but manufacturing firms, food processing units, service industries, agricultural institutes and research firms. We need incubation centres for the development of new businesses. We need more private limited firms and Public Private Partnership(PPP) firms. Our public companies should compete with the private ones. In short, each and every firm, everyone in Kerala should work for the development of our state and there by the development of each individual. Betterment of a single person is possible only through a collective effort.
We need a government with ‘very less’ red tapism( I won’t say NO because it will take time to get implemented in Kerala at present scenario), ‘less’ corruption and a competent team to lead Kerala. Keynes macro economic model focuses on three factors- Government, Businesses and House holds(Individuals). So government plays a crucial role in the economic development of each individual.
We need an efficient government, we should welcome more businesses/industries to Kerala. Yes, as an individual, I’m ready to work hard, for the benefit of my nation and that ultimately results in a better life for me than what I am enjoying right now.
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