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SWTD ferry on service in the Kerala Backwaters Junkar Service Fort Cochin SWTD ferry at Ashtamudi Lake, disembarking passengers. Kerala State Water Transport Department (SWTD) is a governmental department that regulates the inland navigation systems in the Indian state of Kerala and provides inland water transport facilities. [1]
ADAK; Alappuzha Canal Management Society; ANERT; Co-Operative Academy of Professional Education (CAPE) [3] Energy Management Centre (EMC) Food Craft Institute - Kerala, under the Dept. of Tourism [4] [5]
Kerala (English: / ˈ k ɛr ə l ə / ⓘ / KERR-ə-lə; Malayalam: [keːɾɐɭɐm] ⓘ), is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. [16] It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South Canara, and Travancore.
The Government of Kerala (abbreviated as GoK), also known as the Kerala Government, is the administrative body responsible for governing the Indian state of Kerala.The government is led by a chief minister, who selects all the other ministers.
Kerala Public Works Department [1] (KPWD) is a department under the government of the state of Kerala, India.It manages the construction and maintenance of civil structures owned by the government viz; government buildings, government owned hospitals (part of the public health system), roads, bridges etc. [1] [2] [3] The KPWD was formed in 1956 following reorganization of states.
In 2002, it was reported that Kerala government have chosen to either restructure or close the loss-making enterprises and has no plan for privatisation. [5] As per CAG report for 2008-2009, Kerala PSUs lack accountability, and needs improvement for imbibing professionalism and efficiency.
The economy of Kerala is the 11th largest in India, with an annual gross state product (GSP) of ₹13.11 lakh crore (US$157.45 billion) in 2024–2025. [6] Per-capita GSP of Kerala during the same period is ₹ 372,783 (US$4,300), the sixth largest in India. [2]
The caste system in Kerala differed from that found in the rest of India.While the Indian caste system generally divided the four-fold Varna division of the society into Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and Shudras, in Kerala, there existed only two varnas: Brahmins and Shudras, out of these four, while others were classified as Avarna.