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Kerala was a relatively unknown state among tourist circles until the early 1960s. The first initiative to popularize Kerala as a tourist destination was undertaken by Travancore's Prince Consort Col. Godavarma Raja (husband of the then Queen of Travancore) started Kerala Tours Limited to popularize key tourist locations in Travancore Kingdom.
The Kerala State Higher Education Council (KSHEC), Science and Technology Museum Campus, Vikas Bhavan PO, Thiruvananthapuram [7] Kerala State Information Technology Mission [ 8 ] Kerala State Institute of Children's Literature
The Department of Tourism is a major government ministry under the Kerala Government that regulates and supervises tourism in Kerala. Kerala Tourism is the fastest growing state tourism department in the country and the ministry has been often adjudged as key department that aggressively worked on to make Kerala Tourism into Top 100 Superbrands .
Kerala is today growing at an amazing pace in tourism, adhering to the principles of indigenousness, environmental sustainability and community participation. Kerala's beaches, hill stations , backwaters , wildlife sanctuaries , historical monuments, etc. attract foreign as well as domestic tourists.
Resorts dot the lengths and breadths of Kerala. Since its incorporation as a state, Kerala's economy largely operated under welfare-based democratic socialist principles. . This mode of development, though it resulted in a high Human Development Index and standard of living among the people, led to an economic stagnation in the 1980s (growth rate are 2.3% annually).
[3] [4] [5] The zoo is being constructed up on 336 acres at Puthur at the estimated cost of Rs 130 crore. The zoological park is being constructed in three phases. The Government of Kerala has released Rs 5 crore for the first phase of the zoological park in 2013 and would cost Rs 150 crores when it is completed. The funds will be also provided ...
The A.K. Antony government, which came to power in Kerala, entered into tender proceedings. An MoU was signed by State government and Kumar Engineering Corporation for the development of the port. [36] The consortium that won the contract under Antony's tender process was denied critical security clearance by the central government.
It is owned by the Kerala Tourism Development Corporation. [2] The marina provides berthing facility for yachts and also offers services like fuel, water, electricity and sewage pump-outs for boats. The marina is close to the international maritime route at the southwest coast of the Indian Peninsula, with favourable conditions and minimum ...