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The
Kerala Industrial Establishment Act 1958, and the Kerala Industrial Employees
Payment of Gratuity Act 1970 were aimed at the welfare of employees of
industrial establishments.
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Taliparambu,
Malappuram, Kozhikkode, Alappuzha have been classified as industrial growth
areas.
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Largest
number of industrial units are located in Ernakulam district. Wayanad has the
least number of industrial units.
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Cashew
and coir are two traditional industries of Kerala
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The
manufacture of mats and mattings was 1st introduced in 1859 by Mr.
James Duragh, an American who founded the firm M/S Duragh Smail Ltd, at
Alappuzha with offices in London and New York.
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Coir
Board was formed in 1954.
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The
Coir Board was established by the Central Government under the provisions of
the Coir Industry Act 1955. There is a coir Research Institute functioning at
Kalavoor.
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Kerala
State Coir Co-operative Marketing Federation (COIR FED) is an apex federation
in the coir sector.
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Coirfed
was formed in 1979 at Alappuzha
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Kerala
State Coir Corporation Ltd (KSCC) and Foam Mattings (India) Ltd (FOMIL) are the
two public sector undertakings in the coir sector in Kerala.
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“Kerala
Coir – the Golden Yarn of God’s own Country” is the brand logo for Kerala Coir.
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Kerala
State Sericulture Co-operative Federation Ltd (SERIFED) is the modal agency for
promoting sericulture activities.
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The
National Coir Training and Designing Centre was also established at Alappuzha
in 1965
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Cashew
industry is the major traditional industry in Kerala
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Kollam
district has the largest number of Cashew Industry Units.
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Largest
producer of Cashewnut in Kerala is Kannur
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The
Kerala State Cashew Development Corporation (KSCDC) and Kerala State Cashew
Workers Apex Co-operative Society (CAPEX) are the two state agencies engaged in
cashew processing sector in Kerala
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Beedi
Industry is concentrated in Kozhikode, Kannur and Kasargod
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The
Kerala Dinesh Beedi Workers Central Co-operative Society Ltd. is the only
agency in the state to promote beedi industry in the organized sector.
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CAPEX
– Kerala Cashew Workers Apex Industrial Co-operative Society) – Headquarters at
Kollam registered in 1984
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First
Textile Industry was started in 1881 at Kollam
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Handloom
industry in the state is mainly concentrated in Thiruvananthapuram and Kannur
districts and in some parts of Kozhikode, Palakkad, Thrissur, Ernakulam, Kollam
and Kasargode districts.
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Institute
of Handloom and Textile Technology is situated at Kannur
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It
is a nodal agency in the state for training, research and development in the
handloom and textile sector.
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Procurement
and marketing of handloom fabrics are being undertaken by two state level
organizations viz., Hantex and Hanveev
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Kerala
State Handloom Weaver’s Co-operative Society (Hantex) is the apex body of handloom
co-operatives
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Kerala
state Handloom Development Corporation (Hanveev) started functioning in 1968
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Kerala
State Co-operative Textile Federation (TEXFED) have seven Co-operative Mills
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Kerala
State Handicrafts Apex Co-operative Society (SURABI), Handicrafts Development
Corporation and Artisans Development Corporation are the major promotional
agencies in the handicrafts industry.
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Handicrafts
Development Corporation of Kerala was established in 1968
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It
is engaged in procuring and marketing handicrafts products by giving fair
returns to artisans through its Kairali emporia
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The
Kerala Artisans Development Corporation (KADCO) was established in 1981
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KSIDC
is Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation. It was set up in 1961.
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KINFRA
is Kerala Infrastructure Development Corporation. It was set up in 1993 with
Thiruvananthapuram as it headquarters
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SISI
is small Industries Service Institute. It is located at Trichur
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KITCO
is Kerala Industrial and Technical Consultancy Organization. It is situated at
Ernakulam.
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RIDF,
is Rural Infrastructural Development Fund. It was formed by NABARD in 1995-96
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SIDCO
is small Industries Development Corporation
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Kerala
Khadi and Village Industries Board was set up in 1957. All India Khadi and
Rural Development Board was formed in 1953.
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Aluva
in Ernakulam district is the most important Industrial centre in Kerala. FACT
is located here. Making of Ammonium Sulphate for the first time in India was
done by the FACT.
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FACT
was started by Sheshasai brothers.
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FACT
became a public sector institution in 1960
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FACT
is the first fertilizer, plant in Kerala
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Hindustan
Machine Tools is located at Kalamassery
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Kerala
State Drugs and Pharmaceuticals is at Kalavur, Allepey
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Cochin Export Processing Zone (CEPZ) is a
Central government owned institution.
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Cochin
Stock Exchange was established in 1978
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The
purpose of the Industrial Single Window Boards is to streamline the process for
obtaining clearances for setting up industries, reduce delays and cut red
tapism
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Lack
of infrastructure facility is the major cause behind Kerala’s Industrial
backwardness.
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The
first ship built in cochin Shipyard, Rani Padmini was launched on January 27,
1980
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Travancore
Rayons is at Perumbavoor
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Travancore
Plywood Industries is at Punalur
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Trivandrum
Spinning Mills is at Balaramapuram
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Kerala
Automobiles is at Neyyatinkara
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Kerala
Bamboo Corporation is at Angamali
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Newsprint
factory is at Velloor in Kottayam
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The
important radioactive substance found in the coastal plains of Kerala are
Ilmenite and Monozite.
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K.P
Gopalan was the first Industries Minister of Kerala
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Kerala
State Handlloom Weavers Development Corporation was found in 1968
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Keltron
Electro Ceramics Limited started in 1974. Is located Kuttipuram
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Kallayi
near Kozhikode is one of the most important centers of world wood industry
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Greater
Cochin Development Authority came into existence in 1976
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Kerala
ceramics in Kundara was founded in 1940
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Travancore
Rubber Factory founded in 1935 at Thiruvananthapuram was the first Rubber Factory
in India
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Keltron
Equipments complex is situated at Karakulam in Thiruvananthapuram
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Travancore
Cement Factory was founded at Nattakam
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First
Oil tankar built in Cochin Shipyard was named after Motilal Nehru
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Kerala
Fisheries Corporation was founded in 1966
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First
Malayali to become director of Travancore Industries Department was IC Chacko (1921)
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Malabar
Cements Limited was started in 1978
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Forest
Industries Travancore is located in Taikkattukara near Aluva
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Mannam
Sugar Mill is situated in Pandalam (Pathanamthitta)
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Cochin
Refinery began to purify oil from Bombay High from November 1977
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Cochin
Refinery is situated at Ambalamukal in Cochin
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Earlier
the crude oil refined in Cochin Refinery was from Iran
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Cochin
Refinery was the fourth oil Refinery in India
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