Archive · 19 Sep 2025
The Kerala Model: Achievements and Complexities
Imagine Kerala as a state in India that has done some great things, like helping its people live longer and have less poverty.
The author highlights how the state prioritizes education and healthcare, which helps people make smart choices.
Even though it has fewer industries and faces unemployment, it's still doing very well.
This makes people happy and want to keep improving.
People from Kerala often work abroad and send money back home, which helps too.
This is a success story that can teach other places how to help their people.
Kerala is noted for high literacy, life expectancy, and low infant mortality.
The state has lower unemployment and challenges with industrial growth.
Kerala had the first democratically elected communist government in 1957.
Decentralized governance and social justice are features of the Kerala model.
Non-resident Keralites (NRKs) contribute significantly through remittances.
- Who
- ThePrint subscriber.
- What
- The 'Kerala Model' of development.
- When
- Not explicitly stated
- Where
- Kerala, India
- Why
- To highlight Kerala's achievements and challenges in terms of its development model.
Strengths
Weaknesses
Achievements
Strengths
High literacy, life expectancy, and low poverty rates
Weaknesses
Lower number of industries and higher unemployment.
- Literacy Rate
- 94%
- Life Expectancy
- 79 years
- Infant Mortality Rate
- 7
- Maternal Mortality Rate
- 18 per 100,000 live births
- Poverty Rate
- 0.55%
- Workers from other states
- 4.5 million
- NRKs (Non-Resident Keralites)
- 4 million
- Daily wage
- Rs 1000/day