Kerala 2005 - of Planning Commission

CHAPTER 10
By Way of Conclusion
SUGGESTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Concluding Remarks
The predicted collapse that Kerala might not be able to sustain its
attainments in human development has not come through. On the contrary,
the State has been able to sustain and improve upon human development.
The so-called ‘limits’ to the Kerala model of development appear to
have somewhat receded. The analysis as contained in the present study
explores Kerala’s human development experience against the backdrop
of its overall development experience. It identifies four crucial factors as
contributing to this: the remittances from overseas migrants, the growth of
the service sector, the earlier attainments in health care and in education.
What is more, things are looking up on the economic front too with the
evidence of a new class of entrepreneurs emerging. Diverse initiatives in
the service sector and to some extent in manufacturing and agriculture
related activities have been undertaken.
While appreciating Kerala’s development experience thus, this report does
not dismiss the need to address crucial problems.
Based on the analysis and findings of this Report, a series of suggestions
and recommendations are given here for sustaining and enhancing
human development in Kerala with a view to strengthening its potential
linkages with the virtuous cycle of growth which seems to have been set
in motion.