Land of Immense Opportunities Alkesh Sharma

Secretary Industries & Managing Director – KSIDC Ltd

God’s Own Country Investors’ Own Destination

Kerala - a Fact files

•Area - 38,863 Sq. Km.

•Population – 31.8 mn •Literacy rate – 92% •Climate – Moderate tropical •Language – Malayalam; English widely spoken •Rich in agricultural produce & Mineral deposits •International seaport at Cochin •3 International airports •Excellent road network •14 Minor Ports

Kerala - unique advantages

• • Ranked 2 nd in India in investment climate index (World Bank study 2009) • Comparatively lower salaries and operational costs • Rentals much lower in comparison with other Indian states • Power and water tariff among the lowest in the country • Human Development Index at par with the Developed countries • 3 international airports (Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi and Kozhikode) and an international seaport at Kochi Highest density of science and technology personnel in India • Lowest employee attrition rate in the country - <5% • Ranked best in India in terms of PQLI • Man-days lost in labour strike – one of the lowest in India

Kerala - the real picture

Budget & Prosperity Budget & Prosperity 2 2 5 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 5 5 4 4 6 6 2 2 6 6 3 3 7 7 6 6 7 7 10 10 3 3 9 9 4 4 8 8 8 8

Source : Overseas Development Council, USA

AP AP 10 10 11 11 8 8 12 12 9 9 10 10 9 9 6 6 4 4 9 9 4 4 6 6 6 6 10 10

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Kerala – Logistical Advantage

Strategic location on the trans-national trade corridor • • International sea port at Kochi International Container Transshipment Terminal, Vallarpadam, Kochi • 14 Minor Ports

Kerala – Logistical Advantage • 3 International Airports (Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi and Kozhikode) • Excellent road network • Well Integrated communication network – Submarine Cable Landing at Cochin, South East Asia-Middle East Western Europe 3, South Asia Far East

Kerala - New Policy Initiatives

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High and sustainable economic growth by accelerating growth in Service sector

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Higher Productivity

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Thrust given to Electronics & IT, Commercial Orientation and Healthcare

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Thrust on Agro-food and Seafood Processing

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Thrust given to commercial orientation (Grand Kerala Shopping Festival – a unique all Kerala shopping festival)

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Convert Kerala into a world class commercial hub

Kerala - Excellent R&D Facility

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Tropical Botanical Garden & Research Institute (TBGRI) Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB) Indian Institute of Spices Research, Kozhikode (IISR) Sri Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology (SCTIMST) Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute(CMFRI) Central Plantation Crops Research Institute, Kasaragod (CPCRI) Central Tuber Crops Research Institute, Thiruvananthapuram (CTCRI) National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science & Technology, Thiruvananthapuram (NIIST) Centre of Cardamom Research Institute, Idukki (CCRI) Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC)

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Thrust Areas

Tourism IT/ITES/Electronics Healthcare Retail Infotainment Manufacturing Food processing – Seafood Infrastructure Logistics Knowledge Centres Development of Technology

Investment Opportunities Kerala

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Tourism

Eight times winner of Best Tourism State award from Government of India, in the last nine years Enchanting hill stations 600 kms Shoreline with exotic beaches Extensive stretches of backwaters across the State Growth Indicators • Foreign Tourist arrival to Kerala increased by 16.11 % during 2008.

• Domestic Tourist arrival increased by 14.28 %.

• Foreign exchange earnings growth of 16.11 %.

• Total Revenue increased by 14.84%.

Source: Economic Review 2009

Tourism

Opportunities • World class hotels / resorts / Convention centres (Cost ranging from Rs.10 crores to Rs.100 crores) • Tourism related educational institutions (Rs.3 crore to Rs.10 crores) • Aquarium / Oceanarium (Rs.10 crore to Rs.400 crores) • Cruise Tourism (Rs.3 crore to Rs.20 crores) • House Boats (Rs.1 crore to 5 crores) • Adventure Tourism (Rs.10 lakhs to Rs.1 crore) • Theme Parks (Rs.2 crore to Rs.30 crores) • Health tourism services • Trekking services

Healthcare

• India’s best healthcare indices • Around 27 multi / super specialty Hospitals • 15 medical colleges • Medical tourism is a fast emerging sector • High density of healthcare professionals

Opportunities

• World class super-specialty hospitals (Cost of project Rs.50 crores) • Ayurveda resorts and spas (Rs.3 crores and above) • Clinical R&D facility (Rs.2 crores and above) • Healthcare city (Rs.2000 crores) • Medicine manufacturing (Rs.10 crores and above) • Medical Tourism services

IT/ITES

• Fastest growing sector, offering immense investment potential • World class plug-and-play IT infrastructure: – TECHNOPARK Thiruvananthapuram – The first technopolis, 300 acres with 3.2 million sq. ft. of built-up space, hosts over 140 IT and ITES companies employing over 16,000 IT professionals.

– INFOPARK Kochi – 100 acres with 2.57million sq. ft. of built-up space, hosts over 55 IT and ITES companies employing over 8,000 IT professionals.

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IT/ITES Opportunities

BO IT / ITES projects costing Rs.25 lakhs and above in the following parks

TECHNOPARK Phase III

86 acres Land under SEZ scheme for IT/ITES companies and developers 1 Million sq.ft. Built-up space to be ready by 2011 • • •

TECHNOCITY Thiruvananthapuram

450 acres SEZ /Non-SEZ land for IT/ITES Companies and or developers SEZ Built-up space to be available by 2011. • • • • • • •

TECHNOPARK Kollam

40 acres, area 1,00,000 sq.ft

SEZ Land available for IT/ITES Companies and/or developers on long lease SEZ Built-up space available on monthly rental basis to be ready by 2010

UL Cyber Park Kozhikode

25 acres 4.88 laks sq.ft. will be ready 2012.

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District IT Parks

Alappuzha (56 acres), Kannur (30 acres) & Kasasragod (100 acres)

Manufacturing

• Highly skilled workers and low operating costs • A number of MNCs operating from the CSEZ

Opportunities

• ICTT at Kochi is set to spur the manufacturing sector • Industry-specific Parks and SEZs /FTWZ’s • Availability of LNG, KOCHI – COIMBATORE and KOCHI – MANGALORE industrial corridor • High speed rail corridor & freight corridor • Logistics

Investment Opportunities

INKEL JV With KSIDC / KINFRA

• Multi Products and Services Park, Angamaly (25 acres ) a) BO Industrial/High Tech Non polluting Industries: -Agri food Processing (Bio Ingredients, Natural Extracts, Flavours, Nutrients, Probiotics) -Avionics ,Strategic/High Tech Electronics b)BO Service Lead Industries: -Health Care & R&D (Specialty Hospital, Wellness Center, Industrial R&D, Incubation Centers) c)BO Education: -Business School, Nursing School, Hospital Management d)BO Support Facilities: -Logistics, Commercial, Residential • Hi Tech Standard Design Facrtory (5,00,000 SqFt SDF) –BO Non-polluting, environment friendly Small and Medium Scale Enterprises –INKEL invite long term loan from strategic investors – Rs. 60 crores

INKEL JV With KSIDC / KINFRA (contd…)

• Edu Health City- Malappuram – Project cost Rs. 2,000 crores BO offer for Education, healthcare, hospitality, multi service park, residential zone - INKEL invite long term loan from strategic investors – Rs.100 crores • Five Star Hotel & Banquet Hall, Kozhikode.

– Opportunity for management contract to run the hotel – INKEL invite long term loan from strategic investors – Rs. 72 crores • Advanced Technology Park, Ramanattukara ( 80 acres ) –BO offer for electronics, bio tech,nano tech, pharma, IT / ITES, services, hospitality, tourism projects –INKEL invite long term loan from strategic investors – Rs. 100 crores

Kerala – Mega Projects on the Anvil Investment Opportunities

• • • • • • • High speed Rail Corridor mode Project cost Rs. 50,000 crores – PPP development 2400 MW Power project at Kasargod (Gas & Coal based) Rs. 12,000 crores - PPP development mode Project cost Electronic Hub at Kochi development mode Project cost Rs. 300 crores - PPP infrastructure – Opportunity for individual project investment for electronic H/W & S/W Life Sciences Park at Thiruvananthapuram – PPP infrastructure development mode Project cost Rs. 300 crores – Opportunity for individual project investment for Biotechnology, Nanotechnology & Life sciences Natural Gas Pipeline Project (GAIL Ltd) – Project cost Rs. 3,700 crores – Opportunity for contractors City Gas Distribution Project, Kochi – Project cost Rs. 5,000 crores – Strategic investors required. JV with KSIDC & GAIL Oceanarium at Kochi – Project cost Rs. 350 crores - PPP development mode

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Kerala – Mega Projects on the Anvil Investment Opportunities

Kochi Metro Rail – Project cost Rs. 7,000 crores - PPP development mode Petrochemical Complex (BPCL & others) Propylene-based petrochemical complex at a cost of 700 crores – PPP development mode Industrial Corridor – Project cost Rs. 5,000 crores - PPP development mode Designed to utilise the existing and new infrastructure like LNG Terminal, ICTT, LNG Pipelines and High Speed Rail Corridor – Opportunity for individual investment for any industrial project Pravasi Gramam – Project cost 500 crores - PPP development mode Trade & Convention Centre, Kochi - Project cost 400 crores – PPP development mode Convention Centre & Resort, Kozhikode - Project cost 50 crores PPP development mode Minor port development at Beypore (Rs. 180 crores), Azhikal (Rs. 420 crores), Kollam (Rs. 160 crores) and Ponnani (Rs. 760 crores) – PPP/ BOT development mode

Land Availability

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Industrial land with KSIDC & KINFRA

KSIDC

IGC Kannur – 264 acres – SSI park, Apparel park, Rubber park IGC Kozhikode – 308 acres – Footwear park, Food Park, Healthcare multi purpose hub IGC Malappuram – 258 acres – Educational hub, Multi purpose industrial hub, Healthcare multi purpose hub – JV with INKEL IGC Alappuzha – 270 acres – Multipurpose industrial hub

LE Park, Palakkad –

34 acres

Land Availability

KINFRA – New Projects

• Marine park (22 acres), Food park (100 acres), Knowledge based advanced Technology park (85 acres) at Kozhikode • Mega Food park at Waynad (398 acres) • Industrial parks at Palakkad (140 acres), Kannur (140 acres), Malappuram (60 acres) & Punalur (100 acres) • KINFRA park at Thrissur ( 100 acres) • Rural Apparel parks at Kozhikode, Kannur, Malappuram Pathanamthitta & Idukki

Availability of land / built up area at existing parks

• KINFRA Park Kasaragod (2 acres), Thalassery (4.5 acres), Mazhuvannur (3 acres), Adoor (30 acres) & Waynad (12 acres) • KINFRA Textile Centre, Nadukani, Kannur (58 acres) • KINFRA Film & Video park , Thiruvananthapuram (12 acres & 85,000 sqft built up area) • Apparel Park, Thiruvananthapuram (6 acres)

KSIDC – Objectives and Activities

• • • • • • • Identification of Investment Ideas Translating ideas into concrete proposals Feasibility Study, Project Evaluation Financial Structuring, Loan Syndication Assisting in Central and State Govt. Clearances Development and Administration of Industrial Growth Centers Industrial infrastructure development

KSIDC - Services Offered

• • • • • • • • • Single Window Clearance Consultancy services Liaison with Central & State Governments Marketing assistance Facilitation for starting new ventures Project Lending – Industrial projects - 1.5:1 DER – Logistics – 1.5:1 DER – Infrastructure – 2:1 DER – Media & Entertainment – 0.40:1 DER – Knowledge centres – 1.5:1 DER – Retail – 1:1 DER Equipment Loan Developed Land Loan syndication

Your Single Point Contact in Kerala

Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation Email: [email protected], [email protected]

www.ksidc.org

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