Thomas Issac speaks on how this move will change Kerala’s profile
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State Finance Minister Thomas Issac said that the Kerala government is investing about Rs 50,000 crore on infrastructure projects this year to enhance job opportunities for the youth. He said the proposed investment is huge for a small state like Kerala. While speaking at a seminar on urbanization organized by a Left-affiliated outfit, Issac said, “I don’t go into how we are financing. It’s going to take place. It will change Kerala’s profile.”
He said that the state has provided around 15 lakh houses and that another six lakh houses would be built as part of universal housing. All the class rooms (about 40,000) in the state are going to be digitalised to provide best education to the poor, he said. The state government is also making huge investment in healthcare, he said. The state government is making the Centre’s health insurance scheme RSBY universal by paying premium and the beneficiaries would get free treatment for various life style diseases, Issac added.