By Express News Service
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala’s position within the realization of many nationwide desires has been substantial, stated Governor Arif Mohammed Khan in his Republic Day tackle on the Central Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday, January 26, 2022.
He added that within the growth of infrastructure and connectivity, the state has achieved large progress by commissioning highways, waterways and gasoline pipeline hyperlinks.
The Governor additionally harassed the necessity to strengthen the resolve and dedication to copy in Higher Education, the fashions the state achieved in literacy, well being and college training. “By building a strong network of educational and research institutions of greater quality in Kerala, we can help realize the national dream of transforming India as the world’s knowledge hub, as envisaged in the National Educational Policy”, he stated.
“On this Republic Day, let our thoughts be on making our beloved State of Kerala a paradise of intellectual pursuits and the preferred destination for higher education and research in India,” he added.
Bravely preventing the third wave of the Covid 19 pandemic, Kerala led by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, has topped the NITI Aayog rating of States on well being indicators for the fourth yr in a row. Being ranked fifth within the nation and first amongst southern States within the Good Governance Index (GGI) was one other noteworthy achievement.
Kerala has been nationally lauded for the simplest vaccination drive overlaying practically 80% of the inhabitants, for bringing down the only digit Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) to six and for registering an annual decline charge of seven.5% within the incidence of Tuberculosis, he Governor stated.
“As the first State to introduce IT coding curriculum right from Class I onward, we are moving ahead to ensure transparency in governance by introducing a single digital platform for the delivery of various government services and to expand e-services to more areas. The decision to establish special courts to try cases related to dowry harassment and violence against women is expression of our firm resolve to ensure gender justice by wiping out evil practices like dowry” he added.
