Kerala’s plantations sector comes under Industries Department, planters body hails the move
May 24, 2021
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Kerala government has finally accepted the long pending demand of the plantation sector by shifting its administrative control to the Industries department from the Labour ministry.
Hailing the decision, Ajith BK, Secretary, Association of Planters of Kerala (APK), told BusinessLine that the government’s move would provide a breathing space to the crisis-ridden plantation sector and bring in significant changes by way of more investments, job opportunities and facilitate the recovery of the ailing sector.
The government decision, he said, was based on the recommendations of the Justice Krishnan Nair committee appointed to study the issues in the plantations sector, which suggested various measures to correct the structural infirmities faced by the sector. The previous State government has decided to implement those