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The real Kerala story
Business Standard
|November 03, 2025
Kerala achieved a historic milestone by becoming India’s first ‘extreme poverty-free’ state on November 1.
While it continues to succeed in welfare-oriented initiatives, its job opportunities and industrial base remain weak.
Kerala tops all major development indicators in India. The state achieved 100 percent digital literacy in 2025 compared to India’s 38 per cent and maintains an infant mortality rate of just 5 per 1,000 live births, lower than even the United States, which recorded 5.6. (Chart 1)
This story is from the November 03, 2025 edition of Business Standard.
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