Development of the national waterway between Thiruvananthapuram and Kasargode has taken off. The Kollam-Kottappuram waterway, a part of the national Waterway-3, has already been commissioned. Work on a third international airport at Kannur has also begun.

Our government is working towards providing each family with land, home, drinking water and electricity. The EMS Total Housing Scheme that we started envisages making Kerala a ‘total housing’ state in the next three years. The ‘Complete Electrification Programme’ has already been completed in three constituencies.

We also expect the Centre to be more realistic while deciding projects for Kerala. The state has already achieved almost all “first generation” necessities in the field of health, education and family welfare. Kerala stands as a model even for the Western countries in areas like health and primary education. Now we need to protect this and develop the “second generation” infrastructure for more growth and development. For this, the Centre should revise its development strategy for the state.

The first Communist government in the country and the state, the EMS Namboodiripad government sworn in on 1957, stands as the model for our initiatives. Our focus is the poor and downtrodden and our mission is their welfare. We have the mandate for it.