Enliving Kerala Model Via Tourism

Abstract

Kerala economy is a tertiary sector based economy with insipid commodity producing sector namely, primary and secondary sectors and spurt in service sector breakthrough in one fell swoop. Its unique character shows the high standard of social indicators with comparatively low per capita income. We can find that the growth of the service sector is definitely contributed by the Achievements such as low levels of infant mortality and population growth, and high levels of literacy and life expectancy, along with the factors responsible for such achievements have been considered the constituting elements of the Kerala model. The ‘Kerala Model' of equitable growth emphasised land reforms, poverty reduction, educational access and child welfare. In other words, the Kerala Model of Development has resulted in attaining to a certain extent the goals of development: equitable public distribution of scarce food grains, less unjust agrarian relations, declining birth rate, increasing holding power of the primary school, a not unsatisfactory minimum wage system and widespread, more universal health facilities etc. However, the contribution of tourism sector is very high for the maintenance of this Model of Development