Kerala Budget: Multi-cropping, tourism push cheers crisis-hit Idukki tea planters
The Kerala government has proposed allowing multi-cropping and tourism development within the state's tea plantation sector. Planters and industry associations have welcomed the move, viewing it as a necessary step for economic sustainability and modernization.
Why it matters
This policy shift aims to revitalize a struggling agricultural sector by diversifying income streams and creating new job opportunities in rural hilly regions.
Kerala’s Revised Budget proposal to allow multi-crops in hilly areas and the use of more land for tourism in the plantation sector has provided hope to the crisis-gripped tea plantation sector in the Peerumade hills of Idukki.
The article reports on government policy and industry reactions without taking a partisan stance.
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