Kerala must be proud as a global hub for processing spices and the first State to constitute a Plantation Directorate under the Ministry of Industries and Commerce, P. Rajeeve, Minister for Industries, said after inaugurating the second edition of the two-day CII-Kerala Spice Conference and Exposition that began at Le Meridien here on Tuesday.
Kerala has now evolved to be a major hub of food processing industry. The State is in the process of finalising the new Industrial Policy 2022 which will be made available in the public domain shortly, he added.
On the State’s achievements in the industrial sector, Mr. Rajeeve said it made a leap to the 15th position from 28th in 2019 in the Ease of Doing Business index.