LEADER SPEAK
Need more focus on tourism & service sector
Sreekumaran Nair
Thiruvananthapuram basically has a tertiary sectororiented economy because of the many central and state government offices situated here. Comparing Ernakulam, Thrissur or Kozhikode, business centers are less here.
Commercial activities and associated businesses can increase with the upcoming Vizhinjam harbor.
There is a transformation of labor from agricultural to white collar jobs. Semiskilled and unskilled laborers are turning towards industrial trade unions. There is lack of manpower also due to brain drain to gulf countries.
This causes non-development of primary sector such as agricultural, forestry, dairy and allied activities. This eventually leads to dependence of Thiruvananthapuram on other states for food items like rice, egg and milk.
The city is mainly a consumer district. People from cities such as Kottayam give importance to agriculture and business, whereas here we are satisfied with white collar jobs. This work culture has been there for some time and it is establishing faster. Even those who come from agriculture background have an entirely different attitude after coming here.
Only a drastic change in developmental thinking can lead to focus on primary and secondary sector advancement. Our dreams of development are roads, bridges, etc.
Road development boards in the city have done some
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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
July 2013
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