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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