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| Kerala केरल കേരളം | |
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| November 1, 1956 - Present | |
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| Capital | Thiruvananthapuram |
| Official languages | Malayalam English |
| Leaders | |
• Governor | Shri. Arif Mohammed Khan |
• Chief Minister | Shri. Pinarayi Vijayan |
| Area | |
• Total | 38,863 km² |
| Population | |
• 2018 census | 34,630,192 |
Website https://kerala.gov.in | |
Kerala is a state in southern India. The majority of seats in its legislature are held by communist parties. Out of 140 seats, 62 are held by the CPI(M) and 17 by the CPI. Kerala has the highest human development index, life expectancy, and literacy rate in India.[1] It also has the lowest infant mortality rate in India.[2] Kerala has given priority to ensuring education for all and was declared as India's first fully literate state.[3] In 2022, Kerala began its 14th five-year plan.[4]
History
The first communist government in Kerala came to power in 1957 under E. M. S. Namboodiripad.[5] Six days after taking power, the CPI banned landlords from evicting tenant farmers. The Indian National Congress dismissed Communist officials from Kerala in 1959. Leftists came to power again in 1967 and redistributed 600,000 acres of land to peasants by 1994.[6]
References
- ↑ "At 96.2%, Kerala tops India's literacy rate chart again; Andhra Pradesh ranks lowest with 66.4%" (2020-09-08). Firstpost. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
- ↑ "About Kerala" (2022-07-01). Official Web Portal Government of Kerala. Archived from the original on 2023-03-19. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
- ↑ "Social Welfare" (2022-08-20). Official Web Portal Government of Kerala. Archived from the original on 2023-03-19. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
- ↑ Kerala. "Fourteenth Five-Year Plan (2022-2027)" Government of Kerala. Archived from the original on 2023-03-19. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
- ↑ K. Ravi Raman (2021-10-15). "The Opposition “Emocracy” Exposed: Kerala’s Landmark Left Victory" Monthly Review. Archived from the original on 2022-06-14. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
- ↑ "One Hundred Years of the Communist Movement in India" (2020-09-01). Tricontinental. Archived from the original on 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-11-12.