Kerala has ceased to be an agrarian economy with the contribution of agriculture to the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) dropping to 9.1 per cent in 2011-12 compared to 26.9 per cent in 1990-91.Photo: Leju Kamal
Kerala recorded a negative growth of 1.3 per cent in agriculture. Photo: K.K. Mustafah
The GSDP indicates a shift from an agrarian economy to a service sector economy. Photo: S. Ramesh Kurup
Marine fish landings have registered a drop while inland fish production has gone up. However, the share of the fisheries sector in the GSDP has declined from 1.3 per cent in 2005-06 to 0.9 per cent in 2011-12. Photo: K.K. Mustafah
The total milk production in Kerala was 27.2 lakh tonnes in 2011- 12, an increase of 0.73 lakh tonnes over the previous year. Photo: K.K. Mustafah
Poultry production went up from 16,153 tonnes in 2010-11 to 1,84,000 tonnes in2011-12 while production of meat other than poultry increased from 1,08,398 tonnes to 2,42,000 tonnes during the same period. Photo: K.K. Mustafah
The Economic Survey shows a 400 per cent increase in payment of subsidies over the past five years. The government spends Rs. 650 crore on subsidised rice and wheat and Rs. 108 crore on the special support scheme for the farm sector. Photo: H. Vibhu
Kerala's revenue expenditure went up to 14.1 per cent of GSDP in 2011-12, mainly due to the hike in salaries and pension payouts. Photo: K.K. Mustafah
The foreign exchange earnings from tourism during the year 2011-12 touched Rs. 4,221.99 crore and the total revenue earnings was Rs. 9,037 crore. Photo: H.Vibhu
A length of 30,744.4 km roadways was black topped in 2011-12.
Kerala stands fourth in unemployment with a rate of 9.9 per cent behind Goa, Tripura and Sikkim. An employment exchange in Thiruvananthapuram. Photo: S.Mahinsha
Customers queue up in front of a government-owned liquor outlet in Athani. Kerala has the highest per capita consumption of alcohol (more than 1.76 gallons per person) in the country followed by Maharashtra and Punjab. Photo: K.K. Mustafah
The number of suicides in the State increased from 24.6 lakh in 2010 to 25.3 lakh in 2011. File photo of a theatrical presentation on suicides. Photo: K.K. Mustafah
Nearly 98 per cent of the road accidents in Kerala took place due to rash driving. Photo: H.Vibhu
Kerala has the highest rates of chemical/bacterial contamination in drinking water among 28 tested states in the country, according to the Union Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation. Photo: S.K. Mohan
Kerala is facing a water scarcity. Despite being a recipient of both the southwest and northeast monsoons, there was a large spatial and temporal variation in the rainfall and resulted in floods and current drought-like situation. Photo: Thulasi Kakkat
As much as 89 per cent of the passenger transport operations in the State is in the private hands. Photo: K.K. Mustafah
Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) constitutes just 11 per cent of public carriers in the state. Out of the 5,803 buses KSRTC runs, 1,672 are over 10 years old. Photo: The Hindu Photo Library
In 2012-13 Kerala saw the highest decline, in recent times, in student enrolment in state schools; there were 39.86 lakh enrolments in the State’s schools – down nearly six per cent from the previous year. Photo: S.K.Mohan
1.3 per cent of the population in the State are migrants. Palakkad and Idukki districts account for the highest and lowest domestic migrant labour population respectively. Photo: S. Gopakumar