Kerala says Year of Enterprise project fetched Rs 7,200 cr investment

Project created 256,140 jobs and overshot targets set, says state government

Kerala had created 118,509 enterprises and got investments worth Rs 7,261.54 crore this fiscal till Sunday, claiming success for targets it had set for its ‘Year of Enterprises’.

The 'Year of Enterprises' project, which aimed to create 100,000 enterprises, was judged the best practices model in a national conference on micro small and medium enterprises. Chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the conference discussed enhancing cooperative federalism and smooth relations between the centre and states.

The project had created 256,140 jobs till Sunday, said the state government. Inaugurated by Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on March 30 last year, the