Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday (February 17, 2026) mentioned that Kerala has emerged as essentially the most appropriate vacation spot in the nation for establishing knowledge-based industries, as he laid the foundation stone for a Science Park and an IT Park at Cheriyavalappu, Anjarakandy, in Kannur.
The Chief Minister mentioned the State’s extremely certified human assets, sturdy help for a data financial system, and sustained authorities efforts to determine high-quality analysis and growth establishments have positioned Kerala as a most well-liked hub for science-and technology-driven industries.
The mission, developing on 50 acres at an estimated value of ₹600 crore, will home superior amenities and analysis centres. The park will operate underneath the supervision of the Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment, with educational steering from Kannur University and better training and analysis establishments in the Kozhikode and Kasaragod areas.
Job alternatives
The Chief Minister mentioned college students will acquire alternatives for internships, tasks, and ability growth in life sciences analysis. Academic-industry collaboration is anticipated to carry transformative modifications in greater training and generate lakhs of direct and oblique employment alternatives in the approaching years, he added.
He additional mentioned the park goals to draw main world scientists and corporations in bio-processing and bio-prospecting. Kerala’s biodiversity-rich Western Ghats can be utilised in a scientific and sustainable method to develop new medicinal formulations and organic merchandise, positioning the State as a vacation spot for world life sciences companies.
Boosting bio-economy
With premier laboratories establishing operations in Kerala, a number of ancillary corporations are anticipated to develop throughout the State underneath their steering, strengthening the bio-economy and enhancing the standard and worth of organic merchandise.
He mentioned knowledge-based industries are witnessing speedy world enlargement, pushed by advances in science and know-how. The State has taken accountability for facilitating the expansion of such industries and had earlier introduced the institution of 4 science parks and a Digital Science Park, which is already operational in Thiruvananthapuram, he added.
These centres are envisaged as platforms for collaboration amongst industries, start-ups, analysis establishments, and universities, enabling innovation and the interpretation of analysis into socially helpful services and products, Mr. Vijayan mentioned.
Recalling Kerala’s pioneering function in establishing India’s first Technopark and later the nation’s first Digital University, he mentioned the brand new IT Park in Kannur will assist the district scale new heights in rising applied sciences.
The authorities has additionally launched analysis promotion initiatives, together with the Kairali Research Awards and the Chief Minister’s Post-Doctoral Fellowships, spending over ₹14.5 crore to date. Translational analysis laboratories are being arrange in universities with an funding of ₹200 crore.
Speaker A.N. Shamseer presided over the operate. Kannur University Vice-Chancellor Ok.Ok. Saju attended because the chief visitor. Several elected representatives and senior officers have been current.
Published – February 17, 2026 07:13 pm IST