• Strategic location on the trans-national trade corridor

• Well-connected road and rail network

• Three international airports at Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikode and Cochin

• An international seaport with container cargo handling facility at Cochin

• Excellent communication network

• Highest density of science and technology personnel

• 100% literate workforce

• Highest physical quality of life index

• India's most advanced society

• Rich natural resources - minerals, marine products, agri-products

• A range of industry - specific walk-in-and-manufacture environments

• Quality power and water supply Highlights of the Government Industrial Policy

• Pro-active government policies and pro-enterprise incentives

• Necessary assistance for marketing of industrial products

• Simple and transparent procedures for investment