Kerala Approves IT Policy To Boost Exports
The Kerala Cabinet on February 20, 2026 approved the State's Information Technology Policy 2026, aiming to secure 10% of India's IT exports and create at least 500,000 jobs. The policy mandates tripling IT space, growing start-ups to 20,000, achieving full household fibre connectivity, forming KESM, Kerala AI Mission and Kerala Future Tech Mission, enacting cybersecurity and data-privacy frameworks, and promoting cloud, open-source and skills centres.
Key Points
- 1Targets securing 10% of India’s IT exports, creating 500,000 jobs and 20,000 startups
- 2Establishes KESM, Kerala AI Mission and KFTM to build competitiveness in high-tech sectors
- 3Requires cloud migration, open-source adoption, nationwide fibre and data infrastructure for developer ecosystems
Scoring Rationale
Ambitious, actionable state IT policy with concrete missions and incentives; limited by state-level scope and execution risks.
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