Round Table Conferences to fast-track flagship projects to begin on Wednesday

CM Shri V D Satheesan to open the three-day ‘Reimagining Keralam’ initiative

Trivandrum / September 15, 2026

Thiruvananthapuram, Sept. 15: A series of Round Table Conferences (RTCs) to evolve the framework for fast-tracking the transformational projects announced by the State Government in the 2026-27 budget will begin here on Wednesday.

Chief Minister Shri V D Satheesan will inaugurate the three-day event, ‘Reimagining Keralam”, at Lemon Tree Premier Thiruvananthapuram at 10:45 am tomorrow. Shri P. K. Kunhalikutty, Minister for Industries, Commerce, Information Technology, and Artificial Intelligence, will deliver the keynote address.

Speaker Shri Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan and Shri KM Chandrasekhar, Vice Chairperson, State Planning Board, will also address the inaugural session. Shri Bishwanath Sinha, IAS, Chief Secretary and Shri. A P M Mohammed Hanish, IAS, Addl. Chief Secretary, Industries & Commerce will also attend.

The RTCs will bring together ministers, top bureaucrats, domain experts, representatives of government departments and agencies, regulatory authorities, knowledge institutions, industry, funding agencies and stakeholders from multiple sectors to give concrete shape to the project proposals, setting them on clearly defined implementation pathways.

The deliberations will focus on the vision, scope, ownership, institutional arrangements, resource requirements and implementation strategy for each programme.

The RTCs will be held at two venues in the state capital: Lemon Tree Premier, Thiruvananthapuram and Hilton Garden Inn Trivandrum.

The key domains to be discussed include industry, infrastructure development, IT, startup and innovation ecosystem, specie technology, tourism and culture.

The topics to be deliberated include Southern Kerala Economic Corridor, Investment Advisory Council, Special Investment Zone, Global Gold Hub, Malayalam AI initiative, GenZ & New-Gen Technology, Incubation Centre, Kerala MSME Growth Scheme, National Pilgrimage Centres, Muziris Heritage Project and Space Economy.

The initiative will come out with a framework to enable various departments to proceed with feasibility studies, master plans, Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) or consultancy engagements. A key take-away of the initiative will be a Draft Project Scope Document for each programme.

A consolidated monitoring mechanism will track key milestones across the project portfolios. The Programme Committee will report the portfolio position periodically to the Chief Minister and the Chief Secretary.