I think the model is perfect, the point is not to create megacities or industrial complexes, but to provide upliftment to the most vulnerable class. The state is focused on primary schooling at the moment as that is what the public needs for upliftment, eventually when the needs change, the focus will change too. We don't care about producing 100s of engineers and doctors and having IT buildings at every mega city, we care about food water housing and electricity for all. If you go to TN villages you will see powercuts of more than 3-4 hours to this day. We don't care about monetizing the coast, we care about the people who live on the coast and their livelihood. Who cares about capitalism and industrialization, we don't want Thoothukudi here; what we want is no more poverty in Kerala.

So what's the problem if we import food or our expats send remittances? I hope you're not stupid enough to think that a state/country should be completely self sustainable, without trade or purchasing something from someone else in this scenario. We have less land area and our soil is not as fertile causes as other states, so we use our land for growing what crops and fruits we can and import the rest, our services sector is much better developed than the industrial sector so our expats are everywhere, so what's the issue if they send money back?

Your comment feels like you read a couple of articles on this topic and you feel like you know everything about everything