K. Karunakaran The
Mahatma Gandhi University,
Kottayam, was established by bifurcating
University of Kerala during the period of
3rd Karunakaran ministry (1982–87). It was during the second U. D. F. government (
Third Karunakaran ministry), that the last two districts of Kerala, namely
Pathanamthitta and
Kasaragod, were inaugurated, raising the total number of districts in Kerala to fourteen. During his third tenure as Chief Minister (1982–87), Karunakaran directly handled the
Scheduled Castes Development. and the
Cochin International Airport, both of which were sanctioned during his 1991–95 stint as the Chief Minister.
Vallarpadam Terminal, which later became the first transshipment terminal in India was other key project coined during the administration of Karunakaran. Other major infrastructure projects introduced during the terms of Karunakaran include the
Goshree Bridges of
Kochi,
Guruvayur Railway Line, and
Rajiv Gandhi Combined Cycle Power Plant at
Kayamkulam. The
InfoPark at
Kochi was established in the year 2004. It was also under his administration that the
Kannur University was created by bifurcating the
University of Calicut. The
University of Sanskrit was inaugurated in 1994. The
Indian Institute of Management and the
National Institute of Technology at
Kozhikode were established in the years 1996 and 2002 respectively. The
Akshaya Project was implemented in 2002 to expand
digital literacy in Kerala. During his tenure as Chief Minister,
A. K. Antony introduced the
Unemployment Allowance, Festival Allowance for the Kerala state employees. During his tenure as Chief Minister,
A. K. Antony introduced the prohibition of
arrack in Kerala.
Oommen Chandy It was also during tenure of Oommen Chandy that 12 new
taluks, 28 new
municipalities, and
Kannur Municipal Corporation were formed. It was the largest
taluk delimitation in the state of Kerala after 1957. The "Karunya Scheme" was implemented in the year 2011–12 for the free treatment of patients with cancer,
haemophilia,
kidney, and
heart diseases. A number of organ implantation surgeries were done through the "Mruthasanjeevani Project". The
Second Chandy ministry had also taken the decision to prohibit
liquor in Kerala by discouraging bars. The number of political killings were relatively low (11) during the period 2011–16 in the state.
Rubber subsidy to ensure a minimum price of Rs 150/kg was implemented in 2015. In 2005, Information Technology was made a compulsory subject for the school-level students.
Victers TV, the children's television channel on
EDUSAT for schools, was inaugurated in 2005. The
National University of Advanced Legal Studies at
Kochi was founded in 2005 and the
Indian Institute of Technology at
Palakkad was established in the year 2015. The universities founded in 2011–16 period include the
Malayalam University at
Tirur (2012) and
Technological University at
Thiruvananthapuram (2014). The
National Institute of Visual Science and Arts at
Kottayam was inaugurated in January 2016. Kerala was declared as the first complete digital state of India on 27 February 2016. The
Kerala Public Service Commission filled the vacant posts during 2011–16. As many as job candidates were appointed, setting a record. The Taurus Downtown at Technopark was commenced during the period 2011–16. Phase-2 of
InfoPark Thrissur was completed during the same period. The Park Centre of
Cybercity at
Kozhikode was formally opened by IT Minister
P.K. Kunhalikutty on 15 February 2014. UL Cyberpark at
Kozhikode was inaugurated in January 2016. Chandy's regime was instrumental in beginning the construction of the
Smart City Project. The government also sanctioned of
Unemployment Allowance. The
Kochi-
Mangalore GAIL pipeline was commissioned by the
second Chandy ministry in 2013. In 2015, the
Cochin Airport became the world's first fully
solar powered airport. During his period, 227 road bridges worth nearly Rs 16 billion were built across
Kerala. Several "bypass" roads were also constructed. ==Kerala Assembly Election results==