The State government on Friday issued a notification declaring 40 areas under the Industries department as industrial estates. The status has been given to areas with a high concentration of industrial enterprises.
Industries Minister P. Rajeeve said that single window clearance boards have also been set up to facilitate the process of starting enterprises on these estates.
Among the newly notified industrial estates are Edayar in Ernakulam district, Puzhakkal Paadam in Thrissur, Kanjikode in Palakkad, Aroor in Alappuzha and Veli in Thiruvananthapuram.