The older generation keralites worked in Gulf regions constructed big houses in Kerala. GCC countries don't give citizenship to migrants. So ultimately they had to return to Kerala. The new generation migrates to Europe or Canada where they can get citizenship. For them there's no need to return to Kerala
How long will kerala ,a beautiful natural beauty state now past so many turned into a ghost kerala. Now its time to stop migrating to other countries ,instead grow the beauty of kerala agriculture, natural resources, handicrafts, etc
Sir, the video is spot on. I am in IT and there is one point you missed out, work-life balance. Me and family migrated to Germany last year, not because we were paid less, but because we wanted to prioritize our health and well being.
@@joe-metricview6035 This is the same with all IT/ITES . We worked in Bangalore and migrated because of lack of work-life balance and pollution. Kerala's healthcare is good; better than the developed countries. We do health check ups, etc when we come to Kerala.
Lol ... what a foolish Idea to migrate for quality air.... wipe and check your face after walking in western streets😅😅..west is not going to be as friendly as before...wait and watch the coming days
Great content and this gives insight to what Kerala is going to face in another 15-20 years. Government official's mentality should change in Kerala, they are most corrupt (than politicians), a PSC qualification gives them ample security to harm common man with complex rules around anything
Communism have destroyed Kerala, no real job. Those who have the ability move - to foreign countries and others who don't like to go to foreign moves towards developed cities in India. Being a malayali i can tell this... 7/10 of my friends are outside Kerala.
There was/is no communism in Kerala. Kerala is a state of Indian Union functioning as per the Constitution. No state can run a communist rule under the Constitution
@@ShamzeerMajeed Yes I agree to your opinions but Communist party and it's satelite organization seeded and spreaded fear against capitalism and started labour militant culture. Once Kerala was investor friendly state during under the reign of CM Achutha Menon and Karunakaran. But those friendliness stopped and worsened under the later communists governments. It's the real cause of this migration. So far, Gulf countries provided the jobs to Keralites but now it's gonna end.
Is there is No job in kerala,then go to other states in india..there is lot of job and infrastructure in other states as you said .Why go to other countries...Stay in india...And give contribution to development of india.jai hind..
Thank you for this valuable content. I am a Keralite working in UAE for last 10 years. We have a house in kerala which my father built in 1994. We still use and maintain it properly. Building a new house is pointless and will take us to debt trap.
The points mentioned are truly valued and appreciated. Moreover the dirty politics, religion, religious arrogance , Political Arrogance, from Bishops , fathers and other heads also pushes people go away and live peacefully. Our various leaderships never thought of creating entrepreneurship and employability among our Malayali community. PLEASE ADD THE POINTS TOO
What you stated is a fact. I came across a very strange observation from one of my Dubai cousins . They had constructed a large house in Thrissur. But they said maintenance is a big issue. No maid servants are available and labour is very expensive. They have now moved into a smaller apartment. Their children moved abroad. While we have vacant houses the new budget says you need to pay additional tax for a second home.
Absolutely right Sir...Infact youth like us migrated to hometown to do something different but the manpower challenges, infrastructure and people mentality which is more towards a relaxed life with just 4times meal, alcohol and sleep has really put us in pathetic condition. You just nailed it Sir. Government is only interested to send the youths out and earn money through various taxes. Same time spend the money in pensions least bothered about state development. Probably development only for lower caste
Upper castes enjoyed much in olden days before the introduction of Indian constitution. When constitution came with equal justice to all, i. e. Making poor man par equal with rich.
Kerala nurses are not paid well, treated as servants by doctors and hospital administrators. That is why they are leaving. 90% of Kerala’s revenue is spent on salaries and pensions of government employees and politicians. All others have the privilege of paying taxes to support the leeches who do not care for the people who pay their salaries and pensions.
Fully agree bro, thousands and thousands of rupees are being paid every month to these so called government servants.....rather leeches are you said. If just half of the money could be used for the purposes of common Malayali
I live outside Kerala,but I have a house in Trichur town,one huge colony close to 500 houses. But 99 percent of them are vacant or houses where old couples live,most of them are sick as well. Terrible state of affairs. But you can see Bangladeshis, Bengalis , Biharis etc everywhere.
It's the same story in rural andhra. Youth are migrating to cities or other countries in search of work. Villages are practically empty or filled with elderly or destitutes
@@shijuvarghese4217 in Punjab and Haryana schools and colleges are shutting down as no youth wants to stay in India. Kerala and Andhra are headed the same way
100% true facts about present situation of kerala state. During one time kerala and Punjab were considered role model state for development. Gradually both kerala and Punjab have gone into economic mess.
This is really a very relevant issue . A downloaded version of this video is shared widely over whatsapp. Effectively lot of views but sadly not directly on RUclips.
@@joe-metricview6035 the government taxing on house that are empty is unconstitutional and unlawful, people are building houses after working hard all over the world, it was not a gift from any politicians.
Like gold, real estate is always a weakness with Malayalis. One house is never enough. Prestige issues. This is also a reason for the increasing number of unused homes in India. Children are abroad but parents want to buy houses/apartments in India for each child. There is also a trend among malayalis to own an apartment that they use when they return home on vacation. They settle abroad but want a foothold in India. Getting the best of both countries. No wonder the government wants to tax them. 😁
Having a second home seems to be a common thing among people who can afford it, at least here in the USA. A lot of people I know have summer lake houses that they spend only a few days every year.. Some other "snowbirds" have winter homes in warmer states like Florida. So, I don't see anything morally wrong with NRIs building vacation homes in Kerala. Having said that, they can probably be responsible about it by not building huge mansions.. Just my two cents, or should I have said two paise :)
Very good observations and comments. For prosperity of a place, people living their must have hope for the future. If that is virtually nil, then they will leave if they can. Nobody can do anything about Kerala now. The situation is irreversible now and also for the distant future.
It sounds like in kerala, people have no hope and in other places, people have high hopes, therefore they stay back. Actually, those who have the means, leave. In kerala, more people have the means to move to a place where they would rather be. In other places, they dont yet have the means or exposure. People wanting to leave for better opportunities and lifestyle is the situation of India... Not just kerala. The higher and higher number of people giving up indian citizenship is also an indicator of the trend. I wonder if the hate spread by the toxic new strong party is giving a sense of insecurity for the people.
kerala is a LOST CAUSE . Migration from Kerala has been happening since the 1930's. women learnt - Women left . I met a guy who left in 1947 and worked in Gujrat as a physician. Nobody is coming back. *the communists or the Congress, both are the same* ,they can turn Kerala into a resort and make $$$ out of the tourists, since kerala is all Hawai, but 10 X cheaper
Probably small islands can manage like that. This is not a model for every nation or jurisdiction. "The economy of the Isle of Man is a low-tax economy with insurance, online gambling operators and developers, information and communications technology (ICT), and offshore banking forming key sectors of the island's economy. As an offshore financial centre located in the Irish Sea, the Isle of Man is within the British Isles but does not form part of the United Kingdom and is not a member of European Union." Imagine every country can make a living by money laundering (banking & financial services)
And, and, and, a small island with little much going on. If Malayalis are ending up there, then it says something about the depth of the absurdity back home. Dear god…..
Yes, in dreams buddy. No malayalee who leaves kerala for western countries ever come back. Period. Only malayalees who go to gulf countries have to come back, and now there are no more opportunities in "gullf" countries. So dream on.
Other countries tackle the hoarding of houses or vacant houses by not allowing tax credit or incentives, not allowing less than 25% on down payment, not allowing government loans or incentives on home insurance on second home and investment property instead of fees and fines.
Sometime ago, there was a visual on a news channel, where, in a college somewhere in the state a bunch of protesting students were waving political flags inside the principal's office , feet plonked up on chairs . It was like watching a precursor to the impending doom of the state.
A grad based job in Kerala only get 12.5 K rs. PM.. but the Prices of commodities are skyrocketed, as well as the accomodation, electricity prices. Makes it so unsuitable to live, added with the social insecurity and moral policing of Ferocious society! Makes us so impossible to live there. But the only way we can survive there is by having a Govt job, which is corrupt, unproductive etc, which doesn't makes any prosperity in the state and economy, what ever the number we create!
Mr. Joe , really a very touching subject well researched. The quest for better life leads to migration , more so it applies to Keralites , because each one of them in competition with a relative of his or her who is already overseas no matter where. A stark reality of ghost houses !!!
I find this phenomenon a little paradoxical. Everyone is talking about India becoming a giant economy but people seem to have no confidence in the country. Things won't improve in one day or even two years but overtime things will improve. A young student in India will have far greater opportunities in India in the next 20 years. I think people leaving India are not really thinking it through. Western nations will have hard time in the next two decades. Young Indians and their parents leaving India and Kerala have got it wrong. They think things will go wonderfully well for them when they reach abroad. This kind of thinking was okay 40-50 years back but now things have changed. By leaving India, they're killing their golden goose. Don't lose the bigger picture in search for some clean roads. Life abroad will get hard soon for them.
Things may go awfully wrong abroad, too, but there's no point telling a 25-year-old that things will be bright here when they are 45. Seventy five years post independence has been a long wait.
@@joe-metricview6035 A 25 year old born in 1998 has lived quite a good life in India or Kerala thus far. Life was much harder before. It's true that a 25 year old won't think about his 40s but that's what the parents are there for. Unfortunately, unread and unaware parents are a child's greatest curse instead of the country he is born in. Most parents don't know the potential of India and want to send their children to unknown Eastern European countries with no future. Sending kids to these countries is the most ridiculous, comical and ironic things we can think about. It's laughable and should be laughed at.
The confidence being expressed is on the Indian people not the Indian state. Big difference. Indians (Malayalis among them) are among the most productive people in the world with the greatest latent potential. Their per capita income outside India dwarfs that of within India, at USD 50,000 (2013). It is a no-brainer. Everyone wants a piece of the action, as far as dealing with the productive Indian people is concerned. That is what gets the world excited. The prospects of the nation will follow in the tailwind. Goes towards proving the notion that “the nation is not the land, the air, the water - it is the people”.
Brother I have foreseen this bigger picture what we’re saying ,left my green card processing and good job in US and got settled in kerala ,to be frank now I really regret my decision ,but I love india and wants to be here only .I think whoever have migrated and well settled abroad have no issues and life is all well for them ,Any migration in the initial phase will be hard and I would say another 50 years just leave the bigger picture ,nothing is gonna change here for sure due to a corrupt system and egoistic administrators ,I really feel sad for the future generations ,you take kerala as an example ,our youngsters are loosing hope and relying on drugs ,So sad state of affairs if you really get into our society and introspect..
what we seeing in kerala is going to happen in AP and Telangana as well. Youngsters are moving to overseas and their parents can no longer live in villages because of poor infrastructure . Its easier to get help in towns than in villages
Wishing Kerala Government for getting more tax from ghost houses as they are planning to make Kerala so 🙏 It is better to go to Tamil nadu if one cannot escape to Europe or America. 🙂
In my opinion, the taxing of empty houses is a very good decision. Now owners will start thinking of renting them out. Occupancy strength of Kerala will increase immensely. This is good for tourism. AirBNB kind of investments will see more revenue for government. Let it be any government which is going to come in future should continue to tax these empty houses.
😂 the sickening attitude of keralites killing themselves. Your labourers charge "Nookku Coolie" without doing job. How can you expect a tenant to vacate the house when your communist government is farting there. During 1970s they grabbed land from owners and now dirty communist going to grab your houses even. It's no longer God's own country. Your government has made it as Ghost country. Karma chases...
Kerala's political environment is so crazy, one can't start a business and live there unless you submit to the political bosses there. The only sections that can survive there are govt employees, politicians, trade union members, corrupt business men with political links.
Keep voting for TMc and communist.....! Soon you might become refugee..... Some communities never learn . Even after partition of East Bengal. Bengalis are not learning.
This pattern of ghost houses/apartments is happening throughout S.India. Many houses in Madras are lying vacant. Most youngsters ve migrated abroad for better opportunity & Corona has accelerated the neg growth rate. S.Ind govt must take a serious look into this issue b4 its too late..
This phenomenon is happening all over devloped areas of india, but some kerala news channels and politicians are presenting this cult as it is only happening in kerala for their gains. The so called educated keralites doesn't even cross check these facts, they just gulp all these news and drama trash. People explore the world for gaining more resources or move to better secure environment, just like animals migrate according to climate and gaze more land for food availability and safety. This is the hard truth (it doesn't matter if your brain isn't willing to agree with this fact, for those who doesn't find this digestive you guys are just emotional, be rational accept the truth)
Very informative, thanks. Can you do a video on the issues a family, who've never lived in Kerala, moving to Kerala would be likely to face, from getting their truck unloaded to settling down.
There is no fuss around any of those. You can easily arrange a packers and movers from any place and they will make the shift and unloading. If it is cities or towns some union guys might come, but if u as the owner just say not to interfere they do not make any issues. Kerala is the most peaceful state in the country to settle till date.
It all depends on how you approach the people there. They are opportunistic. The moment they know you know less of the surrounding, they will encash you. Lol. So, first ... Learn about the culture. Live there a couple of months. Understand the process and the procedures. Don't show you are an NRI... Show them you know a lot. Don't ask anyone to help you. Help yourself. Even if it takes days or months to learn.
Taxing vacant houses is an unrealistic declaration by the government because there is no system or governance model to find "vacant" houses. Also, they haven't mandated the conditions to consider a house as vacant or taxable. The effort to sort out these things will be another blunt money-waster like the Speed Rail project.
Thanks Joe ...nice observation....even it happining in all parts of south India but in Kerala it is happening lil faster. In My home town only old age ppl staying n similar case with my frns but we are near by hardly 300-400 kms.
It would be wrong to say the education quality is poor. Our IT engineers are wanted across the world. Some of our professors are among the top scientists in the world. Our health is the best in the country. But, what is wrong? The overall ecosystem is imbalanced. A fouth world govt in a first world: that discourages Entrepreneurship, fails to create jobs, nepotism, corruption, growing fanaticism and religious divide....
One point to note, IT and software are good only due to the reason that the skills are easily transferable and accessible. But if you compare with much more traditional engineering Mechanical and Civil we are miles behind.The quality of engineering and standard in abroad is far better.
I quit my job and took a two year break just to live in Kerala 😅 it was good. Eating cooked jackfruit, fish fry, etc all seem to be tastier in India even though we can get these abroad.
I guess, not just Kerala and India is our home. Whole world is our home. We dont just belong to one place just because we are born there. Home is where your heart lies. People are free to move around the world, study, work and travel.
See.. What you told is True. But See from Economic point of view those who earn I DINAR, DOLLAR want to spend in RUPEE.. Which Drives UP Property, Rent, Grocery, Land, House to everything in their own Hometown where SMALL, Middle, Including Well off Family of those CITIES, VILLAGE, TOWN has to take the Burnt of those soaring Price hike!!
Good on you. I did not regret a bit when I sent in the resignation from my government post of gazetted rank. Always thankful to God for giving us a great opportunity Down Under. Sends a message to those who spend fortune in building mansions and emphasize the fact that the State has terribly gone wrong . Future looks bleak there.
Was thinking of quitting Govt job and going abroad once. But was not bold enough at that time. Now happy to hear and see the youngsters going abroad. As somebody said, even the future of govt jobs is bleak here unless you are having strong political clout. Rank lists are thrown to wind and posts are created to accommodate political eunuchs.
Hard truth......Good humorous one Joe. Well done again.That troll was a guffaw 😄 Never knew the troll had such a layered narrative . In fact I am a Njavallil family member. Thanks for presenting us.
No You are wrong. Ofcourse there are migrants from every state, the % of migrants per population is different. You can say 3/4 of Kerala is dependent of income from abroad
Great content and analysis! Of the 2 reasons cited for collection of taxes on vacant residential property, only one of them is the truth i.e. The govt. is broke. Super Broke in fact! :D The other one, regarding environmental concerns is a joke, considering the superior (self-declared) intellectual capabilities of the existing Kerala govt. and their Left comrade voters. It's not easy for them to think at that level. Such expectations would be us over-estimating their intellectual prowess.
I think govt educational institutions have no vacant seats. It's there in private ones because of the high fees. So there is migration to other states where it's affordable and to overseas when the minimum admission requirements aren't met with, or when it's cheaper. Once you pass out, it's very difficult to get a govt job even for doctors and engineers. In private concerns they are paid very badly. Their only option is going outside the state or abroad. The next generation of these people are brought up there and naturally they have no acquaintances in the motherland. Obviously they prefer to spend their life where they grew up. Senior citizens like us may be lucky to have at least some time to spend with our children. The next generation will have to be alone in this land if they decide to come back and settle here. This is true in the case of other states also. (Many of the children of my friends in Hyderabad also are in USA and UK). Kerala is going to be the homeland of migrant labourers from the North East in future.
Interesting points, thank you. Engineering education fee has stayed constant for many years and some colleges are even offering discounts, but students prefer to go abroad if they can.
As an engineering graduate myself, let me ask you a question. Where in Kerala can you find jobs for most engineering streams? Also, if compared, the salary one gets in Kerala is dismal at best. Even in Bangalore, the salary shoots up 10 fold compared to Kerala. Most companies run their least profitable projects out of Kerala campuses. Leave engineering jobs aside and look at other jobs. Apart from government jobs what real opportunity does youngsters have in Kerala? On top of that add the mentality of old people. Why would anyone with a bit of exposure stay in Kerala?
I'm a malayali living in another state. I do agree that there is a shortage of job opportunities in Kerala but that doesn't mean that my home state is inferior. I'm proud of the fact that it is more socially and educationally developed than the rest of India. Clean environment, equal educational opportunities, labor rights, medical facilities, secular atmosphere are it's highlights......
I am a Malayalis living in shit hole Canada and I regret coming to Canada. I am flat broke Indian and I cannot return to India, but if I can get a free house in Kerala I would gladly return to Indian.
I am a Malayali living in Canada too and have a good life here. I am happy here and will never return to Kerala except for vacations. No annoying relatives or naatukar, good freedom and good quality of life. People in India are obsessed with religion/caste and I hate that too.
@@emmanueljoseph2520 you will do very well in Canada because you sound like one of those shit skin who is willing to lick the dust off a white person's feet.
@Allen R (outRIGHTtalk) Allen! You are not only broke, but you also have a lot of ego and plenty of stupidity. If you think Indians who made it in life are licking others feet, then then i dont know what to say. If that is the case, I am in good company along with Sunder Pichai, Satyam Nadella etc. Dude, you are broke because of your attitude. You will never make it in life with this attitude. And lastly, if you have any self-esteem, you will not be begging others for a free house (like you did in your first comment). Good luck!😁
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I have a different view about this. Kerala is showing other States, how to escape here than staying and trying to fix. The listed social problems for migration is persistent in all other States. They soon will follow us.
I came to New Zealand 10 years ago, got my passport, have a job that I like to do, have a house, cars and all what I want! I don’t regret a bit about my decision when I see the current situation in Kerala. After all when you can travel and work without restrictions to well above 180 countries with the passport why would u regret. The local youth of this country has grown seeing multicultural and multi ethnic people and there is not a bit of racism we feel at least here in NZ.
Last year I was jogging down the street and I saw this lady step on the curb and falling down. As a fellow human being I walked towards her proximity thinking that if she turns towards me seeking help I could be ready right away. She just turned her head towards me said “ fuck off go back to your country “. You’ve lived here longer than me but I’m pretty sure you’ll face it one day, it’s an innate human quality, can’t be controlled by everyone always.
@@nikmat i said mostly the youth. The old people and even few places like Glenorchy where they haven’t had much interaction with other people will still have that sort of behaviour. But as time goes those people will go too… Then there is this cultural difference where most old age people feel insulted if u offer then a help unless they ask, so be mindful of that when u feel like helping. Finally, its not much different from telling a Bengali to stay outside the house to drink water, or calling a Tamilan as pandi or saying u need to beat the guys from Kollam or TVM rather than a cobra. It happens everywhere. Have a good day bro.
@@zr8393 why do you assume they are alone? They are taken care very well. I’ve got my brother n family staying with them. But regardless of that, parents will be taken care thats all usually happens. Kids dont have to stop their dreams and restrict their life to stay with parents. I as a parent dont expect my kids to stay with me all their life either.
As an owner of said “ghost property”, you spake my mind! 👍 Thank you both Communists and the others for driving the future of our state outwards! Shaabaash! I loved you, Kerala ❤ Irony: they claimed to prevent commerce out of an absurd and exaggerated “concern for the environment”. Now, when people have left the state “to the environment”, they are having a problem now? You got what you wanted, didn’t you?
@@joe-metricview6035 I don’t think they ever cared for the baby, but thought that the bathtub came about magically and was a result of bourgeois exploitation. 🤦🏻 What better to expect from people to whom “property is theft”; wonder why then people shift en masse to places where the guiding motive is the diametrical opposite - “taxation is theft”. The biblical more about envy and covetousness being the root of ruin played out oh-so-god-awefully in Kerala. At least in Lebanon, they died with a bang. In Kerala, we died alright - just no fireworks.
I think the nature is going to reclaim the government once everyone leaves the God's own forsaken country. We have been ruled by absolute morons throughout history.
@@ronsta11 Not always. The kings weren’t all that bad compared to these guys. Some good Diwans too such as Tanjorekar, who were seen as experts in public finance. What happened is unqualified people walked themselves into positions of public consequence.
Living in the west for over 20 years. I ache to go back to my home in Kerala and mind my own business. But I understand that's not how it works and people are there to mind your business. Lol
Same ghost house problem in Bengal which is predicted to increase to huge proportion in 10 years. The only option: to fill the vacancies with population descendants from breakaway Indian areas like East Pakistan. God save Bengal- specially middle class Bengali localities of Kolkata.
Good presentation, situation is same in other states of India because people lost faith in the corrupt Indian central and state governments public services and pollution rotting garbage piles dirty filthy towns cities unruly traffic and no good jobs...a big struggle to survive. Pinjsbied are trying all avenues to get out of this India Maharaj... Because in 1947 population was 470 million in 2021 it is 1400 million. And with the divisive politics of the Central government causing distrust anoubg Muslims Christians and Hindus young generation want to escape save their life. Problem is not in Kerala government. It is the policies of the BJP government causing brain drain in India.
Well said, this is the main reason why people think to go out of the country. It’s only not happening in Kerala. Mr Scaria should go other states esp in Mumbai and make a good survey about what he is pointing out here, will know the result
Mistrust when did you trusted Each other ? That is why 1947 there was partition . That is Why Kerala is full of Rice begs. Look at your population density Kerala is still three time of rest of India !!!! So good you are going.....we want our original land back minus rice beg and jihadis
We need reforms in schools . Should alter the full syllabus and also should abolish mark based or exam oriented studies . But how? I think there should be a revolution from the existing youth population from colleges in kerala. Intially I think an online campaign should be organised . Then the youth should be in grounds of kerala to protest against all existing bad government systems. Now most of the students are flewing away to other countries like they are just escaping because they are afraid about their future. But we need to fight against this or else we will lose what we know have. So I am requesting Joe-Metric that could you take some intiative of it
@@joe-metricview6035 But still we have to work in the ground or else nothing will be effective, even though videos are good and many will see it still they will forgot about all these things as time goes
Totally wrong. The state government is not broke, there are forces who try to break it, Students who migrate aboard will do any dirty job to make some dollars. When they are in Kerala, their stupid middle/high class ego won't let them do such jobs in return of indian rupee. Students who migrate to America will take any thing from coffee shop to massage parlor work to make money to pay back their bank loans. If there are engineering colleges with vacant seats, most of them are private, let them shut it down, there is no use with such private engineering colleges
Youth make their informed choices about places with good prospects, and Kerala is not among them. Govt aided colleges are also having an increasing number of vacant seats.
Kerala can always develop itself more attractive and at par with the developed countries if it wants to attract the newer generations interest. If the local government is willing to do that.
Very informative backed with statistics and other evidences. It is not only a question of out-migration of our potential young generation but this trend will have a negative impact on our culture.Now, the question remains as to how we can reverse this trend.
What a pity. As a outsider, used to metro living, I love the visuals/ life ( cinematically portrayed) of kerala. The simplicity, natural beauty are enviable. I guess the grass is always greener .
Every major state in India has this issue of children going abroad in search of a better life... Nothing kerala specific. kerala has the data.. Others give a damn.. Regarding job crisis too, I think it's an issue faced by every Indian state.. The only issue is while our educated migrates to Europe, the uneducated from northern india migrates to kerala in search of a better life.. Painting a negetive view on anything gets more eyeballs in the social media is a proven fact...
The thing is that with the other states, at least a large part of the pent-up work appetite is consumed by the new industrial and commercial towns that are coming. For that, at the risk of staying the obvious, you need industries and commerce and an environment conducive to creating such. Kerala? 😂😢 Kovai, TN’s second-largest city, is Kerala’s gift to TN, for instance. Kerala’s situation is entirely Kerala-specific, and has been a long, long way in the making. Joe has spoken the obvious and what is patently clear to all, well, most.
Ma’am, if it’s not your house, then like they say in Americka, “It’s none of your business!” It is rather diabolical of the government to ignore private property rights and tax nilly Willy. Oh, I forgot, in Communist Bible, Property is Theft!
Hello Joe , is it possible to get your email address? It is regarding a research project on Rise of empty house in kerala. Hoping to hear from you back soon. Thank you
Watching from rural part of Rajasthan. We are also suffering corruption, poor infrastructure, low quality of education, non-availibility of water, electricity, good healthcare. we still don't have the option to go.
Nice one Joe and you cover one part of the story well. The other part is the influx into Kerala of migrant labour from the north and east. Since nature abhors a vacuum, there will be a new equilibrium and I look forward to a video on that. I'm sure the migration pundits are studying this.
Iam working far from my house. I cannot go and come daily. So I stay in rent house. Come home only holydays. If I don't have a house whether govt. Give a place freely. Or whether govt. Pays my rent
If one person has more than one house in his name let the govt. Tax the extra one. The poor cannot afford to own house in cities. The rich will have every where. Mostly the empty houses belongs to the middle and poor catagory. They don't rent because in between they are coming and staying.
@@joe-metricview6035 yes, of course. In general, people move for better opportunities. Many Americans are moving to Portugal, Costa Rica, Mexico, etc during their retirement years. I moved from one state to another within the U.S. for better opportunities (cheaper home prices, higher wages, etc). I even moved to Kerala a few years back for two years to live there and experience. Better opportunity doesn’t always need to be money related in my opinion.
Andhra following suite. We are all trained for the service sector, but with no major companies in the state, every body has migrated, either to another state or country. None of the friends i grew up with or studied are living in my home town now. Very sad. I would love to go back, then again i dont want to twiddle my thumbs or do something underpar to my own skillsets
Idukki and pattanamthitta are already experiencing a negative population growth rate. With an ageing population, our situation is scary when compared to other states.
actually now its bad but most keralities return back after good settlement , even kottayam vwas bad but now changing no problem . short term loss means long term gain
Our country n states specially Kerala (I know it a little), have very double standards. 1. We celebrate our 15 August from rooftop with so much of patriotism, even abroad among the indian communities. 2. Quite contrary to this everyone fromm all corners of the country wants to go to the same or similar countries if it's possible. So what was that independence meant for!
Ma’am, the sentiment towards the homeland is undiluted anywhere the Indian (esp. the Malayali) goes. That the state has been rendered an economic graveyard is the reality. It is a bit like a belief in god (“All that is good is that; nothing bad ever can be attributed to it!”). Independence was to try and ensure we would not have to fight other people’s wars.
Why can’t an agency prepare details of say 10000 houses and put on a website . Interested buyers could buy at reasonable prices , modify and use it instead of building a new home . Think about it and propose to whoever maybe interested. The seller will save “ escape tax” and the buyer will save on all those new taxes for building his/ her house.
The older generation keralites worked in Gulf regions constructed big houses in Kerala. GCC countries don't give citizenship to migrants. So ultimately they had to return to Kerala. The new generation migrates to Europe or Canada where they can get citizenship. For them there's no need to return to Kerala
Agree
Thank you for commenting 😊
Exactly
nice name
How long will kerala ,a beautiful natural beauty state now past so many turned into a ghost kerala. Now its time to stop migrating to other countries ,instead grow the beauty of kerala agriculture, natural resources, handicrafts, etc
Any vacant tharavad style houses with lot of acres for me to start a organic farming !!! ??? Please any one reply me !!!
Sir, the video is spot on. I am in IT and there is one point you missed out, work-life balance. Me and family migrated to Germany last year, not because we were paid less, but because we wanted to prioritize our health and well being.
Thank you, Athul. That's an important point. Thanks for sharing it.
@@joe-metricview6035 This is the same with all IT/ITES . We worked in Bangalore and migrated because of lack of work-life balance and pollution. Kerala's healthcare is good; better than the developed countries. We do health check ups, etc when we come to Kerala.
You get that more in India if you wish to
Lol ... what a foolish Idea to migrate for quality air.... wipe and check your face after walking in western streets😅😅..west is not going to be as friendly as before...wait and watch the coming days
Great content and this gives insight to what Kerala is going to face in another 15-20 years. Government official's mentality should change in Kerala, they are most corrupt (than politicians), a PSC qualification gives them ample security to harm common man with complex rules around anything
Yes, they do make life difficult. Must be one of the triggers to drive people away.
They are callous and inconsiderate as well.
Exactly 💯
Communism have destroyed Kerala, no real job. Those who have the ability move - to foreign countries and others who don't like to go to foreign moves towards developed cities in India. Being a malayali i can tell this... 7/10 of my friends are outside Kerala.
There's no stopping people moving to greener pastures
There was/is no communism in Kerala. Kerala is a state of Indian Union functioning as per the Constitution. No state can run a communist rule under the Constitution
@@ShamzeerMajeed Yes I agree to your opinions but Communist party and it's satelite organization seeded and spreaded fear against capitalism and started labour militant culture. Once Kerala was investor friendly state during under the reign of CM Achutha Menon and Karunakaran. But those friendliness stopped and worsened under the later communists governments. It's the real cause of this migration. So far, Gulf countries provided the jobs to Keralites but now it's gonna end.
Is there is No job in kerala,then go to other states in india..there is lot of job and infrastructure in other states as you said .Why go to other countries...Stay in india...And give contribution to development of india.jai hind..
Its center runined economically and secularly...
To the point!! First time coming across such content from a freelancer Keralite.
Thank you Rameez.
I'm a journalist for 39 years now. Nearly 20 years with the Economic Times
@@joe-metricview6035 Thanks for letting know, Mr. Joe. Reading waning by the day. Sorry, never noted your name.
And my point was, you are publishing on behalf of no media house, but on your own.
Thank you for this valuable content. I am a Keralite working in UAE for last 10 years. We have a house in kerala which my father built in 1994. We still use and maintain it properly. Building a new house is pointless and will take us to debt trap.
Thank you
The points mentioned are truly valued and appreciated. Moreover the dirty politics, religion, religious arrogance , Political Arrogance, from Bishops , fathers and other heads also pushes people go away and live peacefully.
Our various leaderships never thought of creating entrepreneurship and employability among our Malayali community. PLEASE ADD THE POINTS TOO
Thank you. These are valid points 👍
And still Kerala is our best state....imagine the others!
@@meret99 imagine the others!.. which, there is industry . culture and law and order.. even Goa has developed industry
@@meret99 poyi chav vanam
What r u talking about r there no bishops and fathers in Europe or western countries???? Hinduism created the problem.
Being a Keralite.
This is so TRUE 👍
Thank you
Thanks for coverage of such important social issues. Please keep it up, Sir.
Thank you so much 😊
What you stated is a fact. I came across a very strange observation from one of my Dubai cousins . They had constructed a large house in Thrissur. But they said maintenance is a big issue. No maid servants are available and labour is very expensive. They have now moved into a smaller apartment. Their children moved abroad. While we have vacant houses the new budget says you need to pay additional tax for a second home.
Like your Dubai cousins, others are realising how meaningless it is to build mansions for senior citizens.
Fools
Absolutely right Sir...Infact youth like us migrated to hometown to do something different but the manpower challenges, infrastructure and people mentality which is more towards a relaxed life with just 4times meal, alcohol and sleep has really put us in pathetic condition. You just nailed it Sir. Government is only interested to send the youths out and earn money through various taxes. Same time spend the money in pensions least bothered about state development. Probably development only for lower caste
Thank you, VRN.
Upper castes enjoyed much in olden days before the introduction of Indian constitution.
When constitution came with equal justice to all, i. e. Making poor man par equal with rich.
Kerala nurses are not paid well, treated as servants by doctors and hospital administrators. That is why they are leaving. 90% of Kerala’s revenue is spent on salaries and pensions of government employees and politicians. All others have the privilege of paying taxes to support the leeches who do not care for the people who pay their salaries and pensions.
Valid points 👍
Fully agree bro, thousands and thousands of rupees are being paid every month to these so called government servants.....rather leeches are you said. If just half of the money could be used for the purposes of common Malayali
I live outside Kerala,but I have a house in Trichur town,one huge colony close to 500 houses. But 99 percent of them are vacant or houses where old couples live,most of them are sick as well.
Terrible state of affairs.
But you can see Bangladeshis, Bengalis , Biharis etc everywhere.
That's how many places in Kerala look now
Same is case with TN, poor lopsided development
Bangladeshi? Really? Wtf.
hahahah...circle of life - keralites go elsewhere and people from elsewhere come to kerala ... hahahah
Gwadds cunttri !
It's just a brothel for the church and masjid people.
It's the same story in rural andhra. Youth are migrating to cities or other countries in search of work. Villages are practically empty or filled with elderly or destitutes
Sad to know the trend is widespread
Not only Kerala n Andhra, the story is same for every B and C grade Indian city.
@@shijuvarghese4217 in Punjab and Haryana schools and colleges are shutting down as no youth wants to stay in India. Kerala and Andhra are headed the same way
@rahulhari3261 same in Maharashtra as well, konkan region houses school empty all want to come to Mumbai
100% true facts about present situation of kerala state.
During one time kerala and Punjab were considered role model state for development.
Gradually both kerala and Punjab have gone into economic mess.
Yes. One possible reason is that these two states excelled in the days of the agri economy. In a different world, they seem to have lost way.
This is really a very relevant issue . A downloaded version of this video is shared widely over whatsapp. Effectively lot of views but sadly not directly on RUclips.
Yes, indeed. I'm losing views on RUclips because someone has downloaded it and that version is circulating on other platforms.
@@joe-metricview6035 the government taxing on house that are empty is unconstitutional and unlawful, people are building houses after working hard all over the world, it was not a gift from any politicians.
Who downloads youtube videos anyway? Is this 2006?
@@shankar4330 Somebody did
@@mysgben I know. But who did
Like gold, real estate is always a weakness with Malayalis. One house is never enough. Prestige issues. This is also a reason for the increasing number of unused homes in India. Children are abroad but parents want to buy houses/apartments in India for each child.
There is also a trend among malayalis to own an apartment that they use when they return home on vacation.
They settle abroad but want a foothold in India. Getting the best of both countries. No wonder the government wants to tax them. 😁
Recently one gentleman who is well settled abroad renovated his house with 90lacks and above only to conduct his son's engagement
Well said -- keeping one's feet in two boats, clinging to nostalgia. Not appreciating there's a limit to the number of houses one can live in.
Shocking!
Having a second home seems to be a common thing among people who can afford it, at least here in the USA. A lot of people I know have summer lake houses that they spend only a few days every year.. Some other "snowbirds" have winter homes in warmer states like Florida. So, I don't see anything morally wrong with NRIs building vacation homes in Kerala. Having said that, they can probably be responsible about it by not building huge mansions.. Just my two cents, or should I have said two paise :)
Basically very poor financial education. Spending money to show others that you've money is the fastest way to have less money.
👌👌 excellent coverage of the real facts, thanks a lot sir!!!
Thank you 😊
Very good observations and comments. For prosperity of a place, people living their must have hope for the future. If that is virtually nil, then they will leave if they can. Nobody can do anything about Kerala now. The situation is irreversible now and also for the distant future.
That is indeed the general perception -- that it's a long tunnel Kerala has got into.
It sounds like in kerala, people have no hope and in other places, people have high hopes, therefore they stay back. Actually, those who have the means, leave. In kerala, more people have the means to move to a place where they would rather be. In other places, they dont yet have the means or exposure. People wanting to leave for better opportunities and lifestyle is the situation of India... Not just kerala. The higher and higher number of people giving up indian citizenship is also an indicator of the trend. I wonder if the hate spread by the toxic new strong party is giving a sense of insecurity for the people.
@@NishanthSalahudeenAs if people are not moving away before the party came into the power
@@GayathriK-re7wt yea. Keep it up.
kerala is a LOST CAUSE . Migration from Kerala has been happening since the 1930's. women learnt - Women left . I met a guy who left in 1947 and worked in Gujrat as a physician. Nobody is coming back. *the communists or the Congress, both are the same* ,they can turn Kerala into a resort and make $$$ out of the tourists, since kerala is all Hawai, but 10 X cheaper
"The Isle of Man has no capital gains tax, wealth tax, stamp duty, or inheritance tax and a top rate of income tax of 20%."
Makes sense 1:06
Thank you for that info.
First to comment, too!
Probably small islands can manage like that. This is not a model for every nation or jurisdiction.
"The economy of the Isle of Man is a low-tax economy with insurance, online gambling operators and developers, information and communications technology (ICT), and offshore banking forming key sectors of the island's economy.
As an offshore financial centre located in the Irish Sea, the Isle of Man is within the British Isles but does not form part of the United Kingdom and is not a member of European Union."
Imagine every country can make a living by money laundering (banking & financial services)
And, and, and, a small island with little much going on. If Malayalis are ending up there, then it says something about the depth of the absurdity back home. Dear god…..
@@krishnanunnimadathil8142 You are absolutely right.
That's a tax haven for the rich to avoid taxes. Why go to isle of man when rich Indians can simply use the Mauritius route
Great content...
I think people they are leaving Kerala will come back to home.. Will build our Kerala to a Futuristic state
Thank you
Let's stay optimistic about the reverse migration 😊
Only those who migrate to arab countrys come back. Other European nations provide citizenships so most dont come back.
Yes, in dreams buddy. No malayalee who leaves kerala for western countries ever come back. Period. Only malayalees who go to gulf countries have to come back, and now there are no more opportunities in "gullf" countries. So dream on.
When they start giving citizenships for long-stay residents in the Gulf, those hopes will also be dashed.
Other countries tackle the hoarding of houses or vacant houses by not allowing tax credit or incentives, not allowing less than 25% on down payment, not allowing government loans or incentives on home insurance on second home and investment property instead of fees and fines.
Interesting input
Thank you for commenting
Sometime ago, there was a visual on a news channel, where, in a college somewhere in the state a bunch of protesting students were waving political flags inside the principal's office , feet plonked up on chairs . It was like watching a precursor to the impending doom of the state.
Those are indeed signs of decadence
Anothe 20 years, Kerala will have 3 kinds of majority.
Aged/senior citizens
Politicians
Goons
May God help the God’s own country!!
A widely-shared perception. Pray that's not the way it goes.
Islamic radicals too
@@aadithyasangani717 radicals are in all religions and they usually point out other radicals.
@@Ghostleft yes in all religions radicals are there but in one religion they force their beliefs disrespect threaten and plays victim card
@@aadithyasangani717 yeah, just like recent blast happened in Kalamassery where Mr. Martin was the culprit.
A grad based job in Kerala only get 12.5 K rs. PM.. but the Prices of commodities are skyrocketed, as well as the accomodation, electricity prices. Makes it so unsuitable to live, added with the social insecurity and moral policing of Ferocious society! Makes us so impossible to live there. But the only way we can survive there is by having a Govt job, which is corrupt, unproductive etc, which doesn't makes any prosperity in the state and economy, what ever the number we create!
All valid ponts to that are adding to the big push, sending youth outward
Govt jobs are also few and far in between. Not every applicant cracks PCS exam. Better is for our youth to migrate abroad
Before long only the communists and elderly will be the only ones left in Kerala!
Interesting point -- elders plus communists!
True.. Its my view and used to speak this to my friends and relatives
Even children of Communist leaders are migrating. Children of most of the leaders study outside country
....and migrants from Bihar, Bengal and Orissa
Don't forget the jihadis, who would be occupying the houses vacated by Christians and Hindus!
Mr. Joe , really a very touching subject well researched. The quest for better life leads to migration , more so it applies to Keralites , because each one of them in competition with a relative of his or her who is already overseas no matter where.
A stark reality of ghost houses !!!
Thank you, Rajan 😊
I find this phenomenon a little paradoxical. Everyone is talking about India becoming a giant economy but people seem to have no confidence in the country. Things won't improve in one day or even two years but overtime things will improve. A young student in India will have far greater opportunities in India in the next 20 years. I think people leaving India are not really thinking it through. Western nations will have hard time in the next two decades.
Young Indians and their parents leaving India and Kerala have got it wrong. They think things will go wonderfully well for them when they reach abroad. This kind of thinking was okay 40-50 years back but now things have changed. By leaving India, they're killing their golden goose. Don't lose the bigger picture in search for some clean roads. Life abroad will get hard soon for them.
Things may go awfully wrong abroad, too, but there's no point telling a 25-year-old that things will be bright here when they are 45. Seventy five years post independence has been a long wait.
@@joe-metricview6035 A 25 year old born in 1998 has lived quite a good life in India or Kerala thus far. Life was much harder before. It's true that a 25 year old won't think about his 40s but that's what the parents are there for. Unfortunately, unread and unaware parents are a child's greatest curse instead of the country he is born in. Most parents don't know the potential of India and want to send their children to unknown Eastern European countries with no future. Sending kids to these countries is the most ridiculous, comical and ironic things we can think about. It's laughable and should be laughed at.
@@arjunps6776 better you stay in india. another frog in the well
The confidence being expressed is on the Indian people not the Indian state. Big difference.
Indians (Malayalis among them) are among the most productive people in the world with the greatest latent potential. Their per capita income outside India dwarfs that of within India, at USD 50,000 (2013). It is a no-brainer.
Everyone wants a piece of the action, as far as dealing with the productive Indian people is concerned. That is what gets the world excited. The prospects of the nation will follow in the tailwind.
Goes towards proving the notion that “the nation is not the land, the air, the water - it is the people”.
Brother I have foreseen this bigger picture what we’re saying ,left my green card processing and good job in US and got settled in kerala ,to be frank now I really regret my decision ,but I love india and wants to be here only .I think whoever have migrated and well settled abroad have no issues and life is all well for them ,Any migration in the initial phase will be hard and I would say another 50 years just leave the bigger picture ,nothing is gonna change here for sure due to a corrupt system and egoistic administrators ,I really feel sad for the future generations ,you take kerala as an example ,our youngsters are loosing hope and relying on drugs ,So sad state of affairs if you really get into our society and introspect..
Kerala is the most beautiful state. I would be happy to buy a vacant home and land and convert it into a holiday home and enjoy the nature
All power to you for that positive outlook!
You know what is nokkucoolie, hartal and extortion harassment in god's on koontry ?
what we seeing in kerala is going to happen in AP and Telangana as well. Youngsters are moving to overseas and their parents can no longer live in villages because of poor infrastructure . Its easier to get help in towns than in villages
An urban migration is on, everywhere.
Wishing Kerala Government for getting more tax from ghost houses as they are planning to make Kerala so 🙏 It is better to go to Tamil nadu if one cannot escape to Europe or America. 🙂
😃 Closer and more affordable options to migrate!
Go to thirunelveli and see reaction
In my opinion, the taxing of empty houses is a very good decision. Now owners will start thinking of renting them out. Occupancy strength of Kerala will increase immensely. This is good for tourism. AirBNB kind of investments will see more revenue for government. Let it be any government which is going to come in future should continue to tax these empty houses.
No one will rent their only house. If multiple yes they will. How safe is to give for rental with poor rules & regulations. Informative video. 👍
😂 the sickening attitude of keralites killing themselves. Your labourers charge "Nookku Coolie" without doing job. How can you expect a tenant to vacate the house when your communist government is farting there. During 1970s they grabbed land from owners and now dirty communist going to grab your houses even. It's no longer God's own country. Your government has made it as Ghost country. Karma chases...
@@j.r.6517next thing you know house given to someone with no one to oversee has turned into an bro thel
It's time educated youngsters come together and start natural way for living
On the contrary, we have the Kochi Corporation waste dump on fire, enveloping the city in toxic fumes.
Kerala's political environment is so crazy, one can't start a business and live there unless you submit to the political bosses there. The only sections that can survive there are govt employees, politicians, trade union members, corrupt business men with political links.
A state embroiled in politics!
Well, let them have a party then with the ghosts! Gods own country like they wanted it,’right?
Similar in West Bengal as well. Almost all youngsters want to leave the state.
A reflection of the assessment of people in the future of a place
Keep voting for TMc and communist.....! Soon you might become refugee.....
Some communities never learn . Even after partition of East Bengal.
Bengalis are not learning.
This pattern of ghost houses/apartments is happening throughout S.India. Many houses in Madras are lying vacant. Most youngsters ve migrated abroad for better opportunity & Corona has accelerated the neg growth rate. S.Ind govt must take a serious look into this issue b4 its too late..
That's a bigger picture. Thank you 😊
Happening all around the world.
And do what?
This phenomenon is happening all over devloped areas of india, but some kerala news channels and politicians are presenting this cult as it is only happening in kerala for their gains. The so called educated keralites doesn't even cross check these facts, they just gulp all these news and drama trash.
People explore the world for gaining more resources or move to better secure environment, just like animals migrate according to climate and gaze more land for food availability and safety. This is the hard truth (it doesn't matter if your brain isn't willing to agree with this fact, for those who doesn't find this digestive you guys are just emotional, be rational accept the truth)
@@vishnuarakuzha I think most are speaking from personal experience rather than news channels.
Very informative, thanks.
Can you do a video on the issues a family, who've never lived in Kerala, moving to Kerala would be likely to face, from getting their truck unloaded to settling down.
Tough one!
Thanks for the suggestion 😊
@@joe-metricview6035 please do so
Absolutely right .Horrible means Horrible situation .To do anything we need all publics permission
There is no fuss around any of those. You can easily arrange a packers and movers from any place and they will make the shift and unloading. If it is cities or towns some union guys might come, but if u as the owner just say not to interfere they do not make any issues.
Kerala is the most peaceful state in the country to settle till date.
It all depends on how you approach the people there. They are opportunistic. The moment they know you know less of the surrounding, they will encash you. Lol. So, first ... Learn about the culture. Live there a couple of months. Understand the process and the procedures. Don't show you are an NRI... Show them you know a lot. Don't ask anyone to help you. Help yourself. Even if it takes days or months to learn.
I like your channel very much - facts, genuine, great example and current relevant topics
Thank you so much for letting me know 🙏
Taxing vacant houses is an unrealistic declaration by the government because there is no system or governance model to find "vacant" houses. Also, they haven't mandated the conditions to consider a house as vacant or taxable. The effort to sort out these things will be another blunt money-waster like the Speed Rail project.
Identifying the vacant houses may be the next time-consuming/time-wasting project for the bureaucracy
An indepth presentation....Salute...
Thank you
Can you put reference source for the data of vacant houses and taxation for vacant house. I would like refer. Thank you.
The figures are from census data of 2001 and 2011. The cess on vacant houses is a budget proposal that is yet to be approved.
@@joe-metricview6035appreciate it. thank you very much.
Thanks Joe ...nice observation....even it happining in all parts of south India but in Kerala it is happening lil faster. In My home town only old age ppl staying n similar case with my frns but we are near by hardly 300-400 kms.
Thank you, Tejaswi. Good to be updated about the migration trend in your home town.
Issue is more serious in Punjab and yes Punjab has less population than Kerala but more migrants from the state
It would be wrong to say the education quality is poor. Our IT engineers are wanted across the world. Some of our professors are among the top scientists in the world. Our health is the best in the country. But, what is wrong? The overall ecosystem is imbalanced. A fouth world govt in a first world: that discourages Entrepreneurship, fails to create jobs, nepotism, corruption, growing fanaticism and religious divide....
Interesting points. Thank you.
@@joe-metricview6035 good that you have made a video about it. Appreciate it.
Mostly from IIT or NIT.
I think higher education is the problem
One point to note, IT and software are good only due to the reason that the skills are easily transferable and accessible. But if you compare with much more traditional engineering Mechanical and Civil we are miles behind.The quality of engineering and standard in abroad is far better.
Do you think it would be good idea to come back to kerala as retirees and live happily ever after? Curious
Still a good option, particularly if you do not have the baggage of physical assets. Of course, the definition of happiness differs.
I quit my job and took a two year break just to live in Kerala 😅 it was good. Eating cooked jackfruit, fish fry, etc all seem to be tastier in India even though we can get these abroad.
3:00 - "broke and even want money from people who have left the state".
😊🙏
An excellent report Joe Scaria. Now please do a similar one on Goa.
Thanks much
Wish I had enough indepth feel of Goa 😊
Thanks much, Roland.
Wish I had enough indepth feel of Goa 😊
Very apt. Thank you for highlighting the facts Please try to address about high alcoholism and need of stopping drug abuse also. 🙏🏽
Thank you 😊
I guess, not just Kerala and India is our home. Whole world is our home. We dont just belong to one place just because we are born there. Home is where your heart lies. People are free to move around the world, study, work and travel.
Global citizens for the global village!
People are free to move around the world, study, work and travel. In theory ,,, Permanent residency and citizenship is a diff ball game
See.. What you told is True. But See from Economic point of view those who earn I DINAR, DOLLAR want to spend in RUPEE.. Which Drives UP Property, Rent, Grocery, Land, House to everything in their own Hometown where SMALL, Middle, Including Well off Family of those CITIES, VILLAGE, TOWN has to take the Burnt of those soaring Price hike!!
Good on you. I did not regret a bit when I sent in the resignation from my government post of gazetted rank. Always thankful to God for giving us a great opportunity Down Under. Sends a message to those who spend fortune in building mansions and emphasize the fact that the State has terribly gone wrong . Future looks bleak there.
Rare to hear of someone renouncing a 'safe' govt job. Happy to know you're thriving Down Under 👍
Was thinking of quitting Govt job and going abroad once. But was not bold enough at that time. Now happy to hear and see the youngsters going abroad. As somebody said, even the future of govt jobs is bleak here unless you are having strong political clout. Rank lists are thrown to wind and posts are created to accommodate political eunuchs.
Wish, i am strong like u to take such a step
@@sunyalex3534 povalada😂
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@@vijaya684 oolanmaar left here
Aren't you ashamed to leave your comment here in Malayalam. Seriously?
Hard truth......Good humorous one Joe. Well done again.That troll was a guffaw 😄 Never knew the troll had such a layered narrative . In fact I am a Njavallil family member. Thanks for presenting us.
Oh, good to know that! Cheers 😊
Yes. This is correct in Keralam. Many of my relatives went outside Keralam.
Thank you for commenting
This story is in every state in India. Not only in kerala alone.
No only in Kerala and punjab
No dude
No You are wrong. Ofcourse there are migrants from every state, the % of migrants per population is different. You can say 3/4 of Kerala is dependent of income from abroad
It's kerala south now a days. Punjab old immigrants
I don't think Kerala.has enough place to live no scope of employment because of lal janda salam
Great content and analysis!
Of the 2 reasons cited for collection of taxes on vacant residential property, only one of them is the truth i.e. The govt. is broke. Super Broke in fact! :D
The other one, regarding environmental concerns is a joke, considering the superior (self-declared) intellectual capabilities of the existing Kerala govt. and their Left comrade voters. It's not easy for them to think at that level. Such expectations would be us over-estimating their intellectual prowess.
Thank you
You have an interesting take on the environmental impact aspect!
I think govt educational institutions have no vacant seats. It's there in private ones because of the high fees. So there is migration to other states where it's affordable and to overseas when the minimum admission requirements aren't met with, or when it's cheaper. Once you pass out, it's very difficult to get a govt job even for doctors and engineers. In private concerns they are paid very badly. Their only option is going outside the state or abroad. The next generation of these people are brought up there and naturally they have no acquaintances in the motherland. Obviously they prefer to spend their life where they grew up. Senior citizens like us may be lucky to have at least some time to spend with our children. The next generation will have to be alone in this land if they decide to come back and settle here. This is true in the case of other states also. (Many of the children of my friends in Hyderabad also are in USA and UK). Kerala is going to be the homeland of migrant labourers from the North East in future.
Interesting points, thank you.
Engineering education fee has stayed constant for many years and some colleges are even offering discounts, but students prefer to go abroad if they can.
As an engineering graduate myself, let me ask you a question. Where in Kerala can you find jobs for most engineering streams? Also, if compared, the salary one gets in Kerala is dismal at best. Even in Bangalore, the salary shoots up 10 fold compared to Kerala. Most companies run their least profitable projects out of Kerala campuses. Leave engineering jobs aside and look at other jobs. Apart from government jobs what real opportunity does youngsters have in Kerala? On top of that add the mentality of old people. Why would anyone with a bit of exposure stay in Kerala?
From northeast seriously ??? …
I'm a malayali living in another state. I do agree that there is a shortage of job opportunities in Kerala but that doesn't mean that my home state is inferior. I'm proud of the fact that it is more socially and educationally developed than the rest of India. Clean environment, equal educational opportunities, labor rights, medical facilities, secular atmosphere are it's highlights......
Agree 👍
These malayali scoundrels are using to dump municipal and other waste to neighbours s Karnataka s vilalges like coorg...!!
Such a gruesome kelrlites
Poyinada njan keralam vitt
Koyak ullup indo
You should go back to Kerala instead living in other states if you think Kerala is better than other states.
I am a Malayalis living in shit hole Canada and I regret coming to Canada. I am flat broke Indian and I cannot return to India, but if I can get a free house in Kerala I would gladly return to Indian.
Good to know the other side of the migration race. Hope someone else from Kerala trades places with you.
I am a Malayali living in Canada too and have a good life here. I am happy here and will never return to Kerala except for vacations. No annoying relatives or naatukar, good freedom and good quality of life. People in India are obsessed with religion/caste and I hate that too.
Allen, may be the problem lies with you and not Canada.
@@emmanueljoseph2520 you will do very well in Canada because you sound like one of those shit skin who is willing to lick the dust off a white person's feet.
@Allen R (outRIGHTtalk) Allen! You are not only broke, but you also have a lot of ego and plenty of stupidity. If you think Indians who made it in life are licking others feet, then then i dont know what to say. If that is the case, I am in good company along with Sunder Pichai, Satyam Nadella etc. Dude, you are broke because of your attitude. You will never make it in life with this attitude. And lastly, if you have any self-esteem, you will not be begging others for a free house (like you did in your first comment). Good luck!😁
Sir happy that 80K people are becoming your fans like me👍
Oh, far from that Ms Abin. I'm just over the 12k subscriber mark.
But you are special, being an early-days supporter!
Or you meant 80k views for this video? That's right. Thank you 😊
Come to the UK 🇬🇧 illegally and stay in a 4* hotel at the government's expense. How?
1. Get a tourist visa to France
2. Make your way to Calais (seaport in Northern France)
3. Make contact with a 'people smuggler' and pay him the asking price
4. Get in rubber dinghy and sail across the English Channel
5. You will be 'rescued' by the RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution) and taken to your 4* hotel
6. Remember to throw all your documents overboard (passport etc)
7. You will be given a prepaid phone, £15pw and medical by the UK govt.
8. If you are a Muslim, all the better, as you will be joining your brothers from Afghanistan 🇦🇫, Iraq 🇮🇶, Syria 🇸🇾, Albania 🇦🇱 and Pakistan 🇵🇰
WELLCOME TO ENGLAND
Topsy-turvy times when illegal migrants get the red carpet!
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That's really shitty thing to do. The UK is already suffering because of the illegal migrants
is there any price correction in those property?
Yes, though not very significant.
I have a different view about this. Kerala is showing other States, how to escape here than staying and trying to fix. The listed social problems for migration is persistent in all other States. They soon will follow us.
😊 Kerala leading the way!
Onn poda myree
Subscribed. Even in bombay & pune this mess is happening.
Thank you for subscribing 😊
This govt is a curse on this land
I'm in Pune, there are many Keralite communities here. They are all highly educated.
Is there lack of opportunities or education in Kerala?
I came to New Zealand 10 years ago, got my passport, have a job that I like to do, have a house, cars and all what I want! I don’t regret a bit about my decision when I see the current situation in Kerala. After all when you can travel and work without restrictions to well above 180 countries with the passport why would u regret.
The local youth of this country has grown seeing multicultural and multi ethnic people and there is not a bit of racism we feel at least here in NZ.
The demonstration effect of successful migrants is drawing even more people outward from Kerala
Last year I was jogging down the street and I saw this lady step on the curb and falling down. As a fellow human being I walked towards her proximity thinking that if she turns towards me seeking help I could be ready right away. She just turned her head towards me said “ fuck off go back to your country “.
You’ve lived here longer than me but I’m pretty sure you’ll face it one day, it’s an innate human quality, can’t be controlled by everyone always.
@@nikmat i said mostly the youth. The old people and even few places like Glenorchy where they haven’t had much interaction with other people will still have that sort of behaviour. But as time goes those people will go too…
Then there is this cultural difference where most old age people feel insulted if u offer then a help unless they ask, so be mindful of that when u feel like helping.
Finally, its not much different from telling a Bengali to stay outside the house to drink water, or calling a Tamilan as pandi or saying u need to beat the guys from Kollam or TVM rather than a cobra. It happens everywhere. Have a good day bro.
What about your old parents? How we can leave them alone in old age?
@@zr8393 why do you assume they are alone? They are taken care very well. I’ve got my brother n family staying with them.
But regardless of that, parents will be taken care thats all usually happens. Kids dont have to stop their dreams and restrict their life to stay with parents. I as a parent dont expect my kids to stay with me all their life either.
Good content Sir
Very valid point explained
Thank you JJ
As an owner of said “ghost property”, you spake my mind! 👍 Thank you both Communists and the others for driving the future of our state outwards! Shaabaash! I loved you, Kerala ❤
Irony: they claimed to prevent commerce out of an absurd and exaggerated “concern for the environment”. Now, when people have left the state “to the environment”, they are having a problem now? You got what you wanted, didn’t you?
Throwing the bathtub with the baby?!
@@joe-metricview6035 I don’t think they ever cared for the baby, but thought that the bathtub came about magically and was a result of bourgeois exploitation. 🤦🏻
What better to expect from people to whom “property is theft”; wonder why then people shift en masse to places where the guiding motive is the diametrical opposite - “taxation is theft”.
The biblical more about envy and covetousness being the root of ruin played out oh-so-god-awefully in Kerala. At least in Lebanon, they died with a bang. In Kerala, we died alright - just no fireworks.
I think the nature is going to reclaim the government once everyone leaves the God's own forsaken country. We have been ruled by absolute morons throughout history.
@@ronsta11 Not always. The kings weren’t all that bad compared to these guys. Some good Diwans too such as Tanjorekar, who were seen as experts in public finance. What happened is unqualified people walked themselves into positions of public consequence.
അണ്ണാ ,
ഇ വീഡിയോയുടെ വ്യൂവേഴ്സ് ലിസ്റ്റിൽ എങ്ങാനും 'ബാലഗോപാൽ' എന്ന
പേരുള്ള ആരേലും ഉണ്ടോ ?
😃 ഇഷ്ട്ടപ്പെട്ടു
Living in the west for over 20 years. I ache to go back to my home in Kerala and mind my own business. But I understand that's not how it works and people are there to mind your business. Lol
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Same ghost house problem in Bengal which is predicted to increase to huge proportion in 10 years. The only option: to fill the vacancies with population descendants from breakaway Indian areas like East Pakistan. God save Bengal- specially middle class Bengali localities of Kolkata.
Multiple Indian states, similar social thread...
Good presentation, situation is same in other states of India because people lost faith in the corrupt Indian central and state governments public services and pollution rotting garbage piles dirty filthy towns cities unruly traffic and no good jobs...a big struggle to survive. Pinjsbied are trying all avenues to get out of this India Maharaj... Because in 1947 population was 470 million in 2021 it is 1400 million. And with the divisive politics of the Central government causing distrust anoubg Muslims Christians and Hindus young generation want to escape save their life. Problem is not in Kerala government. It is the policies of the BJP government causing brain drain in India.
That's a comprehensive view of India's multiple challenges! Thank you
Well said, this is the main reason why people think to go out of the country. It’s only not happening in Kerala. Mr Scaria should go other states esp in Mumbai and make a good survey about what he is pointing out here, will know the result
Brain drain 😂? There should be a brain for it to drain. 🤣🤣
@@arjunps6776 most talented migrating to west.
Mistrust when did you trusted Each other ?
That is why 1947 there was partition . That is Why Kerala is full of Rice begs.
Look at your population density Kerala is still three time of rest of India !!!!
So good you are going.....we want our original land back minus rice beg and jihadis
We need reforms in schools . Should alter the full syllabus and also should abolish mark based or exam oriented studies . But how? I think there should be a revolution from the existing youth population from colleges in kerala. Intially I think an online campaign should be organised . Then the youth should be in grounds of kerala to protest against all existing bad government systems. Now most of the students are flewing away to other countries like they are just escaping because they are afraid about their future. But we need to fight against this or else we will lose what we know have. So I am requesting Joe-Metric that could you take some intiative of it
Agree that fundamental change begins from education. Have done a couple of videos on this.
One of them -- The Class 10 Fraud
@@joe-metricview6035 But still we have to work in the ground or else nothing will be effective, even though videos are good and many will see it still they will forgot about all these things as time goes
Totally wrong. The state government is not broke, there are forces who try to break it, Students who migrate aboard will do any dirty job to make some dollars. When they are in Kerala, their stupid middle/high class ego won't let them do such jobs in return of indian rupee. Students who migrate to America will take any thing from coffee shop to massage parlor work to make money to pay back their bank loans. If there are engineering colleges with vacant seats, most of them are private, let them shut it down, there is no use with such private engineering colleges
Youth make their informed choices about places with good prospects, and Kerala is not among them.
Govt aided colleges are also having an increasing number of vacant seats.
@@joe-metricview6035 what is this informed choices? They are sources of misguided information, nothing else.
Kerala can always develop itself more attractive and at par with the developed countries if it wants to attract the newer generations interest. If the local government is willing to do that.
Needs a willingness from everyone, actually.
Mallus not sensitive about all these things...they just survive anywhere...at the cost of even their self respect...some times!
Agree ☺️
You one of those I guess
Very informative backed with statistics and other evidences. It is not only a question of out-migration of our potential young generation but this trend will have a negative impact on our culture.Now, the question remains as to how we can reverse this trend.
Thank you
Yes, there are underlying cultural implications, too.
The only solution is to grow with the rest of the world.
What a pity. As a outsider, used to metro living, I love the visuals/ life ( cinematically portrayed) of kerala. The simplicity, natural beauty are enviable. I guess the grass is always greener .
😊👍
Awesome to visit
Terrible to stay long term !
Very interesting and informative vlog. Great presentation. I am a new subscriber to your channel.
Thank you for the encouraging words. Welcome on board! 😊
Every major state in India has this issue of children going abroad in search of a better life... Nothing kerala specific. kerala has the data.. Others give a damn..
Regarding job crisis too, I think it's an issue faced by every Indian state.. The only issue is while our educated migrates to Europe, the uneducated from northern india migrates to kerala in search of a better life..
Painting a negetive view on anything gets more eyeballs in the social media is a proven fact...
The thing is that with the other states, at least a large part of the pent-up work appetite is consumed by the new industrial and commercial towns that are coming. For that, at the risk of staying the obvious, you need industries and commerce and an environment conducive to creating such.
Kerala? 😂😢
Kovai, TN’s second-largest city, is Kerala’s gift to TN, for instance.
Kerala’s situation is entirely Kerala-specific, and has been a long, long way in the making. Joe has spoken the obvious and what is patently clear to all, well, most.
Same in West Bengal
Very sad state.
Hmm...
Can be put to a better use by renting the houses in small portion to people who wish to retire and stay in Kerala. Govt can bring this into action.
Interesting idea!
Good Suggestion.
Ma’am, if it’s not your house, then like they say in Americka, “It’s none of your business!” It is rather diabolical of the government to ignore private property rights and tax nilly Willy. Oh, I forgot, in Communist Bible, Property is Theft!
Kerala is most difficult state to live in India
The most?
What about, at least some of them, being coverted as BNB facilities near Tourim spots, in Kerala; mitigating high costs of hotels!
Pertinent point. In fact some of them are adding a pool and getting managed by resort chains.
May u get 200 k subs soon very informative video
Thank you so much
I'm still a long way from that, just past 15k 😊
Thank you so much, Sana
I'm still a long way from that, just past 15k 😊
@@joe-metricview6035 😊
Hello Joe , is it possible to get your email address? It is regarding a research project on Rise of empty house in kerala.
Hoping to hear from you back soon. Thank you
joe.journo@gmail.com
Any tharavaad style old homes with lot of lands available for me to start organic farming ??!!! Anyine please reoly
Good idea
Watching from rural part of Rajasthan. We are also suffering corruption, poor infrastructure, low quality of education, non-availibility of water, electricity, good healthcare. we still don't have the option to go.
😊 Keralites have mastered the migration magic like none else
Nice one Joe and you cover one part of the story well. The other part is the influx into Kerala of migrant labour from the north and east. Since nature abhors a vacuum, there will be a new equilibrium and I look forward to a video on that. I'm sure the migration pundits are studying this.
Thank you, Vijay.
Yes, the influx from other states is an important point. Didn't want to combine that with this topic.
Excellent video 👍
Thank you 😊
Iam working far from my house. I cannot go and come daily. So I stay in rent house. Come home only holydays. If I don't have a house whether govt. Give a place freely. Or whether govt. Pays my rent
If one person has more than one house in his name let the govt. Tax the extra one. The poor cannot afford to own house in cities. The rich will have every where. Mostly the empty houses belongs to the middle and poor catagory. They don't rent because in between they are coming and staying.
Sorry, there's no free lunch. Govts can't confiscate legally built houses and give them to homeless.
They run away anywhere from india working as a electrician, cafeteria labors and other labour jobs and some move to gulf for other jobs.
Many places tax vacant homes. It’s a good source of income. As long as the government uses it wisely for the better of its citizens, it should be ok.
Tax income is one thing, examining the reason for people leaving is another.
@@joe-metricview6035 yes, of course. In general, people move for better opportunities. Many Americans are moving to Portugal, Costa Rica, Mexico, etc during their retirement years. I moved from one state to another within the U.S. for better opportunities (cheaper home prices, higher wages, etc). I even moved to Kerala a few years back for two years to live there and experience. Better opportunity doesn’t always need to be money related in my opinion.
Andhra following suite. We are all trained for the service sector, but with no major companies in the state, every body has migrated, either to another state or country. None of the friends i grew up with or studied are living in my home town now. Very sad.
I would love to go back, then again i dont want to twiddle my thumbs or do something underpar to my own skillsets
It's painful when you suddenly realise all close buddies have moved away
This was waiting to happen. It is just that folks in India wasn’t prepared for it.
Thank you for commenting
They not only migrate abroad. Also to other metros in India like Chennai, Bangalore, Mumbai and other parts of India.
Yes, anywhere except home seems to be the credo!
Idukki and pattanamthitta are already experiencing a negative population growth rate. With an ageing population, our situation is scary when compared to other states.
Workers from other states are filling the gap for now. Whether that's sustainable and the cultural shifts are the stuff to ponder.
Bring in the go green boys
actually now its bad but most keralities return back after good settlement , even kottayam vwas bad but now changing no problem . short term loss means long term gain
What you said is 100 % right. What's the solution for this issues.
Wish I had the solution for everything
Our country n states specially Kerala (I know it a little), have very double standards. 1. We celebrate our 15 August from rooftop with so much of patriotism, even abroad among the indian communities. 2. Quite contrary to this everyone fromm all corners of the country wants to go to the same or similar countries if it's possible. So what was that independence meant for!
Piercing and relevant question to ask
Ma’am, the sentiment towards the homeland is undiluted anywhere the Indian (esp. the Malayali) goes. That the state has been rendered an economic graveyard is the reality. It is a bit like a belief in god (“All that is good is that; nothing bad ever can be attributed to it!”).
Independence was to try and ensure we would not have to fight other people’s wars.
Why can’t an agency prepare details of say 10000 houses and put on a website . Interested buyers could buy at reasonable prices , modify and use it instead of building a new home . Think about it and propose to whoever maybe interested.
The seller will save “ escape tax” and the buyer will save on all those new taxes for building his/ her house.
Sure, there's an opportunity there.