The public sector companies like KMML ( Kerala Minerals and metals Ltd)and IRE (Indian Rare Earths Ltd) are located in kerala.
Ningalenne Communistakki was first staged (under the banner of KPAC) in Chavara in Kollam district on December 6, 1952.
Chavara took the additional name of "Elias", from the Carmelite tradition of his having been their founder.