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The Communist Party of India (Marxist) had allegedly been at the forefront of the protest against computerisation in offices a few decades back in Kerala, fearing that computers might take away the jobs meant for human beings. Come 2018, the state government, led by the same party, is in the process of finalising manufacturing projects -- starting from a laptop manufacturing facility in the state in collaboration with various industry players, including global chip manufacturer Intel.
While the plans are yet to be finalised, this will be part of the Electronics and Hardware Mission established by the government last year to
