The 2009-10 Kerala Budget is intended as a surefire growth engine for the state’s economy.  There is a two-pronged approach in it: to contain the ill effects of recession on the poorer sections of the people on the one hand and to increase the flow of investment into the infrastructure sector to generate jobs and activate the economy on the other.  The budget seeks to convert recession into an opportunity.  It is a bold effort to sustain the growth of the economy in the preceding year and to accelerate the growth process in the coming year.