Well to be fair, under the Wikipedia article GP posted, it clearly says<p>Human Development Index: [1]<p>&quot;From the starting of this index, Kerala has scored high, comparable to developed countries.&quot; ..&lt;.. &quot;The statistic is composed from data on Life Expectancy, Education and per-capita GDP (as an indicator of Standard of living)&quot;<p>As far as internet, they are planning on introducing statewide free wifi both in rural and urban sectors. [2][3.1] [3.2] (technical) [3.3] (technical)<p>Now if you want to pick as to how they deal with modern issues, this could be an example. (Kerala becomes first state to unveil transgender policy) [4]<p>So yes while I agree it still has to catchup on some grounds, I don&#x27;t think its decades away from achieving the standard of living found in the US.<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Kerala_model#Human_Development_Index" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Kerala_model#Human_Development...</a><p>[2] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;kerala.me&#x2F;blog&#x2F;kerala-cities-to-become-wi-fi-enabled-soon&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;kerala.me&#x2F;blog&#x2F;kerala-cities-to-become-wi-fi-enabled-...</a><p>[3.1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Akshaya_project" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Akshaya_project</a><p>[3.2] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.networkmagazineindia.com&#x2F;200403&#x2F;casestudy02.shtml" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.networkmagazineindia.com&#x2F;200403&#x2F;casestudy02.shtml</a><p>[3.3] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;tier.cs.berkeley.edu&#x2F;docs&#x2F;retreat_oct_05&#x2F;mubaraq-economic.ppt" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;tier.cs.berkeley.edu&#x2F;docs&#x2F;retreat_oct_05&#x2F;mubaraq-econ...</a><p>[4] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;indianexpress.com&#x2F;article&#x2F;india&#x2F;india-news-india&#x2F;kerala-becomes-first-state-to-unveil-transgender-policy&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;indianexpress.com&#x2F;article&#x2F;india&#x2F;india-news-india&#x2F;kera...</a>