Kerala Government Organizations include various departments, agencies, boards, commissions, societies, public sector undertakings, etc. In addition to government departments, the Government of Kerala carries out its functions through various other institutions such as commissions, autonomous bodies, cultural institutions, public enterprises, welfare fund boards, co-operative organisations, development authorities, and universities.

Official emblem of the Government of Kerala

Departments

Secretariat department: Policy making and administrative department of the government. Each department is headed politically by the Minister in charge, who is responsible for policy decisions and overall direction. Each secretariat department is headed administratively by an Additional Chief Secretary, Principal Secretary, or Secretary to Government — typically an officer from the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) cadre. Each department includes Special or Additional Secretaries, Deputy Secretaries, Under Secretaries, Section Officers, and other clerical staff. The Chief Secretary coordinates the functioning of various departments in the Secretariat.[1]

Directorate/Commissionerate/Agencies: Executive or field, operational department of the government. These field departments or line departments are headed by officers designated as Director, Commissioner, Director General, or similar titles. These posts may be held by generalist IAS officers or by domain specialists, depending on the nature of the department. Examples include the Transport Commissioner, Director General of Police & State Police Chief, Director General of Fire and Rescue Services, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Director of Health Services, Chief Engineer of PWD, Chief Engineer of Irrigation, Director General of Prosecution, and Controller of Legal Metrology, Inspector General of Registration.[2]

Secretariat Departments

No. Department[3] [4]
1Agricultural Development and Farmers Welfare Department
2Animal Husbandry Department
3Ayush Department
4Backward Communities Development Department
5Co-operation Department
6Coastal Shipping & Inland Navigation Department
7Consumer Affairs Department
8Cultural Affairs Department
9Dairy Development Department
10 Disaster Management Department[5]
11 Election Department
12Electronics & Information Technology Department
13Environment Department
14Finance Department
15Fisheries and Ports Department
16Food and Civil Supplies Department
17Forests and Wildlife Department
18General Administration Department
19General Education Department
20Health & Family Welfare Department
21Higher Education Department
22Home Department
23Housing Department
24Industries and Commerce Department
25Information and Public Relations Department
26Labour and Skills Department
27Law Department
28Local Self Government Department
29Minority Welfare Department
30Non Resident Keralites Affairs (NORKA) Department
31Parliamentary Affairs Department
32Personnel & Administrative Reforms Department
33Planning and Economic Affairs Department
34 Programme Implementation, Evaluation and Monitoring Department
35Power Department
36 Public Procurement Advisory Department
37Public Works Department
38Revenue Department
39Sainik Welfare Department
40 Senior Citizens Welfare Department
41Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes Development Department
42Science & Technology Department
43Social Justice Department
44Sports & Youth Affairs Department
45Taxes Department
46Tourism Department
47Transport Department
48Vigilance Department
49Water Resources Department
50Women & Child Development Department

Line departments / Directorates / Commissionerates / Child Agencies

Department / Directorate / Commissionerate[6][7] Headquarters Head of department (Designation) Administrative department

(Secretariat)

 Website
Archaeology Department Thiruvananthapuram Director Cultural Affairs Department Official website
Ayurveda Medical Education Directorate Thiruvananthapuram Director AYUSH Department Official website
Civil Supplies Commissionerate Thiruvananthapuram Commissioner of Civil Supplies Food & Civil Supplies Department Official website
Commissioner for Entrance Examinations Thiruvananthapuram Commissioner Higher Education Department Official website
Commissionerate of State Goods and Services Tax Thiruvananthapuram Commissioner of State Tax Taxes Department Official website
Commissionerate of Land Revenue Thiruvananthapuram Land Revenue Commissioner Revenue Department
Coastal Shipping & Inland Navigation Department Thiruvananthapuram Director Coastal Shipping & Inland Navigation Department Official website
Directorate of Backward Communities Development Thiruvananthapuram Director Backward Communities Development Department Official website
Directorate of Coir Development Thiruvananthapuram Director Industries and Commerce Department (Coir Division) Official website
Directorate of Collegiate Education Thiruvananthapuram Director Higher Education Department Official website
Directorate of Culture Thiruvananthapuram Director Cultural Affairs Department Official website
Directorate of Employment & Training Thiruvananthapuram Director Labour & Skills Department Official website
Directorate of Environment & Climate Change Thiruvananthapuram Director Environment Department Official website
Directorate of Factories & Boilers Thiruvananthapuram Director Labour & Skills Department Official website
Directorate of General Education Thiruvananthapuram Director General Education Department Official website
Directorate of Handlooms & Textiles Thiruvananthapuram Director Industries & Commerce Department Official website
Directorate of Health Services Thiruvananthapuram Director Health & Family Welfare Department Official website
Directorate of Industries & Commerce Thiruvananthapuram Director Industries & Commerce Department Official website
Directorate of Indian Systems of Medicine Thiruvananthapuram Director AYUSH Department Official website
Directorate of Medical Education Thiruvananthapuram Director Health & Family Welfare Department Official website
Directorate of Minority Welfare Thiruvananthapuram Director Minority Welfare Department Official website
Directorate of Panchayats Thiruvananthapuram Director (Rural) Local Self‑Government Department Official website
Directorate of Prosecution Ernakulam Director General of Prosecution Home Department Official website
Public Works (PWD)

(Roads, Administration, Bridges, National Highway)

 Thiruvananthapuram Chief Engineer Public Works Department Official website
Commissionerate of Rural Development Thiruvananthapuram Commissioner Local Self‑Government Department Official website
Directorate of Social Welfare Thiruvananthapuram Director Social Justice Department Official website
Directorate of Sports & Youth Affairs Thiruvananthapuram Director Sports & Youth Affairs Department Official website
Directorate of Survey & Land Records Thiruvananthapuram Director Revenue Department Official website
Drugs Control Department Thiruvananthapuram Drugs Controller Health & Family Welfare Department Official website
Electrical Inspectorate Department Thiruvananthapuram Chief Electrical Inspector Power Department Official website
Excise Commissionerate Thiruvananthapuram Excise Commissioner Taxes (Excise) Department Official website
Fisheries & Ports Department Thiruvananthapuram Director Fisheries & Ports Department Official website
Forest & Wildlife Department Thiruvananthapuram Principal Chief Conservator of Forests & Head of Forest Force Forest & Wildlife Department Official website
Housing Commissionerate Thiruvananthapuram Housing Commissioner Housing Department Official website
Kerala Police Department Thiruvananthapuram DGP & State Police Chief, Kerala Home Department
Kerala Fire and Rescue Services Thiruvananthapuram Director General of Fire and Rescue Services, Homeguards and Civil defence Home Department
Kerala Prisons and Correctional Services Thiruvananthapuram Director General of Prisons and Correctional Services Home Department
Labour Commissionerate Thiruvananthapuram Labour Commissioner Labour & Skills Department Official website
Legal Metrology Department Thiruvananthapuram Controller of Legal Metrology Consumer Affairs Department Official website
Lotteries Department Thiruvananthapuram Director Finance Department Official website
Mining & Geology Department Thiruvananthapuram Director Industries & Commerce Department Official website
Motor Vehicles Department Thiruvananthapuram Transport Commissioner Transport Department Official website
NORKA (Non‑Resident Keralites Affairs) Department Thiruvananthapuram Chief Executive Officer Non Resident Keralites Affairs Department Official website
Public Works Department Thiruvananthapuram Chief Engineer Public Works Department Official website
Registration Department Thiruvananthapuram Inspector General of Registration Registration Department Official website
Sainik Welfare Department Thiruvananthapuram Director Sainik Welfare Department Official website
Scheduled Castes Development Department Thiruvananthapuram Director SC/ST Development Department Official website
Scheduled Tribes Development Department Thiruvananthapuram Director SC/ST Development Department Official website
Social Justice Department Thiruvananthapuram Director Social Justice Department Official website
Sports & Youth Affairs Department Thiruvananthapuram Director Sports & Youth Affairs Department Official website
Stores Purchase Department Thiruvananthapuram Director Stores Purchase Department Official website
State Water Transport Department Thiruvananthapuram Director Transport Department
State Insurance Department Thiruvananthapuram Director Finance Department
State Audit Department Thiruvananthapuram Director Finance Department
Tourism Department Thiruvananthapuram Director of Tourism Tourism Department Official website
Treasuries Department Thiruvananthapuram Director Finance Department
Urban Affairs Department Thiruvananthapuram Director (Urban) Local Self Government Department Official website
Vigilance & Anti-Corruption Bureau Thiruvananthapuram Director of Vigilance Vigilance Department (Home Secretariat) Official website
Zoological & Museums Department Thiruvananthapuram Director Cultural Affairs Department Official website

Boards

Reference: [8]

Sl.NoBoardConcerned Secretariat Department
1Board of Control for Orphanages and other Charitable HomesSocial Justice
2Cochin Devaswom Board, ThrissurDevaswom
3Co-operative Service Examination BoardCo-operation
4Guruvayur Devaswom BoardDevaswom
5Kerala Devaswom Recruitment BoardDevaswom
6Kerala Khadi and Village Industries BoardIndustries
7Kerala Livestock Development Board LtdAnimal Husbandry
8Kerala Road Fund BoardPublic Works
9Kerala State Biodiversity BoardEnvironment
10Kerala State Electricity BoardPower
11Kerala State Housing BoardHousing
12Kerala State Pollution Control BoardEnvironment
13Kerala State Social Welfare BoardSocial Justice
14Kerala State Wakf BoardMinority Welfare
15Kerala State Youth Welfare BoardYouth Affairs
16Koodalmanikyam Devaswom, IrinjalakudaDevaswom
17Land Use BoardPlanning & Economic Affairs
18Malabar Devaswom Board, KozhikodeDevaswom
19Minimum Wages Advisory BoardLabour
20Public Sector Restructuring and Internal Audit BoardIndustries
21State Agricultural Prices BoardAgriculture
22State Medicinal Plants BoardAYUSH
23State Planning BoardPlanning & Economic Affairs
24Travancore Devaswom BoardDevaswom

Commissions

Reference: [9]

Commissions and Tribunals under the Government of Kerala
Sl. NoNameType
1Admission Supervisory Committee For Medical Education in KeralaStatutory
2Administrative Reforms CommissionAdvisory
3Kerala Public Service CommissionConstitutional
4State Finance CommissionConstitutional
5Kerala State Farmer's Debt Relief CommissionStatutory
6State Consumer Disputes Redressal CommissionQuasi-judicial
7Kerala State Commission for Backward ClassesStatutory
8Kerala State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (KeSCPCR)Statutory
9Kerala State Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled TribesStatutory
10Kerala State Human Rights CommissionStatutory
11State Information CommissionStatutory
12Kerala Women's CommissionStatutory
13Official Language (Legislative) CommissionAdvisory
14Kerala Lok AyuktaStatutory
15State Co-operative Election CommissionStatutory
16State Commissionerate for Persons with DisabilitiesStatutory
17State Election CommissionConstitutional
18Kerala State Electricity Regulatory CommissionStatutory
19Kerala State Fishermen Debt Relief CommissionStatutory
20Kerala State Law Reforms CommissionAdvisory
21Kerala Real Estate Regulatory Authority (K-RERA)Statutory
22Kerala State Youth CommissionStatutory
23Enquiry Commissioner and Special JudgeJudicial
24Non-Resident Indians' (Keralites) CommissionAdvisory
25Industrial Tribunal and JudgeJudicial
26Advisory Board, Kerala Anti Social Activities (Prevention) ActStatutory
27Kerala Value Added Tax/Agricultural Income Tax and Sales Tax Appellate TribunalJudicial
28University Appellate Tribunal for Kerala, Calicut and Mahatma Gandhi UniversitiesJudicial
29Kerala State Commission for MinoritiesStatutory
30Kerala Administrative TribunalStatutory
31Tribunal for Local Self Government InstitutionsJudicial
32Kerala State Electricity OmbudsmanQuasi-judicial
33Ombudsman for Local Self Government InstitutionsQuasi-judicial
34Kerala State Commission for Economically Backward Classes among Forward CommunitiesAdvisory
35Munnar Special TribunalJudicial
36Kerala State Pay Revision CommissionAdvisory
37Art and Heritage Commission, KeralaAdvisory
38Kerala Co-operative OmbudsmanQuasi-judicial
39Kerala State Statistical CommissionAdvisory
40Kerala State Food CommissionStatutory
41State Level Jail Advisory CommitteeAdvisory

Developmental authorities

Autonomous bodies, cultural and other institutions

Reference:[10]

Welfare fund boards

References:[11]

Welfare Fund Boards of Kerala
Sl. NoBoard
1Kerala Abkari Workers Welfare Fund Board
2Kerala Agricultural Workers Welfare Fund Board
3Kerala Bamboo, Kattuvally, Vettuva, Ezhuvela, Mullukallu and Similar Workers Welfare Fund Board
4Kerala Beedi and Cigar Workers Welfare Fund Board
5Kerala Coir Workers Welfare Fund Board
6Kerala Construction Workers Welfare Fund Board
7Kerala Cultural Workers Welfare Fund Board
8Kerala Domestic Workers Welfare Fund Board
9Kerala Drivers Welfare Fund Board
10Kerala Handloom Workers Welfare Fund Board
11Kerala Lottery Agents and Sellers Welfare Fund Board
12Kerala Maternity Benefit Fund Board
13Kerala Motor Transport Workers Welfare Fund Board
14Kerala Shops and Commercial Establishments Workers Welfare Fund Board
15Kerala Small Plantation Workers Welfare Fund Board
16Kerala Tailoring Workers Welfare Fund Board
17Kerala Toddy Workers Welfare Fund Board
18Kerala Traditional Industries Workers Welfare Fund Board
19Kerala Unorganised Sector Workers Social Security Board
20Kerala Welfare Fund Board for Anganwadi Workers and Helpers

Universities

References: [12]

Universities in Kerala
Sl. NoUniversityParent secretariat department
1APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University (KTU)Higher Education Department
2Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT)Higher Education Department
3Kannur University (KU)Higher Education Department
4Kerala Agricultural University (KAU)Agriculture Development & Farmers' Welfare Department
5Kerala University of Health Sciences (KUHS)Health & Family Welfare Department
6Mahatma Gandhi University (MGU)Higher Education Department
7Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit (SSUS)Higher Education Department
8University of Calicut (UoC)Higher Education Department
9University of Kerala (UoK)Higher Education Department
10Kerala University of Digital Sciences, Innovation and Technology (DUK)Electronics & IT Department
11Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies (KUFOS)Fisheries Department
12Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (KVASU)Animal Husbandry Department
13Kerala Kalamandalam (KK)Culture Department
14Thunchath Ezhuthachan Malayalam University (TEMU)Higher Education Department
15Sree Narayana Guru Open University (SNGOU)Higher Education Department
16Central University of Kerala (CUK)Ministry of Education (Government of India)
17National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS)Higher Education Department
18Aligarh Muslim University Centre, Malappuram (AMU)Ministry of Education (Government of India)

Public sector undertakings (PSUs)

Societies

List of Societies under Government of Kerala
Sl. NoNameAbbreviation
1Kerala Ayurvedic Studies & Research Society–
2Kerala Adventure Tourism Promotion SocietyKATPS
3Kerala Books and Publications SocietyKBPS
4Kerala Health Research and Welfare SocietyKHRWS
5Kerala State AIDS Control SocietyKSACS
6Kerala Rural Employment and Welfare Society–
7Kerala State Cashew Workers’ Apex Industrial Co-operative Society Ltd.CAPEX
8Kerala State Handloom Weavers Co-operative Society Ltd. No. H. 232HANTEX
9Thenmala Ecotourism Promotion SocietyTEPS

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Official Web Portal - Government of Kerala". Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  2. ↑ "Official Web Portal - Government of Kerala". Archived from the original on 15 May 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  3. ↑ "Work distribution directory of government secretariat, 2026" (PDF). General Administration Department, Govt of Kerala.
  4. ↑ "Official Web Portal - Government of Kerala".
  5. ↑ "Introduction - Kerala State Disaster Management Authority". 28 September 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
  6. ↑ "Directorates of Government of Kerala".
  7. ↑ kerala.gov.in https://kerala.gov.in/subsubdetail/MTAxOTEzMDk2LjU2/NjUxNDAzMjkuNzY=. Retrieved 5 August 2025. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ↑ "List of boards under Government of Kerala | Govt. Of Kerala Official".
  9. ↑ "Official Web Portal - Government of Kerala". Archived from the original on 15 May 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  10. ↑ "Official Web Portal - Government of Kerala". Archived from the original on 15 May 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  11. ↑ "Official Web Portal - Government of Kerala". Archived from the original on 15 May 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  12. ↑ "Official Web Portal - Government of Kerala". Archived from the original on 15 May 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
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