List of departments and agencies of the Government of Kerala

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 Cabinet 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, Joint Secretaries/Deputy Secretaries, Under Secretaries, Section Officers, and other clerical staff. The Chief Secretary to Government 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 Elderly Welfare Department
12 Election Department
13Electronics & Information Technology Department
14Environment Department
15Finance Department
16Fisheries and Ports Department
17Food and Civil Supplies Department
18Forests and Wildlife Department
19General Administration Department
20General Education Department
21Health & Family Welfare Department
22Higher Education Department
23Home Department
24Housing Department
25Industries and Commerce Department
26Information and Public Relations Department
27Labour and Skills Department
28Law Department
29Local Self Government Department
30Minority Welfare Department
31Non Resident Keralites Affairs (NORKA) Department
32Parliamentary Affairs Department
33Personnel & Administrative Reforms Department
34Planning and Economic Affairs Department
35 Programme Implementation, Evaluation and Monitoring Department
36Power Department
37 Public Procurement Advisory Department
38Public Works Department
39Revenue Department
40Sainik 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

Sl. No. Department / Organisation[6][7] Head of Department (HOD) Headquarters Parent dept. Website
1 Directorate of Agriculture Development and Farmers Welfare Director Thiruvanathapuram Agriculture
2 Animal Husbandry Department Director Animal Husbandry
3 Directorate of Archeology Director Cultural Affairs
4 Directorate of State Archives Director Cultural Affairs
5 Directorate of Ayurveda Medical Education Director AYUSH
6 Directorate of Backward Classes Development Director Backward Classes Development
7 Chemical Examiner's Laboratory Department Chief Chemical Examiner Home
8 Commissionerate of Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Commissioner Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs
9 Directorate of Coir Development Director of Coir Development Industries
10 Directorate of Collegiate Education Director Higher Education
11 Co-operation Department Registrar of Co-operative Societies Co-operation
12 Directorate of Co-Operative Audit Director of Co-operative Audit Co-operation
13 Commissionerate for Entrance Examinations Commissioner for Entrance Examinations Higher Education
14 Directorate of Culture Director Cultural Affairs
15 Directorate of Dairy Development Director Dairy Development
16 Department of Homoeopathy Director of Homeopathy AYUSH
17 Drugs Control Department Drugs Controller Health and Family Welfare
18 Directorate of Economics and Statistics Director Planning and Economic Affairs
19 Electrical Inspectorate Department Chief Electrical Inspector Power
20 Directorate of Environment and Climate Change Director Environment
21 Kerala Excise Department Excise Commissioner Taxes
22 Factories and Boilers Department Director Labour and Skills
23 Kerala Fire and Rescue Services Department Director General, Fire and Rescue Services, Civil Defence and Home Guards Home
24 Directorate of Fisheries Director Fisheries & Ports
25 Commissionerate of Food Safety Commissioner Health and Family Welfare
26 Kerala Forest Department Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Head of Forest Force (HoFF) Forests and Wildlife
27 Directorate of General Education Director of General Education General Education
28 Ground Water Department Director Water Resources
29 Directorate of Handlooms and Textiles Director
30 Harbour Engineering Department Chief Engineer
31 Directorate of Health Services Director of Health Services Health & Family Welfare
32 Housing (Technical Cell) Department Housing Commissioner Housing
33 Hydrographic Survey Wing Chief Hydrographer
34 Indian Systems of Medicine Department Director AYUSH
35 Directorate of Industries and Commerce Director
36 Industrial Training Department Director of Training / State Apprenticeship Advisor
37 Information and Public Relations Department Director
38 Kerala State Insurance Department Director
39 Insurance Medical Services Department Director
40 Irrigation Department Chief Engineer, Irrigation & Administration Water Resources
41 Kerala Institute for Research, Training and Development Studies of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (KIRTADS) Director
42 Kerala State Audit Department Director
43 Kerala State Lotteries Department Director of State Lotteries
44 Labour Commissionerate Labour Commissioner
45 Land Board Secretary, Land Board Revenue
46 Land Revenue Commissionerate Commissioner of Land Revenue Revenue
47 Land Use Board Land Use Commissioner Revenue
48 Legal Metrology Department Controller
49 Principal Directorate, LSGD Principal Director Local Self Government Department
50 Directorate of Medical Education Director of Medical Education Health and Family Welfare
51 Mining and Geology Department Director Industries
52 Directorate of Minority Welfare Director Minority Welfare
53 Kerala Motor Vehicles Department Transport Commissioner Transport
54 Directorate of Museums and Zoos Director
55 National Service Scheme Additional Director General NCC
56 National Employment Service (Kerala) Director
57 National Savings Department Director
58 Kerala Police Department State Police Chief, Kerala Home
59 Printing Department Director of Printing
60 Kerala Prisons and Correctional Services Department Director General of Prisons and Correctional Services Home
61 Public Works Department Chief Engineer Public Works
62 Registration Department Inspector General of Registration Taxes
63 Sainik Welfare Department Director Sainik Welfare
64 Directorate of Scheduled Castes Development Director SC&ST Development
65 Directorate of Scheduled Tribes Development Director SC&ST Development
66 Directorate of Social Justice Director
67 Soil Survey and Soil Conservation Department Director
68 Directorate of Sports and Youth Affairs Director
69 State Central Library State Librarian
70 State Goods and Services Tax Department Commissioner Taxes
71 Stationery Department Controller of Stationery
72 Directorate of Survey and Land Records Director Revenue
73 Directorate of Technical Education Director Higher Education
74 Tourism Department Director Tourism
75 Treasuries Department Director Finance
76 Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau Director of Vigilance and Anti-corruption Bureau Vigilance
77 State Water Transport Department Director Transport
78 Directorate of Women and Child Development Director Women & Child Development
79 Directorate of Prosecution Director General of Prosecution (DGP) Ernakulam Home prosecution.kerala.gov.in

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]

Sl. No. Name Type
1 Admission Supervisory Committee for Medical Education in Kerala Statutory, quasi-judicial
2 Advisory Board, Kerala Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act Statutory, advisory
3 Art and Heritage Commission, Kerala Advisory
4 Kerala Co-operative Ombudsman Statutory, quasi-judicial
5 Kerala Electricity Ombudsman Statutory, quasi-judicial
6 Kerala Law Reforms Commission Advisory
7 Kerala Real Estate Regulatory Authority Statutory, regulatory, quasi-judicial
8 Kerala State Commission for Backward Classes Statutory, advisory
9 Kerala State Commission for Economically Backward Classes among Forward Communities Statutory, advisory
10 Kerala State Commission for Minorities Statutory, advisory
11 Kerala State Commission for Protection of Child Rights Statutory, quasi-judicial
12 Kerala State Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Statutory, advisory
13 Kerala State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission Statutory, quasi-judicial
14 Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission Statutory, regulatory, quasi-judicial
15 Kerala State Farmers' Debt Relief Commission Statutory, quasi-judicial
16 Kerala State Fishermen Debt Relief Commission Statutory, quasi-judicial
17 Kerala State Human Rights Commission Statutory, quasi-judicial
18 Kerala State Statistical Commission Advisory
19 Kerala State Youth Commission Statutory, advisory
20 Kerala Women's Commission Statutory, quasi-judicial
21 Non Resident Indian's (Keralites) Commission Statutory, advisory
22 Official Language (Legislative) Commission Advisory
23 Ombudsman for Local Self Government Institutions Statutory, quasi-judicial
24 State Commissionerate for Persons with Disabilities Statutory, quasi-judicial
25 State Co-operative Election Commission, Kerala Statutory, quasi-judicial
26 Kerala Public Service Commission Constitutional
27 Kerala State Election Commission Constitutional
28 State Food Commission, Kerala Statutory, quasi-judicial
29 Kerala State Information Commission Statutory, quasi-judicial
30 State Level Jail Advisory Committee Advisory

Tribunals

References:[10]
The following is the list of tribunals and appellate authorities:

Sl. No. Name
1 Kerala Administrative Tribunal
2 Co-operative Arbitration Court
3 Industrial Tribunal and Judge, Thiruvananthapuram
4 Industrial Tribunal and Judge, Kollam
5 Industrial Tribunal and Judge, Alappuzha
6 Industrial Tribunal and Judge, Idukki
7 Industrial Tribunal and Judge, Thrissur
8 Industrial Tribunal and Judge, Palakkad
9 Industrial Tribunal and Judge, Kozhikode
10 Kerala Co-operative Tribunal
11 Kerala Real Estate Appellate Tribunal
12 Kerala Value Added Tax/Agricultural Income Tax and Sales Tax Appellate Tribunal
13 Labour Court, Ernakulam
14 Tribunal for Local Self Government Institutions
15 University Appellate Tribunal
16 Vigilance Tribunal, Thiruvananthapuram
17 Vigilance Tribunal, Kozhikode
18 Waqf Tribunal
19 Water Appellate Authority

Developmental authorities

Autonomous bodies, cultural and other institutions

Reference:[11]

Welfare fund boards

References:[12]

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 / Colleges

References: [13]

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)
Cancer centres under the Government of Kerala
Sl. No. Cancer centre Location Sector
1 Regional Cancer Centre, Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram Health and Family Welfare
2 Malabar Cancer Centre Thalassery, Kannur
3 Cochin Cancer Research Centre Kochi, Ernakulam
Government medical and dental colleges in Kerala
Sl. No. Institution Location Sector
1 Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram Health and Family Welfare
2 Government Medical College, Kollam Parippally
3 Government Medical College, Alappuzha Alappuzha
4 Government Medical College, Kottayam Kottayam
5 Government Medical College, Ernakulam Kalamassery
6 Government Medical College, Thrissur Mulankunnathukavu
7 Government Medical College, Palakkad Yakkara
8 Government Medical College, Manjeri Manjeri
9 Government Medical College, Kozhikode Kozhikode
10 Government Medical College, Kannur Pariyaram
11 Government Medical College, Idukki Painavu
12 Government Medical College, Kasaragod Kasaragod
13 Government Dental College, Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram
14 Government Dental College, Kottayam Kottayam
15 Government Dental College, Kozhikode Kozhikode
16 Government Dental College, Alappuzha Alappuzha
17 Government Dental College, Kannur Pariyaram
Government Ayurveda and Homoeopathic medical colleges in Kerala
Sl. No. Institution Sector
1 Government Ayurveda College, Thiruvananthapuram AYUSH
2 Government Ayurveda College, Tripunithura
3 Government Ayurveda College, Pariyaram
4 Government Homoeopathic Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram
5 Government Homoeopathic Medical College, Kozhikode
Government Law Colleges
Sl. No. Institution Sector
1 Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram Higher Education
2 Government Law College, Ernakulam
3 Government Law College, Thrissur
4 Government Law College, Kozhikode
Government Engineering Colleges
Sl. No. Institution Sector
1 College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram Higher Education
2 Government Engineering College, Barton Hill
3 Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology, Kottayam
4 Government Engineering College, Idukki
5 Government Engineering College, Thrissur
6 Government Engineering College, Sreekrishnapuram
7 Government Engineering College, Kozhikode
8 Government Engineering College, Wayanad
9 Government College of Engineering, Kannur

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. ↑ https://kerala.gov.in
  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.
  13. ↑ "Official Web Portal - Government of Kerala". Archived from the original on 15 May 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2025.

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