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.

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 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.
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.

Line departments / Directorates / Commissionerates / Child Agencies

Department / Directorate / CommissionerateHeadquartersHead of department Parent Secretariat DepartmentWebsite
Archaeology DepartmentThiruvananthapuramDirectorCultural Affairs Department
Ayurveda Medical Education DirectorateThiruvananthapuramDirectorAYUSH Department
Civil Supplies CommissionerateThiruvananthapuramCommissioner of Civil SuppliesFood & Civil Supplies Department
Commissioner for Entrance ExaminationsThiruvananthapuramCommissionerHigher Education Department
Commissionerate of State Goods and Services TaxThiruvananthapuramCommissioner of State TaxTaxes Department
Commissionerate of Land RevenueThiruvananthapuramLand Revenue CommissionerRevenue Department
Coastal Shipping & Inland Navigation DepartmentThiruvananthapuramDirectorCoastal Shipping & Inland Navigation Department
Directorate of Backward Communities DevelopmentThiruvananthapuramDirectorBackward Communities Development Department
Directorate of Coir DevelopmentThiruvananthapuramDirectorIndustries and Commerce Department
Directorate of Collegiate EducationThiruvananthapuramDirectorHigher Education Department
Directorate of CultureThiruvananthapuramDirectorCultural Affairs Department
Directorate of Employment & TrainingThiruvananthapuramDirectorLabour & Skills Department
Directorate of Environment & Climate ChangeThiruvananthapuramDirectorEnvironment & Climate Change Department
Directorate of Factories & BoilersThiruvananthapuramDirectorLabour & Skills Department
Directorate of General EducationThiruvananthapuramDirectorGeneral Education Department
Directorate of Handlooms & TextilesThiruvananthapuramDirectorIndustries & Commerce Department
Directorate of Health ServicesThiruvananthapuramDirectorHealth & Family Welfare Department
Directorate of Industries & CommerceThiruvananthapuramDirectorIndustries & Commerce Department
Directorate of Indian Systems of MedicineThiruvananthapuramDirectorAYUSH Department
Directorate of Medical EducationThiruvananthapuramDirectorHealth & Family Welfare Department
Directorate of Minority WelfareThiruvananthapuramDirectorMinority Welfare Department
Directorate of PanchayatsThiruvananthapuramDirector Local Self‑Government Department
Directorate of ProsecutionErnakulamDirector General of ProsecutionHome Department
Public Works
ThiruvananthapuramChief EngineerPublic Works Department
Commissionerate of Rural DevelopmentThiruvananthapuramCommissionerLocal Self‑Government Department
Directorate of Social WelfareThiruvananthapuramDirectorSocial Justice Department
Directorate of Sports & Youth AffairsThiruvananthapuramDirectorSports & Youth Affairs Department
Directorate of Survey & Land RecordsThiruvananthapuramDirectorRevenue Department
Drugs Control DepartmentThiruvananthapuramDrugs ControllerHealth & Family Welfare Department
Electrical Inspectorate DepartmentThiruvananthapuramChief Electrical InspectorPower Department
Excise CommissionerateThiruvananthapuramExcise CommissionerTaxes Department
Fisheries & Ports DepartmentThiruvananthapuramDirectorFisheries & Ports Department
Forest & Wildlife DepartmentThiruvananthapuramPrincipal Chief Conservator of Forests & Head of Forest ForceForest & Wildlife Department
Housing CommissionerateThiruvananthapuramHousing CommissionerHousing Department
Kerala Police DepartmentThiruvananthapuramDGP & State Police Chief, KeralaHome Department
Kerala Fire and Rescue ServicesThiruvananthapurqmDirector General of Fire and Rescue Services, Homeguards and Civil defenceHome Department
Kerala Prisons and Correctional ServicesThiruvananthapuramDirector General of Prisons and Correctional ServicesHome Department
Labour CommissionerateThiruvananthapuramLabour CommissionerLabour & Skills Department
Legal Metrology DepartmentThiruvananthapuramController of Legal MetrologyConsumer Affairs Department
Lotteries DepartmentThiruvananthapuramDirectorFinance Department
Mining & Geology DepartmentThiruvananthapuramDirectorIndustries & Commerce Department
Motor Vehicles DepartmentThiruvananthapuramTransport CommissionerTransport Department
NORKA (Non‑Resident Keralites Affairs) DepartmentThiruvananthapuramChief Executive OfficerNon Resident Keralites Affairs Department
Public Works DepartmentThiruvananthapuramChief EngineerPublic Works Department
Registration DepartmentThiruvananthapuramInspector General of RegistrationRegistration Department
Sainik Welfare DepartmentThiruvananthapuramDirectorSainik Welfare Department
Scheduled Castes Development DepartmentThiruvananthapuramDirectorSC/ST Development Department
Scheduled Tribes Development DepartmentThiruvananthapuramDirectorSC/ST Development Department
Social Justice DepartmentThiruvananthapuramDirectorSocial Justice Department
Sports & Youth Affairs DepartmentThiruvananthapuramDirectorSports & Youth Affairs Department
Stores Purchase DepartmentThiruvananthapuramDirectorStores Purchase Department
State Water Transport DepartmentThiruvanathapuramDirectorTransport Department
State Insurance DepartmentThiruvananthapuramDirectorFinance Department
State Audit DepartmentThiruvananthapuramDirectorFinance Department
Tourism DepartmentThiruvananthapuramDirector of TourismTourism Department
Treasuries DepartmentThiruvanathapuramDirectorFinance Department
Urban Affairs DepartmentThiruvananthapuramDirector Local Self Government Department
Vigilance & Anti-Corruption BureauThiruvananthapuramDirector of VigilanceVigilance Department
Zoological & Museums DepartmentThiruvananthapuramDirectorCultural Affairs Department

Boards

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Commissions

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Developmental authorities

Autonomous bodies, cultural and other institutions

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Welfare fund boards

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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:
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
10Digital University (DUK)Electronics & IT Department
11Fisheries University (KUFOS)Fisheries Department
12Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (KVASU)Animal Husbandry Department
13Kerala Kalamandalam (KK)Culture Department
14Thunchath Ezhuthachan Malayalam University (MU)Higher Education Department
15Sree Narayana Guru Open UniversityHigher Education Department
16Central University of KeralaMinistry of Education
17National University of Advanced Legal StudiesHigher Education Department
18Aligarh Muslim University Centre, MalappuramMinistry of Education