Kerala Government Organizations include various departments, agencies, boards, commissions, societies, public sector undertakings, etc. In addition to government departments, theGovernment 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.
Secretariat department: Policy making and administrative department of the government. Each department is headed politically by theMinister in charge, who is responsible for policy decisions and overall direction. Each secretariat department is headed administratively by anAdditional Chief Secretary,Principal Secretary, or Secretary to Government — typically an officer from theIndian Administrative Service (IAS) cadre. Each department includes Special or Additional Secretaries, Deputy Secretaries, Under Secretaries, Section Officers, and other clerical staff. TheChief 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 asDirector,Commissioner,Director General, or similar titles. These posts may be held by generalistIAS officers or by domain specialists, depending on the nature of the department. Examples include theTransport 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, andController of Legal Metrology, Inspector General of Registration.[2]
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| Department / Directorate / Commissionerate[4][5] | Headquarters | Head of department (Designation) | Parent Secretariat Department | 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 & Climate Change 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 | [1] |
| Kerala Fire and Rescue Services | Thiruvananthapurqm | 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 | Thiruvanathapuram | 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 | Thiruvanathapuram | 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 |
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| Sl. No | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Admission Supervisory Committee For Medical Education in Kerala | Statutory |
| 2 | Administrative Reforms Commission | Advisory |
| 3 | Kerala Public Service Commission | Constitutional |
| 4 | State Finance Commission | Constitutional |
| 5 | Kerala State Farmer's Debt Relief Commission | Statutory |
| 6 | State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission | Quasi-judicial |
| 7 | Kerala State Commission for Backward Classes | Statutory |
| 8 | Kerala State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (KeSCPCR) | Statutory |
| 9 | Kerala State Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes | Statutory |
| 10 | Kerala State Human Rights Commission | Statutory |
| 11 | State Information Commission | Statutory |
| 12 | Kerala Women's Commission | Statutory |
| 13 | Official Language (Legislative) Commission | Advisory |
| 14 | Kerala Lok Ayukta | Statutory |
| 15 | State Co-operative Election Commission | Statutory |
| 16 | State Commissionerate for Persons with Disabilities | Statutory |
| 17 | State Election Commission | Constitutional |
| 18 | Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission | Statutory |
| 19 | Kerala State Fishermen Debt Relief Commission | Statutory |
| 20 | Kerala State Law Reforms Commission | Advisory |
| 21 | Kerala Real Estate Regulatory Authority (K-RERA) | Statutory |
| 22 | Kerala State Youth Commission | Statutory |
| 23 | Enquiry Commissioner and Special Judge | Judicial |
| 24 | Non-Resident Indians' (Keralites) Commission | Advisory |
| 25 | Industrial Tribunal and Judge | Judicial |
| 26 | Advisory Board, Kerala Anti Social Activities (Prevention) Act | Statutory |
| 27 | Kerala Value Added Tax/Agricultural Income Tax and Sales Tax Appellate Tribunal | Judicial |
| 28 | University Appellate Tribunal for Kerala, Calicut and Mahatma Gandhi Universities | Judicial |
| 29 | Kerala State Commission for Minorities | Statutory |
| 30 | Kerala Administrative Tribunal | Statutory |
| 31 | Tribunal for Local Self Government Institutions | Judicial |
| 32 | Kerala State Electricity Ombudsman | Quasi-judicial |
| 33 | Ombudsman for Local Self Government Institutions | Quasi-judicial |
| 34 | Kerala State Commission for Economically Backward Classes among Forward Communities | Advisory |
| 35 | Munnar Special Tribunal | Judicial |
| 36 | Kerala State Pay Revision Commission | Advisory |
| 37 | Art and Heritage Commission, Kerala | Advisory |
| 38 | Kerala Co-operative Ombudsman | Quasi-judicial |
| 39 | Kerala State Statistical Commission | Advisory |
| 40 | Kerala State Food Commission | Statutory |
| 41 | State Level Jail Advisory Committee | Advisory |
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| Sl. No | Board |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kerala Abkari Workers Welfare Fund Board |
| 2 | Kerala Agricultural Workers Welfare Fund Board |
| 3 | Kerala Bamboo, Kattuvally, Vettuva, Ezhuvela, Mullukallu and Similar Workers Welfare Fund Board |
| 4 | Kerala Beedi and Cigar Workers Welfare Fund Board |
| 5 | Kerala Coir Workers Welfare Fund Board |
| 6 | Kerala Construction Workers Welfare Fund Board |
| 7 | Kerala Cultural Workers Welfare Fund Board |
| 8 | Kerala Domestic Workers Welfare Fund Board |
| 9 | Kerala Drivers Welfare Fund Board |
| 10 | Kerala Handloom Workers Welfare Fund Board |
| 11 | Kerala Lottery Agents and Sellers Welfare Fund Board |
| 12 | Kerala Maternity Benefit Fund Board |
| 13 | Kerala Motor Transport Workers Welfare Fund Board |
| 14 | Kerala Shops and Commercial Establishments Workers Welfare Fund Board |
| 15 | Kerala Small Plantation Workers Welfare Fund Board |
| 16 | Kerala Tailoring Workers Welfare Fund Board |
| 17 | Kerala Toddy Workers Welfare Fund Board |
| 18 | Kerala Traditional Industries Workers Welfare Fund Board |
| 19 | Kerala Unorganised Sector Workers Social Security Board |
| 20 | Kerala Welfare Fund Board for Anganwadi Workers and Helpers |
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| Sl. No | Name | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kerala Ayurvedic Studies & Research Society | – |
| 2 | Kerala Adventure Tourism Promotion Society | KATPS |
| 3 | Kerala Books and Publications Society | KBPS |
| 4 | Kerala Health Research and Welfare Society | KHRWS |
| 5 | Kerala State AIDS Control Society | KSACS |
| 6 | Kerala Rural Employment and Welfare Society | – |
| 7 | Kerala State Cashew Workers’ Apex Industrial Co-operative Society Ltd. | CAPEX |
| 8 | Kerala State Handloom Weavers Co-operative Society Ltd. No. H. 232 | HANTEX |
| 9 | Thenmala Ecotourism Promotion Society | TEPS |
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