List of departments and agencies of the Government of Kerala

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. 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. Secretariat Departments Line departments / Directorates / Commissionerates / Child Agencies ==Boards==

Reference: == Developmental authorities ==

• Greater Cochin Development Authority (GCDA) • Thiruvananthapuram Development Authority (TRIDA) • Goshree Islands Development Authority == Autonomous bodies, cultural and other institutions ==

Reference: • Aardram Mission • Haritha Keralam Mission • Life Mission • Vidyakiranam • Rebuild Kerala Initiative • Malayalam Mission • Kerala Startup Mission • Additional Skill Acquisition Programme (ASAP) • Agency for Development of Aquaculture, Kerala (ADAK) • Agency for Non-Conventional Energy and Rural Technology (ANERT) • Bharat Bhavan • Board for Public Sector Transformation (BPT) • Board of Control for Orphanages and Other Charitable Homes, Kerala • Centre for Continuing Education Kerala • Centre for Development of Imaging Technology (C-DIT) • Centre for Development Studies (CDS) • Centre for Heritage Studies • Centre for Management Development (CMD) • Centre for Research and Education for Social Transformation (CREST) • Centre for Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Development • Centre for Water Resources Development and Management (CWRDM) • Child Development Centre (CDC) • Comprehensive Health Insurance Agency, Kerala (CHIAK) • Co‑Operative Academy of Professional Education (CAPE) • Co‑Operative Service Examination Board • Council for Food Research and Development • Cyber Park • Directorate of Food Craft Institute • Directorate of Samoohika Sannadhasena • Technopark • Energy Management Centre, Kerala • Farm Information Bureau (FIB) • Gulati Institute of Finance and Taxation (GIFT) • Gurugopinath Nadana Gramam • Indian Institute of Diabetes • Indian Institute of Handloom Technology-Kannur • Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management Kerala (IIITM-K) • Infopark • Information Kerala Mission • Institute for Communicative and Cognitive Neurosciences (ICCONS) • Institute of Human Resources Development (IHRD) • Institute of Land and Disaster Management • Institute of Management in Government (IMG) • Institute of Parliamentary Affairs • International Centre for Free and Open Source Software (ICFOSS) • Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute • Kerala Academy for Skills Excellence (KASE) • Kerala Adventure Tourism Promotion Society (KATPS) • Kerala Aqua Ventures International Limited (KAVIL) • Kerala Ayurvedic Studies & Research Society • Kerala Books and Publications Society (KBPS) • Kerala Bureau of Industrial Promotion (K-BIP) • Kerala Council for Historical Research (KCHR) • Kerala Dam Safety Authority • Kerala Dental Council • Kerala Devaswom Recruitment Board • Kerala Development and Innovation Strategic Council • Kerala Folklore Academy • Kerala Forest Research Institute (KFRI) • Kerala Health Research and Welfare Society (KHRWS) • Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (KINFRA) • Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for Education (KITE) • Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB) • Kerala Institute for Entrepreneurship Development (KIED) • Kerala Institute of Labour and Employment (KILE) • Kerala Institute of Local Administration (KILA) • Kerala Institute of Tourism and Travel Studies (KITTS) • Kerala Lalithakala Akademi • Kerala Maritime Board • Kerala Media Academy • Kerala Public Enterprises (Selection and Recruitment) Board • Kerala Rail Development Corporation Ltd • Kerala Road Safety Authority (KRSA) • Kerala Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (Jalanidhi) • Kerala Sahitya Akademi • Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi • Kerala Social Security Mission • Kerala State Agency for Expansion of Cashew Cultivation • Kerala State AIDS Control Society (KSACS) • Kerala State Bharat Scouts and Guides • Kerala State Biodiversity Board • Kerala State Book Mark • Kerala State Centre for Advanced Printing and Training (C-APT) • Kerala State Chalachitra Academy • Kerala State Coastal Area Development Corporation Ltd (KSCADC) • Kerala State Council for Clinical Establishments • Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment (KSCSTE) • Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA) • Kerala State Haj Committee • Kerala State Higher Education Council (KSHEC) • Kerala State Institute of Children’s Literature (KSICL) • Kerala State Institute of Design • Kerala State IT Mission • Kerala State Legal Services Authority (KELSA) • Kerala State Library Council • Kerala State Literacy Mission Authority • Kerala State Mediation and Conciliation Centre • Kerala State Medical Councils • Kerala State Mental Health Authority • Kerala State Nirmithi Kendra • Kerala State Pharmacy Council • Kerala State Pollution Control Board • Kerala State Pottery Manufacturing Marketing and Welfare Development Corporation • Kerala State Remote Sensing and Environment Centre • Kerala State Science and Technology Museum and Priyadarsini Planetarium • Kerala State Social Welfare Board • Kerala State Sports Council • Kerala State Veterinary Council • Kerala State Waqf Board • Kerala State Youth Welfare Board • Kerala Water Authority (KWA) • Kerala Youth Leadership Academy (KYLA) • K. R. Narayanan National Institute of Visual Science & Arts • Kudumbashree State Poverty Eradication Mission • Kumaranasan National Institute of Culture • L. B. S. Centre for Science and Technology • Mahakavi Moyinkutty Vaidyar Mappila Kala Academy • Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Mission • Malabar Botanical Garden • Multi Purpose Cultural Complex • National Ayush Mission • National Coir Research and Management Institute • National Institute of Speech & Hearing (NISH) • National Health Mission • National Service Scheme (NSS) • National Transportation Planning and Research Centre (NATPAC) • NORKA-Roots • Office of the Administrator General and Official Trustee of Kerala • Pareeksha Bhavan • Permanent Lok Adalat • P. N. Panicker Vigyan Vikas Kendra • Public Policy Research Institute • Rajiv Gandhi Academy for Aviation Technology • Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Bio-Technology • Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) • Regional Institute of Ophthalmology • Samagra Shiksha Kerala (SSK) • Sophisticated Test & Instrumentation Centre • Sree Chithira Thirunal College of Engineering • Sreenarayana International Study and Pilgrim Centre • State Academy on Statistical Administration (SASA) • State Advisory Contract Labour Board • State Agricultural Management & Extension Training Institute • State Co‑Operative Union • State Council for Open and Lifelong Education—Kerala (SCOLE–Kerala) • State Council of Educational Research and Training, Kerala (SCERT Kerala) • State Health Agency (SHA) • State Horticulture Mission • State Institute of Educational Management and Training–Kerala (SIEMAT–Kerala) • State Institute of Educational Technology (SIET) • State Institute of Languages • State Institute of Medical Education and Technology (SI-MET) • State Medicinal Plants Board • State Mission Management Unit, AMRUT • State Police Complaints Authority • State Resource Centre–Kerala • Suchitwa Mission • The Gender Park • Thenmala Ecotourism Promotion Society (TEPS) • The State Institute of Encyclopaedic Publication • Vasthuvidya Gurukulam == Welfare fund boards ==

References: == Universities ==

References: ==Public sector undertakings (PSUs)==