Directorates and Commissionerates in Kerala

Directorates are government institutions that come after the Secretariat, working under the Cabinet in the government hierarchy. After the Directorate, there are many sub-departments. The responsibility of the Directorates is to implement the policies created by the higher levels of the state administration. Directorates act as a link between various government departments and the higher administrative leadership. A Directorate can be a government department or division in Kerala. It works mainly in a specific area of ​​public administration. The overall control and supervision of the activities of a particular area is vested in the Commissionerate. The administrative responsibility of the Commissionerate is vested in the Commissioner.

Directorates / Commissionerates - Kerala

■ Directorate of Collegiate Education, Kerala 

■ Directorate of General Education, Kerala

■ Directorate of Culture, Kerala 

■ Directorate of Handlooms and Textiles, Kerala 

■ Directorate of Health Services, Kerala 

■ Directorate of Minority Welfare, Kerala

■ Directorate of Medical Education, Kerala

■ Directorate of Social Welfare, Kerala

■ Directorate of Survey and Land Records, Kerala 

■ Directorate of Industries and Commerce, Kerala

■ Directorate of Vocational Higher Secondary Education, Kerala 

■ Directorate of Coir Development, Kerala 

■ Directorates of Factories and Boilers, Kerala 

■ Directorate of Prosecution, Kerala

■ Directorate of Panchayats, Kerala

■ Directorate of Environment and Climate Change

■ Commissionerate of Land Revenue

■ Commissionerate of Civil Supplies

■ Commissionerate of Food Safety

■ Commissionerate of Rural Development

■ Commissionerate of Housing

■ Commissionerate of Labour

■ Commissionerate of Persons with Disabilities

■ Commissionerate of Entrance Examinations