Department of Industries (Kerala)

The Department of Industries is a key government department that oversees industrial activity in the Indian state of Kerala. The DOI is a senior cabinet department led by a senior minister and team of 15 secretaries. The administrative head of the Industries & Commerce Department is the Principal Secretary (Industries & Commerce). The Directorate of Industries & Commerce Department is located at Vikas Bhavan, Thiruvananthapuram, is headed by the Director (Industries & Commerce). This is the functional arm of the department implementing various industrial activities of the departments. District Industries Centers are located in all district headquarters.

Objectives

 * Convert Kerala into a favoured destination for Manufacturing, Agro Processing, Health Services, and Knowledge based Industries and Services
 * Strengthen the State Level Public Enterprises (SLPEs) by technological upgradation, diversification, efficient management system and synergizing with Central Public Sector Undertakings
 * Make Traditional Industries competitive by modernization, value addition and skill development
 * Promote and support SMSEs as an ancillary to large scale industries as well as a self-sustaining entity considering its role as a largest employment provider in the State
 * Make use of the abundant and highly rich mineral resources of the State to the fullest extent protecting environment and ecology and restricting the mining activity in the Public Sector
 * Generate massive employment in industrial, commercial and service sectors
 * Attract huge capital investment on mutually beneficial terms
 * Tap the rich industrial potential of biotechnology
 * Accelerate growth in Service Sector and to make Kerala a major Commercial Hub
 * Develop Kerala as a global centre of excellence with state-of-the-art education and skill sets and prepare a pool of multi skilled, technically competent individuals and organizations

Organization structure
The Industries & Commerce Department is headed by the Hon'ble Minister (Industries, Commerce, Law & Coir). The administrative headed of the Industries & Commerce Department is the Principal Secretary (Industries & NORKA).

Line departments

 * Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation (KSIDC)
 * Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (KINFRA)
 * Kerala Bureau of Industrial Promotion (K-BIP)
 * Directorate of Industries and Commerce (DI&C)
 * Directorate of Handloom and Textiles
 * Public Sector Restructuring and Internal Audit Board (RIAB)
 * Khadi and Village Industries Board (KVIB)
 * Directorate of Public Sector Undertakings
 * Directorate of Coir Development Department