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. The Directorate of Industries & Commerce Department is located at Vikas Bhavan, Thiruvananthapuram, is headed by the Director. 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
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
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. The administrative headed of the Industries & Commerce Department is the Additional Chief Secretary. The Directorate of Industries & Commerce is located at Vikas Bhavan, Thiruvananthapuram, headed by the Director. This is the functional arm of the Department implementing various industrial activities of the Department. District Industries Centers are located in all district headquarters.
