Pinarayi Vijayan ministry

Pinarayi Vijayan ministry is the Council of Ministers headed by Pinarayi Vijayan that was formed after the Left Democratic Front won the 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly elections. The Council assumed office on 25 May 2016. The ministry had a total of 19 ministers in the Cabinet at the time of swearing in compared to 21 ministers in the previous government.

Pinarayi Vijayan ministry
14th Ministry of the State of Kerala
Date formed	25 May 2016
People and organisations
Head of state	P. Sathasivam (till 5 September 2019) Arif Mohammed Khan (from 6 September 2019)
Head of government	Pinarayi Vijayan
Member parties	LDF
Status in legislature	Majority
Opposition party	INC
Opposition leader	Ramesh Chennithala
History
Election(s)	2016
Legislature term(s)	5 years
Predecessor	Second Oommen Chandy ministry

Council of Ministers

S.No	Name	Constituency	Department	Party
1.	Pinarayi Vijayan Chief Minister	Dharmadam	Home. General Administration. All India Services. Planning and Economic Affairs. Science,Technology and Environment. Scientific Institutes. Personnel and Administrative Reforms. Election. Integration. Sainik Welfare. Distress Relief. State Hospitality. Airports. Metro Rail. Inter State River Waters. Information and Public Relations. Non-Resident Keralites Affairs. Vigilance. Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice.	CPI(M)
Cabinet Ministers
2.	E. P. Jayarajan	Mattanur	Industries. Sports and Youth Affairs.	CPI(M)
3.	A. K. Balan	Tarur	Welfare of Scheduled Castes. Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes. Law. Culture. Parliamentary Affairs. KSFDC.	CPI(M)
4.	C. Raveendranath	Puthukkad	General Education. Technical Education. Entrance Examinations. Literacy Movement. National Cadet Corps.	CPI(M)
5.	Kadakampally Surendran	Kazhakkoottam	Devaswoms. Co-operation. Tourism.	CPI(M)
6.	M. M. Mani	Udumbanchola	Electricity	CPI(M)
7.	T. P. Ramakrishnan	Perambra	Excise. Labour. Employment and Training. Rehabilitation. Factories and Boilers. Insurance Medical Service. Industrial Tribunals. Labour Courts.	CPI(M)
8.	J. Mercykutty Amma	Kundara	Fisheries. Harbour Engineering. Cashew Industry. Fisheries University.	CPI(M)
9.	G. Sudhakaran	Ambalappuzha	Public Works. Registration. Post and Telegraphs.	CPI(M)
10.	K.K. Shylaja Teacher	Kuthuparamba	Health. Family Welfare. Medical Education. Indigenous Medicine. Medical University. Drugs Control. Pollution Control. Homoeopathy. Naturopathy. Social Justice.	CPI(M)
11.	A. K. Saseendran	Elathur	Road Transport. Motor Vehicles. Water Transport.	NCP
12.	A. C. Moideen	Kunnamkulam	Panchayats, Municipalities and Corporations. Rural Development. Town planning. Regional Development Authorities. Kerala Institute of Local Administration.	CPI(M)
13.	T. M. Thomas Isaac	Alappuzha	Finance. Coir. National Savings. Stores Purchase. Commercial Taxes. Treasuries. Lotteries. State Audit. Kerala Financial Corporation. KSFE. State Insurance. Stamps And Stamp Duties.	CPI(M)
14.	K. T. Jaleel	Thavanur	Universities (Except Agricultural, Veterinary, Fisheries and Medical University). Collegiate Education. Welfare of Minorities. Wakf and Haj Pilgrimage.	IND
15.	E. Chandrasekharan	Kanhangad	Housing. Land Revenue. Survey and Land Records. Land Reforms.	CPI
16.	V. S. Sunil Kumar	Thrissur	Agriculture. Soil Survey & soil Conservation. Agricultural university. Warehousing Corporation. Veterinary university.	CPI
17.	P. Thilothaman	Cherthala	Food and Civil Supplies. Consumer Affairs. Legal Metrology.	CPI
18.	K. Raju	Punalur	Forests. Wildlife Protection. Animal husbandry. Dairy Development. Milk- Co-operatives. Zoos.	CPI
19.	K. Krishnankutty	Chittur	Irrigation. Command Area Development Authority. Ground Water Development. Water Supply and Sanitation. Inland Navigation (Construction of Waterways). Kerala Shipping and Inland Navigation Corporation.	JD(S)
20.	Kadannappalli Ramachandran	Kannur	Ports. Museums. Archaeology.	C(S)

Chair

	Name	Position	Constituency	District	Party
1	P. Sreeramakrishnan	Speaker	Ponnani	Malappuram	CPI(M)
2	V. Sasi	Deputy Speaker	Chirayinkeezhu	Thiruvananthapuram	CPI

Ex-Ministers

• E. P. Jayarajan (CPI(M)) - Minister for Industries and Sports until his resignation on 14 October 2016 because of charges of nepotism.[1] In September 2017, the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) acquitted Jayarajan in the nepotism case and sought to close the case.[2] Jayarajan was re-inducted into the cabinet on 14 August 2018.[3]
• A. K. Saseendran (NCP) - Minister for Transport from 25 May 2016 until his resignation on 26 March 2017 after a sting operation revealed him seeking sexual favours from a woman.[4] In November 2017, Saseendran received a clean chit from the inquiry commission which said that it had no conclusive evidence before it to prove the charge.[5]
• Thomas Chandy (NCP) - Minister for Transport (from 1 April 2017 to 15 November 2017). The businessman-turned-politician resigned over allegations that he had encroached on water bodies and public land and converted paddy fields for a private hotel project.[6] He died on 20 December 2019.

Awards and appreciation

The Kerala government under the leadership of Pinarayi Vijayan won the following awards:

• Recognised as the best governed state in India by Public Affairs Centre for three consecutive years (2016, 2017, 2018)[7]
• Ranked first in United Nations Sustainable Development Index (2018)[8]
• Ranked first in NITI Aayog Sustainable Development Index[9]
• Second least corrupt state as per the Centre for Media Studies (2018)
• Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan Award for the state with lowest maternal mortality

Achievements

• Built over 2,00,000 houses for the homeless and landless under Life mission (launched in 2017).[10]
• 28,000 houses were completed as part of Livelihood Inclusion and Financial Empowerment, a comprehensive housing scheme for all the landless and homeless in the state.
• Implemented a comprehensive development scheme and was therefore ranked first in United Nations Sustainable Development Index (2018) and NITI Aayog Sustainable Development Index.
• Took over and completed the previously deserted Edamon- Kochi 400 KV transmission line.[11]
• Successfully spearheaded the effort to start commercial-scale production of Kerala’s own e-auto ‘Neem-G’, marking the first time a public sector venture entering the Electric Vehicle market.[12]
• Successfully planned and implemented the "apna Ghar" scheme that provides state of the art housing facilities for migrant workers . [13]
• Successfully brought in 165 companies to IT park creating 50,000 jobs within 1000 days.
• Reduced overall loss of Public Sector companies which stood at Rs. 131.0 crores in 2015-16 to Rs. 71.34 crores in 2016–17 with making thirteen of them operating at a marginal profit in 2016–17. Within 1000 days of office, PSUs went from netting Rs. 131.0 crores in losses to over Rs. 160 Crore in profits .[14]
• Established Institute of Advanced Virology (IAV) in the state and became the first in the country to be linked with the Global Virus Network.[15]
• Doubled the social security pensions for the marginalized and elderly compared to the previous UDF government.[16]
• Established minimum wage scheme in 26 sectors to prevent exploitation of employees.[17]
• Successfully ensured minimum wages and social security measures for the migrant workers.[18]
• 17182 Kms of rivers and streams that were stalled or contaminated were rejuvenated, 48936 wells were recharged and 9889 ponds reformed in the first 1000 days in office.[19]
• 1,03,361 title deeds were distributed among various communities.[20]
• Record growth of milk production increasing daily production by over 2,60,000 litres per day within 1000 days in power
• Education Department set up 45,000 hi-tech classrooms in public schools.[21]
• Over 2000 Crore Indian rupees infused to rejuvenate the public school system.[22]
• Witnessed exponential increase in number of students enrolled in public schools for all three years, the highest growth in past 25 years.[23]

• Education Department has also ensured free textbooks and uniforms for all the students.[24]
• Jana Maithri project implementation at all police stations.[25]
• Haritha Kerala Mission projects implemented for waste management, organic farming and water resources management.
• Revived agrarian practice of the state through Agriculture Department by cultivating paddy cultivation in 34,000 acres of land, and building new traditions like "Year of Paddy."

• Created innovative and accessible educational programs that gives youth employment ready skills and competence through Kerala Academy for Skill Excellence (KASE).

• Reduced class division especially by appointing non-Brahmins and Dalits as priests in temples under the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB).
• Committed to increasing state's power sources and consumption, in the meantime by stopping power cuts and load shedding and by initiating hydro-electric power projects in Vellathooval, Pathankayam, Perunthenaruvi, Pallivasal, Thottiyar and Chathankottunada.[26]
• Conducting studies to develop new tourism spots and renovating existing ones to create employment and taxation opportunities.
• Abolishing an illegal practice among worker class known as "nokkukooli" — a money extortion formality that were held by certain labor unions without doing any work.
• Implementing Road infrastructure projects – Coastal Highway and Hill Highway.
• Acquired land for Amballur Electronic Hardware Park for developing a new source for economic growth and creating job opportunities/increasing purchasing power of citizens.
• Implementing GAIL pipeline, a national project.[27]

See also

• List of Kerala ministers
• Chief Ministers of Kerala
• History of Kerala
• List of current Indian chief ministers
• Pinarayi Vijayan
• Second Oommen Chandy ministry

References

1. "Kerala Industries Minister Jayarajan resigns". The Hindu. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
2. "Nepotism case: Vigilance report acquits EP Jayarajan". Mathrubhumi. 25 September 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
3. "E. P. Jayarajan back in Kerala Cabinet". The Hindu. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
4. "Kerala Transport Minister Saseendran quits after TV exposé". The Hindu. 26 March 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
5. "Chances of return brighten as panel ‘clears’ Saseendran". The Hindu. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
6. C. Goridasan Nair (15 November 2017). "Kerala Transport Minister Thomas Chandy resigns". The Hindu. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
7. "Kerala ranked best-governed state by Public Affairs Centre".
8. "Himachal, Kerala and T.N. Top development index - the Hindu". The Hindu. 21 December 2018.
9. "NITI Aayog Releases SDG India Index: Baseline Report 2018". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
10. "Life Mission: Two lakh houses ready". The Hindu. 27 February 2020.
11. "Making the Impossible Possible, Government Presented Power Highway to the State". 18 November 2019.
12. "Roads to Have E-Autos". 23 July 2019.
13. "1000 Days". Retrieved 30 June 2020.
14. "Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan marks his 1,000 days with a slew of new initiatives".
15. "Kerala Govt's 1000 Days: Significant Advancements in Social and Economic Spectrum of State". 25 February 2019.
16. "Kerala Govt's 1000 Days: Significant Advancements in Social and Economic Spectrum of State". 25 February 2019.
17. "Kerala Govt's 1000 Days: Significant Advancements in Social and Economic Spectrum of State". 25 February 2019.
18. "Kerala Govt's 1000 Days: Significant Advancements in Social and Economic Spectrum of State". 25 February 2019.
19. "1000 Days". Official Website of Kerala Chief Minister. 23 February 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
20. "1000 Days". Official Website of Kerala Chief Minister. 23 February 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
21. "Kerala's Public Schools See Rise in Enrolment for Third Year". 4 May 2019.
22. "1000 Days". Official Website of Kerala Chief Minister. 23 February 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
23. "1000 Days". Official Website of Kerala Chief Minister. 23 February 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
24. "Kerala Govt's 1000 Days: Significant Advancements in Social and Economic Spectrum of State". 25 February 2019.
25. "Two years of LDF Government: Reasons to cheer". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
26. "Progress Report".
27. "GAIL project finally getting ready; Kochi-Koottanad stretch opened".

External links

• Cabinet, Government of Kerala