Department of Home (Kerala)

The Home Department (Malayalam: ആഭ്യന്തര വകുപ്പ്) is a administrative department of the Government of Kerala. It plays a key role in maintenance of law and order in the state of Kerala. The department oversees the maintenance of law and order, prevention and control of crime, prosecution of criminals besides dealing with fire services and prisons administration.

Kerala Home Department
കേരള ആഭ്യന്തര വകുപ്പ്
Department overview
FormedNovember 1, 1956
JurisdictionGovernment of Kerala
HeadquartersGround Floor, Main Block, Secretariat, Thiruvananthapuram
Minister responsible
Department executive
Child agencies
Websitekerala.gov.in

The department is also responsible for the functioning of State Police, Prisons and Correctional Services, Fire and Rescue Services, Civil Defence and Home Guards. The department is also the cadre controlling authority of Indian Police Service (IPS) (Kerala Cadre) and Kerala Police Service (KPS). The Chief Minister generally serves as the departmental minister, and the Additional Chief Secretary (Home & Vigilance), an IAS officer, is the administrative head of the department.[1][2] Pinarayi Vijayan is the current Home Minister of Kerala.[3]

Structure

The Home Department is led by the Minister for Home, who is a political appointee responsible for making policy decisions and providing strategic direction. The minister in charge of the home department is Pinarayi Vijayan, the chief minister of Kerala. Assisting the Minister is the Home Secretary also known as the Additional Chief Secretary, a senior IAS officer, who handles the day-to-day administrative affairs of the department. The Additional Chief Secretary (Home and Vigilance) is assisted by additional secretaries, joint secretaries and deputy secretaries at the secretariat.[4]

Field Departments

All these departments are inter-linked and co-ordinated by the Home department.[5][6][7]

Heads Of Departments

Position Department Incumbent
State Police Chief, Kerala Kerala Police Shaik Darvesh Saheb IPS
Director General of Fire and Rescue Services, Civil Defence and Home Guards Kerala Fire and Rescue Services Sanjeeb Kumar Patjoshi IPS
Director General of Prisons and Correctional Services Kerala Prisons and Correctional Services K Padmakumar IPS
Director General of Prosecution Directorate of Prosecution Adv. TA Shaji
Chairman and Managing Director Kerala Police Housing & Construction Corporation Sanjeeb Kumar Patjoshi IPS[8]
Chief Chemical Examiner Chemical Examiners Laboratory N.K.Renjith[9]

List of Home ministers of Kerala

No. Portrait Name Constituency Term of office Party Ministry Ref.
From To Days in office
1 E. M. S. Namboodiripad(Chief minister) Nileshwaram 5 April 1957 31 July 1959 Communist Party of India First Namboodiripad ministry [10]
2 P. T. Chacko Meenachil 1960 1964 Indian National Congress
3 E. M. S. Namboodiripad

(Chief minister)

Pattambi 1967 1969 Communist Party of India (Marxist) Second Namboodiripad ministry
4 C. Achutha Menon

(Chief minister)

Kottarakkara 1969 1970 Communist Party of India First C. Achutha Menon ministry
5 K. Karunakaran Mala 25 September 1971 25 March 1977 Indian National Congress C. Achutha Menon ministry II
6 K. M. Mani Pala 25 March 1977 27 April 1977 Kerala Congress
7 P. J. Joseph Thodupuzha January1978 September 1978 Kerala Congress First Antony ministry
8 K. M. Mani Pala October1978 July 1979 Kerala Congress P. K. Vasudevan Nair ministry
9 C. H. Mohammed Koya

(Chief minister)

Malappuram October 1979 December

1979

Indian Union Muslim League Koya ministry
10 T. K. Ramakrishnan January 1980 October 1981 Communist Party of India (Marxist) First Nayanar ministry
11 Oommen Chandy Puthuppally 1981 1982 Indian National Congress Second Karunakaran ministry
12 Vayalar Ravi 24 May 1982 24 May 1986 Indian National Congress Third Karunakaran ministry
13 E. K. Nayanar

(Chief minister)

1987 1991 Communist Party of India (Marxist) Second Nayanar ministry
14 K. Karunakaran

(Chief minister)

1991 1995 Indian National Congress Fourth Karunakaran ministry
15 A.K. Antony

(Chief minister)

1995 1996 Indian National Congress Second Antony ministry
16 E. K. Nayanar

(Chief minister)

1996 2001 Communist Party of India (Marxist) Third Nayanar ministry
17 A. K. Antony

(Chief minister)

2001 2004 Indian National Congress Third Antony ministry
19 Oommen Chandy

(Chief minister)

2004 2006 Indian National Congress First Chandy ministry
20 Kodiyeri Balakrishnan 18 May 2006 16 May 2011 Communist Party of India (Marxist) Achuthanandan ministry
21 Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan 12 April 2012 31 December 2013 Indian National Congress Second Chandy ministry [11]
22 Ramesh Chennithala Haripad January 2014 2015 Indian National Congress Second Chandy ministry [12]
23 Pinarayi Vijayan

(Chief minister)

Dharmadom 25 May 2016 3 May 2021 Communist Party of India (Marxist) First Vijayan ministry [13]
20 May 2021 Incumbent Second Vijayan ministry [14]

References

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  4. ^ "Kerala govt appoints Dr V Venu as state Home Secretary". 24 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Know the Department – KERALA FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICES". fire.kerala.gov.in. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
  6. ^ "Prisons Headquarters". keralaprisons.gov.in. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
  7. ^ "Official Website of Kerala Police - Governance". keralapolice.gov.in. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
  8. ^ "Kerala Police Housing & Construction Corporation Limited". KPHCC Ltd.
  9. ^ "Department of Chemical Examiner's Laboratory, Government of Kerala".
  10. ^ Data India. Press Institute of India. 1990. p. 441.
  11. ^ "Kerala Home Minister seeks clarification from DGP". The Hindu. 2013-12-05. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
  12. ^ "Kerala Legislative Assembly - Ramesh Chennithala".
  13. ^ "Kerala to have 19-member Cabinet". The Hindu. 2016-05-25. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
  14. ^ "Know the Chief Minister - Official website of Kerala Chief Minister". 2021-05-17. Retrieved 2024-07-28.