THE SECRETARIAT ORGANISATION

1. The Kerala Government.-The executive authority of the State of Kerala is vested in the Governor. It is exercised by the Governor either directly or through the officers subordinate to him in accordance with the Constitution of India. There is a Council of Ministers with the Chief Minister at the head to aid and advise the Governor in the exercise of his functions, except in so far as he is by or under the Constitution required to exercise his functions or any of them in his discretion.

2. The Ministers.-The allocation of the business of the Government among the Ministers is made by the Governor on the advice of the Chief Minister. The transaction of business is governed by the rules made by the Governor in exercise of the powers conferred b y Article 166 of the Constitution of India and the instructions issued thereunder. These rules and instructions are known as the "Rules of business of the Government of Kerala" (Hereinafter referred to as the Rules of Business) and "The Kerala Government Secretariat Instructions". (Hereinafter referred to as Secretariat Instructions).

3. The Secretariat.-The Secretariat is mainly concerned in assisting the Cabinet in framing of policies, approval of plans, programmes and activities for the overall development of the State, the work connected with Legislation, laying down rules and procedure, financial control, general direction and monitoring and evaluating the work done by the implementing departments/Agencies. The business of the Government is transacted in the following Secretariat Departments: --

1. Agriculture Department
2. Co-operation Department
3. Cultural Affairs Department
4. Election Department
5. Finance Department
6. Fisheries and Ports Department
7. Food and Civil Supplies Department
8. Forests and Wild Life Department
9. General Administration Department
10. General Education Department
11. Health and Family Welfare Department
12. Higher Education Department
13. Home Department
14. Housing Department
15. Industries Department
16. Irrigation Department
17. Labour and Rehabilitation Department
18. Law Department
19. Local Administration Department
20. Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department
21. Planning and Economic Affairs Department
22. Power Department
23. Public works and Transport Department
24. Revenue Department
25. Rural Development Department
26. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Development Department
27. Science, Technology and Environment Department
28. Social Welfare Department
29. Stores Purchase Department
30. Taxes Department
31. Vigilance Department

The said business is classified and distributed between the departments of the Secretariat in the manner specified in the Schedule to the "Rules of Business of the Kerala Government".