Local Self Government Department (Kerala)

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Local Self Government Department
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Department overview
JurisdictionKerala, India
Headquarters Government Secretariat, Thiruvananthapuram
Minister responsible
  • M. B. Rajesh, Minister for Local Self Government, Excise, Parliamentery Affairs
Department executives
Parent department Government of Kerala
Website lsgd.kerala.gov.in

The Local Self Government Department (LSGD) is one of the administrative departments under the Government of Kerala. It is responsible for decentralised governance, civic administration, and the functioning of local governments in Kerala, including Municipal Corporations, Municipalities, and the three-tier Panchayat system. [3]

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LSGD leads major urban development programs, waste management initiatives, decentralised planning, and the implementation of poverty alleviation and community development missions, including Kudumbashree and Suchitwa Mission. It plays a critical role in the delivery of civic services such as water supply (in select ULBs), street lighting, sanitation, building permits, and e-governance services.

Ministerial Team

The department is headed by a Cabinet Minister of the Government of Kerala. The incumbent Minister is M. B. Rajesh. [4]

Administratively, the department is headed by the Principal Secretary to Government (LSGD), supported by Special Secretaries, Additional Secretaries, Joint Secretaries, Deputy Secretaries and Under Secretaries along with officers and staff posted in the Secretariat. [5]

Senior Officials

Functions

Subordinate Institutions

Directorates / Line Departments

Aligned Institutions / Missions / Autonomous Bodies

The following missions, corporations and bodies function under the department: [10]

Statutory Institutions

See also

References

  1. https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2025/May/07/major-ias-rejig-11-bureaucrats-assigned-new-roles
  2. https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2025/May/07/major-ias-rejig-11-bureaucrats-assigned-new-roles
  3. 1 2 "Local Self Government Department – Government of Kerala". lsg.kerala.gov.in. Archived from the original on 2024-06-01. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
  4. "Council of Ministers – Kerala Legislative Assembly" . Retrieved 2025-11-09.
  5. "Rules of Business – Government of Kerala" (PDF). Retrieved 2025-11-09.
  6. "Suchitwa Mission – Government of Kerala" . Retrieved 2025-11-09.
  7. "Kudumbashree – State Poverty Eradication Mission" . Retrieved 2025-11-09.
  8. "Directorate of Panchayats" . Retrieved 2025-11-09.
  9. "Directorate of Urban Affairs" . Retrieved 2025-11-09.
  10. "Aligned Institutions – Local Self Government Department" . Retrieved 2025-11-09.