V.D. Satheesan

വി. ഡി. സതീശൻ

Chief Minister

INC Kerala

Role

Chief Minister

Current Role

Since May 2026 · Present

About

Chief Minister of Kerala since May 2026 Vadasseri Damodara Menon Satheesan, also known as VDS, is an Indian politician and lawyer who is serving as the 13th Chief Minister of Kerala since May 2026. A member of the Indian National Congress, he has represented Paravur in the Kerala Legislative Assembly since 2001..

Projects & Initiatives 8 ongoing

K-FON — Kerala Fibre Optic Network

കെ-ഫോൺ

Ongoing

Budget₹1,548 crore (Kerala government investment; KIIFB-funded)

ReachGovt. reported: internet connectivity to 30,000+ government offices; 14,000 BPL households in first phase (overall goal ~20 lakh economically backward households for free broadband)

Since 2019 · State-owned dark fibre optic broadband network declared a public utility by Kerala. Provides free internet to BPL households and subsidised connectivity to government institutions.

LIFE Mission — Housing for All

ലൈഫ് മിഷൻ

Ongoing

Budget₹20,831 crore cumulative expenditure (Kerala LIFE Mission, reported Feb 2026)

ReachGovt. reported: ~5 lakh houses completed (4,82,736 as of Jan 2026; 5-lakh milestone Feb 2026); targets landless + homeless families.

Since 2017 · Housing programme for landless and homeless families in Kerala. Provides land purchase assistance and house construction grants. Distinct from PMAY — covers families not eligible under central schemes.

Rebuild Kerala — Flood Resilience

Rebuild Kerala

Ongoing

Budget₹31,000 crore approx. (2018 floods Post Disaster Needs Assessment); Rebuild Kerala Development Programme ~₹36,507 crore

Since 2018 · Reconstruction and resilience programme following the catastrophic 2018 and 2019 Kerala floods. Covers road, bridge, and embankment reconstruction; ecosystem restoration; and updated land-use regulations.

Nava Kerala Karma Padhathi

നവ കേരള കർമ്മ പദ്ധതി

Ongoing

Budget₹2,000 crore (initial state allocation; ongoing across departments)

Since 2023 · Five-sector development programme: Health Renaissance (200 upgraded health centres), Knowledge Economy, Green Kerala (tree planting), Nava Kerala Sadas (public engagement), and Youth Empowerment.

K-FON (Broadband Network)

Inherited Ongoing

Continued by the current government. V.D. Satheesan government retained K-FON as public infrastructure; declared internet a basic right policy unchanged.

Carried forward from Pinarayi Vijayan · 2016–2026

LIFE Mission (Housing)

Inherited Ongoing

Continued by the current government. UDF continued housing for homeless; INC expanded eligibility criteria to cover more BPL families.

Carried forward from Pinarayi Vijayan · 2016–2026

Rebuild Kerala

Inherited Ongoing

Continued by the current government. Post-flood reconstruction programme continued; ongoing infrastructure projects retained by incoming government.

Carried forward from Pinarayi Vijayan · 2016–2026

KIIFB (infrastructure fund board)

Inherited Ongoing

Continued by the current government. Revamped and used extensively by the successor LDF government as Kerala's main off-budget infrastructure financing vehicle.

Carried forward from Oommen Chandy · 2011–2016

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