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Kerala

Chief Minister: V.D. Satheesan · INC · Capital: Thiruvananthapuram

Overview

At a glance

Leadership, civic focus, and verified indicators.

Current CM

V.D. Satheesan

INC

Projects tracked

4 ongoing 0 completed 0 proposed

Municipal focus

Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation

2 ongoing 0 completed

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Lok Sabha

20seats

Assembly

140seats

SDG score

75/100Front Runner

GSDP / capita

₹215KMoSPI approx.

Literacy

94%Census 2011

DPIIT BRAP

Achieverbusiness reform

Chief Minister

V.D. Satheesan

വി. ഡി. സതീശൻ

INC Since May 2026

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

Lok Sabha MPs (6)

Shashi Tharoor

ശശി തരൂർ

Thiruvananthapuram

16,077 margin

INC MP since 2009

Priyanka Gandhi

प्रियंका गाँधी

Wayanad

4.1L margin

INC MP since Nov 2024

E. T. Mohammed Basheer

Malappuram

2.6L margin

IUML Elected 2024

Suresh Gopi

സുരേഷ് ഗോപി

Thrissur

74,686 margin

BJP MP since Jun 2024

Dean Kuriakose

Idukki

57,579 margin

INC Elected 2024

K. Sudhakaran

Kannur

1.3L margin

INC Elected 2024

Former Chief Ministers of Kerala 5 listed

Pinarayi Vijayan പിണറായി വിജയൻ

CPI(M) 2016–2026

10 years as CM; K-FON broadband, LIFE Mission housing (UN recognised), K-Rail Silver Line project (controversial), COVID-19 management praised nationally. LDF lost 2026 elections to UDF after two consecutive terms.

Still running

K-FON (Broadband Network)

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

Continues under V.D. Satheesan

Still running

LIFE Mission (Housing)

UDF continued housing for homeless; INC expanded eligibility criteria to cover more BPL families.

Continues under V.D. Satheesan

Stopped

K-Rail Silver Line

Satheesan government cancelled the controversial semi-high speed rail project, citing financial and environmental concerns.

Not carried forward by the next government

Still running

Rebuild Kerala

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

Continues under V.D. Satheesan

Changed

Nava Kerala Karma Padhathi

UDF replaced with its own "Kerala Renaissance" development agenda, absorbing some Nava Kerala targets.

Continues with changes under V.D. Satheesan

Oommen Chandy ഉമ്മൻ ചാണ്ടി

INC 2011–2016

Arogya Kerala health mission; KIIFB established; Ente Keralam (my Kerala) citizen engagement portal.

Still running

KIIFB (infrastructure fund board)

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

Continues under V.D. Satheesan

V. S. Achuthanandan വി. എസ്. അച്യുതാനന്ദൻ

CPI(M) 2006–2011

Janasree Housing scheme; anti-encroachment drives on government land; E-health records pilot.

Oommen Chandy

INC 2004–2006

A. K. Antony ഏ. കെ. ആന്റണി

INC 2001–2004

IT@School programme (first in India to computerise all high schools); People's Plan Campaign decentralisation.

Municipal snapshot — Kerala

Focus urban body

Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation

Thiruvananthapuram · Municipal corporation portal

Latest municipal budget source linked tmc.lsgkerala.gov.in ↗ cityfinance.in ↗

2Tracked

2Ongoing

0Completed

0Proposed

Smart roads under Smart City Thiruvananthapuram

Ongoing

Only status and source are verified for this project record.

Agency / vendor

Thiruvananthapuram Municipal CorporationUrban body / project owner

Verified Jun 2026 · smartcitytvm.in

Urban solid waste and sanitation works

Ongoing

Only status and source are verified for this project record.

Agency / vendor

Thiruvananthapuram Municipal CorporationUrban body / project owner

Not independently verified

This tab is a state/UT-level urban snapshot, not a full ward or councillor roster. Numeric budgets and private vendor names should be added only when verified from official tender/project documents or named vendor disclosures.