Vision

To transform Kerala into a vibrant entrepreneurial society with faster, inclusive and sustainable economic growth in order to achieve global standards in every domain. 

Objectives

Kerala economy is transforming into a service economy with high inward remittance and skilled technical human resources. Development of more enterprises by fortifying the skilled human capital and promoting investments including domestic as well as foreign in all the sectors to entail in the total economic development of the State through employment generation and export oriented business is the major objective:

• To promote Kerala as a prime destination for industrial investments with environmental protection.
• Revamp Kerala into an entrepreneurial State by encouraging private investment in all sectors particularly in Agro Processing, Services & Commerce and new emerging Sectors.
• Mobilize establishment of Micro and Small Enterprises particularly in rural areas to achieve employment generation and utilization of local resources.
• Create a policy framework to encourage enterprises as against wage employees.
• Create cordial environment for ensuring the utmost value addition of the locally available resources.
• Market Kerala as a competitive investment destination for Foreign & Domestic Investments in Services, emerging industrial sectors (Biotechnology & Nanotechnology) and employment for skilled Human resources within the State.
• Improve infrastructure through PPP mode for industrial infrastructure.
• Accelerate industrial clusters in the State.
• Augment Services & Commerce sector to create in house employment to the skilled and semi skilled manpower in the State.
• Introduce globally accepted standards in Technology, Quality and Management to rejuvenate the Public Sector Enterprises in the State.
• Encourage environment friendly practices in enterprise development.

Organization

The Department of Industries & Commerce is headed by the Hon'ble Minister (Industries & Commerce). The administrative headed of the Industries & Commerce Department is the Additional Chief Secretary (Industries & Commerce). The Directorate of Industries & Commerce is located at Vikas Bhavan, Thiruvananthapuram, headed by the Director (Industries & Commerce). This is the functional arm of the Department implementing various industrial activities of the Department. District Industries Centers are located in all district head quarters.

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Line departments, Institutions and organizations under the Department

1. Directorate of Industries and Commerce (DI&C).
   
2. Directorate of Handloom and Textiles.
   
3. Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation (KSDIC).
   
4. Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (KINFRA).
   
5. Kerala Bureau of Industrial Promotion (K-BIP).
   
6. Public Sector Restructuring and Internal Audit Board (RIAB)
   
7. Khadi and Village Industries Board (KVIB)
   
8. Directorate of coir development
   
9. Public Sector Undertakings (Details of PSUs available in the official website of Department of Industries & Commerce www.keralaindustry.org & in the website of Public Sector Restructuring and Internal Audit Board www.riab.org )