Local Self Government Department, Government of Kerala (India)

Mission and Vision

Institutionalising the gains of decentralisation and the Peoples Plan Campaign initiated under the imaginative leadership of E.M.S. Namboothirippad, the artict of modern Kerala, during the ninth plan was the main objective of the activities of the Local Self Government Department over the past three years. We have been successful to a great extend in stabilising and carrying forward the spirit of decentralisation and making the Local Self Government Institutions (LSGIs) responsive to the local needs.

The decentralisation experiment of Kerala has given a prominent position for the local government institutions with regard to the development of local economy. Besides LSGIs are also the providers of a good number of services to the public. The department aims at enabling the LSGIs to become active players in local economic development and to strengthen their service delivery system. This has to result in transforming the LSGIs into people friendly institutions with a high degree of transparency and efficiency.