# Second Vijayan ministry

Second Pinarayi Vijayan Ministry is the Council of Ministers headed by Pinarayi Vijayan that was formed after winning in the 15th legislative assembly elections by bagging 99 of the 140 seats in the Assembly. The Council assumed office on 20 May 2021. The ministry is having a total of 21 ministers in the Cabinet compared to 20 ministers in the previous government.

## Council of Ministers

| S.No | Name | Constituency | Designation | Department | Party |
| Chief Minister |||||||||
| 1 | Pinarayi Vijayan | Dharmadam | Chief Minister | Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice Airports All India Services Coastal Shipping and Inland Navigation Distress Relief Election Fire and Rescue Services General Administration Home Information and Public Relations Information Technology Integration Inter – State River Waters Kerala State Inland Navigation Corporation Metro Rail Non- Resident Keralites’ Affairs Personnel and Administrative Reforms Planning and Economic Affairs Pollution Control Printing and Stationery Prisons Sainik Welfare Science, Technology and Environment Scientific Institutes State Hospitality Vigilance State Disaster Management Authority | CPI(M) |
| Cabinet Ministers ||||||||
| 2. | K. Rajan | Ollur | Minister for Revenue and Housing | Land Revenue Survey and Land Records Housing Land Reforms | CPI |
| 3. | Roshy Augustine | Idukki | Minister for Water Resources | Irrigation Command Area Development Authority Ground Water Department Water Supply and Sanitation | KC(M) |
| 4. | K. Krishnankutty | Chittur | Minister for Electricity | Electricity ANERT | JDS |
| 5. | A. K. Saseendran | Elathur | Minister for Forest and Wildlife | Forests Wild Life Protection | NCP(SP) |
| 6. | Kadannappalli Ramachandran | Kannur | Minister for Registration, Museums and Archaeology | Registration Museums Archaeology Archives | C(S) |
| 7. | K. B. Ganesh Kumar | Pathanapuram | Minister for Transport | Road Transport Motor Vehicles Department Water Transport | KC(B) |
| 8. | V. Abdurahiman | Tanur | Minister for Sports, Wakf and Haj Pilgrimage, Minority welfare | Sports Wakf and Haj Pilgrimage Post and Telegraphs Railways Welfare of Minorities | NSC |
| 9. | G. R. Anil | Nedumangad | Minister for Food and Civil Supplies | Food and Civil Supplies Consumer Affairs Legal Metrology | CPI |
| 10. | K. N. Balagopal | Kottarakkara | Minister for Finance | Finance National Savings Stores Purchase Commercial Taxes, Agricultural Income Tax Treasuries Lotteries State Audit Kerala State Financial Enterprises State Insurance Kerala Financial Corporation Stamps and Stamp Duties | CPI(M) |
| 11. | R. Bindu | Irinjalakuda | Minister for Higher Education and Social Justice | Collegiate Education Technical Education Universities (Except Agriculture, Veterinary, Fisheries, Medical and Digital Universities) Entrance Examinations National Cadet Corps Additional Skill Acquisition Programme (ASAP) Social Justice | CPI(M) |
| 12. | J. Chinchu Rani | Chadayamangalam | Minister for Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development | Animal Husbandry Dairy Development, Milk Co-operatives Zoos Kerala Veterinary & Animal Sciences University | CPI |
| 13. | M. B. Rajesh | Thrithala | Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Local Self Governments, Rural Development and Excise | Local Self Governments Panchayati Raj, Municipalities and Corporations Rural Development Town Planning Regional Development Authorities KILA Excise Parliamentary Affairs | CPI(M) |
| 14. | P. A. Mohammed Riyas | Beypore | Minister for Public Works and Tourism | Public Works Department Tourism | CPI(M) |
| 15. | P. Prasad | Cherthala | Minister for Agriculture | Agriculture Soil Survey & Soil Conservation Kerala Agriculture University Warehousing Corporation | CPI |
| 16. | O. R. Kelu | Mananthavady | Minister for Welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes | Welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes | CPI(M) |
| 17. | P. Rajeeve | Kalamasseri | Minister for Law, Industries and Coir | Law Industries (Including Industrial co-operatives) Commerce Mining and Geology Handlooms and Textiles Khadi and Village Industries Coir Cashew Industry Plantation Directorate | CPI(M) |
| 18. | V. Sivankutty | Nemom | Minister for General Education and Labour | General Education Literacy Movement Labour Employment and Training Skills, Rehabilitation Factories and Boilers Insurance Medical Service Industrial Tribunals Labour Courts | CPI(M) |
| 19. | V. N. Vasavan | Ettumanoor | Minister for Co-operation, Ports and Devaswoms | Cooperation Ports Devaswoms | CPI(M) |
| 20. | Veena George | Aranmula | Minister for Health and Woman and Child Development | Health Family Welfare Medical Education Medical University Indigenous Medicine AYUSH Drugs Control Woman & Child Welfare | CPI(M) |
| 21. | Saji Cherian | Chengannur | Minister for Fisheries and Cultural affairs | Fisheries Harbour Engineering Fisheries University Youth Affairs Culture Kerala State Film Development Corporation Kerala State Chalachitra Academy Kerala State Cultural Activists Welfare Fund Board | CPI(M) |

## Chair and chief whip

| S.No | Name | Position | Constituency | District | Party |
| Chair ||||||||
| 1 | A. N. Shamseer | Speaker | Thalassery | Kannur | CPI(M) |
| 2 | Chittayam Gopakumar | Deputy Speaker | Adoor | Pathanamthitta | CPI |
| Chief Whip ||||||||
| 1 | N. Jayaraj | Chief Whip | Kanjirappally | Kottayam | KC(M) |

## Former cabinet members

| Name | Position | Position | Constituency | Status | Status | Party | Remarks |
| Saji Cherian | Minister | Fisheries, Culture | Chengannur | Resigned | 6 July 2022 | CPI(M) | Rejoined Cabinet later |
| M. V. Govindan | Minister | Local self Government | Taliparamba | Resigned | 2 September 2022 | CPI (M) | Resigned to take charge as state secretary of CPI(M) |
| Ahamed Devarkovil | Minister | Ports, Museum, Archeology, Archives | Kozhikode South | Resigned | 24 December 2023 | INL | Resigned as part of Cabinet reshuffle |
| Antony Raju | Minister | Transport | Thiruvananthapuram Central | Resigned | 24 December 2023 | JKC | Resigned as part of Cabinet reshuffle |
| K. Radhakrishnan | Minister | Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Backward Classes, Parliamentary affairs, Devaswoms | Chelakkara | Resigned | 17 June 2024 | CPI (M) | Resigned to take charge as MP of Alathur |

## Swearing Ceremony

Pinarayi Vijayan Ministry took oath at the Central Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram on 20 May 2021 Thursday at 3:30 IST. The new Kerala state cabinet have 21 members including the chief minister. This time, the ruling Left Democratic Front had decided to replace all sitting ministers. Before taking oath, all CPI(M) ministers offered prayers at the Martyrs Column in Alappuzha. The swearing ceremony took place in strict adherence to COVID-19 protocol. Around 350 people attended the ceremony.

## Notable work

* Vijayan inaugurated the Kochi Water Metro, India's first water metro system in 2021. It is also described as possibly the largest electric boat metro transportation infrastructure being implemented in the world.
* In 2023, his ministry introduced 'Mission 1000', an initiative to select 1,000 micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) and turn them into ventures with Rs 100 crore turnover in four years.
* Kerala Fiber Optic Network (K-FON) is a public-funded initiative by the Government of Kerala that aims to provide high-speed Internet connectivity to the whole Indian state of Kerala. More than 20 lakh BPL families in the state are expected to get free internet access, according to the project. The project was inaugurated on 5 June 2023 by the Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
* Kerala Startup Mission became one of the top 5 startup incubators in the world in 2023.
* On 28 June 2023, Pinarayi Vijayan launched 'Pride Project' to provide jobs for transgender people. This project is also a part of the Kerala government's effort to give jobs to 2 million people by 2026.
* A statewide outreach programme Nava Kerala Sadas was organised by the government where the chief minister and Kerala Council of Ministers travelled through all assembly constituencies of the state.
* On 1 January 2024, K-Smart app was launched for digital access to services of local body institutions and government services in Kerala.

## Reception

* The Pinarayi Vijayan government's decision to hold a swearing-in ceremony though under strict social distancing norms were criticed by IMA . The Kerala chapter of the Indian Medical Association had earlier urged the government to organise the swearing-in ceremony virtually.
* Former health minister K. K. Shailaja, who tenured during the COVID-19 crisis, is not a part of the new state cabinet, which is set to have freshers from CPI(M) and CPI, with CM Pinarayi Vijayan being the exception. Shailaja garnered public attention after her involvement in containing the spread of COVID-19 in the initial phase of the pandemic in the state. She had previously worked on the containment of the Nipah virus in Kerala as well, in 2018 and 2019. Shailaja has received awards for her prompt action in tracking, isolation, and containment of the spread of the COVID-19. Many have taken to social media to express their displeasure over the exclusion of Shailaja from the cabinet. They opined that the role played by her in the victory of LDF was commendable.

## Demographics

Political Distribution
As of June 2024, out of the 21 ministers, 11 belongs to CPI(M), 4 to CPI, and 1 each for KC(M), NCP(SP), JD(S), NSC, KC(B) and C(S).
Geographical Distribution
Kollam District has the most number of ministers with 3. Kannur, Kozhikode, Palakkad, Thrissur, Alappuzha and Thiruvananthapuram has 2 ministers each. Wayanad, Malappuram, Ernakulam, Idukki, Kottayam and Pathanamthitta has 1 minister each.
Religious Distribution
16 - Hindu, 3 - Christian, 2 - Muslim