Second Vijayan ministry

Second Vijayan ministry
23rd Ministry of Kerala
Date formed	20 May 2021
People and organisations
Head of state	Sri. Arif Mohammed Khan
Head of government	Sri. Pinarayi Vijayan
No. of ministers	21
Member parties	LDF
Status in legislature	Majority
Opposition party	UDF
Opposition leader	Sri V.D. Satheesan
History
Election(s)	2021
Legislature term(s)	5 years (2021 - 2026)
Predecessor	First Pinarayi 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	District	Department	Party
Chief Minister
1	Pinarayi Vijayan (Chief Minister)		Dharmadam	Kannur	General Administration All India Services Planning and Economic Affairs Science, Technology and Environment Pollution Control Scientific Institutes Personnel and Administrative Reforms Election Integration Information Technology Sainik Welfare Distress Relief State Hospitality Airports Metro Rail Inter - State River Waters - Kaveri, Nila and Periyar Tribunals Coastal Shipping and Inland Navigation Kerala State Inland Navigation Corporation Information and Public Relations Non- Resident Keralites’ Affairs Home Vigilance Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice Fire and Rescue Services Prisons Printing and Stationery Welfare of Minorities All important policy matters Subjects not mentioned elsewhere	CPI(M)
Cabinet Ministers
2	M. V. Govindan		Taliparamba	Kannur	Local Self Governments Panchayati Raj, Municipalities and Corporations Rural Development Town Planning Regional Development Authorities KILA Excise	CPI(M)
3	K. Rajan		Ollur	Thrissur	Land Revenue Survey and Land Records Land Reforms Housing	CPI
4	K. N. Balagopal		Kottarakkara	Kollam	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)
5	P. Rajeev		Kalamasseri	Ernakulam	Law Industries (Including Industrial co-operatives) Commerce Mining and Geology Metal and MIneral Industries Petroleum and Petrochemical Industries Handlooms and Textiles Khadi and Village Industries Coir Cashew Industry Sugar and Jaggery Industries Plantation Directorate	CPI(M)
6	P. A. Mohammed Riyas	File:Mohammed-riyas som.jpg	Beypore	Kozhikode	Public Works Department Tourism	CPI(M)
7	Veena George		Aranmula	Pathanamthitta	Health Family Welfare Medical Education Medical University Indigenous Medicine AYUSH Drugs Control Woman & Child Welfare	CPI(M)
8	V. Sivankutty		Nemom	Thiruvananthapuram	General Education Literacy Movement Labour Employment and Training Skills, Rehabilitation Factories and Boilers Insurance Medical Service Industrial Tribunals Labour Courts	CPI(M)
9	Roshy Augustine	File:Roshy Augustine.jpg	Idukki	Idukki	Irrigation Command Area Development Authority Ground Water Department Water Supply and Sanitation	KC(M)
10	K. Krishnankutty		Chittur	Palakkad	Electricity ANERT Electric Power Generation and Distribution	JDS
11	A. K. Saseendran		Elathur	Kozhikode	Forests Wild Life Protection Wetland and Mangrove Conservation	NCP
12	Antony Raju (1st Term) Tentative to change with K.B. Ganesh Kumar (2nd Term)		Thiruvananthapuram Central	Thiruvananthapuram	Road Transport Motor Vehicles Water Transport	JKC
13	Ahamed Devarkovil (1st Term) Tentative to change with Ramachandran Kadannappalli (2nd Term)		Kozhikode South	Kozhikode	Ports Museums Archaeology Archives	INL
14	V. Abdurahiman		Tanur	Malappuram	Sports Wakf and Haj Pilgrimage Posts & Telegraphs Railways	NSC
15	P. Prasad		Cherthala	Alappuzha	Agriculture Farmer Welfare Board (Karshaka Kshema Padhithi) Soil Survey & Soil Conservation Kerala Agriculture University Rice and Foodgrains Productions Sugarcane and Oilseeds Production Horticulture, Floriculture and Vegetable Production Apiculture and Bee Keeping Warehousing Corporation	CPI
16	G. R. Anil		Nedumangad	Thiruvananthapuram	Food and Civil Supplies Consumer Affairs Legal Metrology	CPI
17	K. Radhakrishnan		Chelakkara	Thrissur	Welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes Devaswoms Parliamentary Affairs	CPI(M)
18	V. N. Vasavan		Ettumanoor	Kottayam	Cooperation Registration	CPI(M)
19	J. Chinchu Rani		Chadayamangalam	Kollam	Animal Husbandry Dairy Development, Milk Co-operatives Cattle Management Poultry Management Tannaries and Leather Works Zoos Kerala Veterinary & Animal Sciences University	CPI
20	R. Bindu		Irinjalakuda	Thrissur	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)
21	Saji Cheriyan		Chegannur	Alappuzha	Fisheries Harbour Engineering Fisheries University Culture Kerala State Film Development Corporation Kerala State Chalachitra Academy Kerala State Cultural Activists Welfare Fund Board Malayalam Language, Culture and Heritage Conservation Malayala Kala Sahithya Nataka Akademi Malayalam Art and Folklore Youth Affairs	CPI(M)

Chair & Chief Whip

S.No	Name		Position	Constituency	District	Party
Chair
1	M.B Rajesh		Speaker	Thrithala	Palakkad	CPI(M)
2	Chittayam Gopakumar		Deputy Speaker	Adoor	Pathanamthitta	CPI
Chief Whip
1	N. Jayaraj	File:N Jayaraj.jpg	Chief Whip	Kanjirappally	Kottayam	KC(M)

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.

Controversies

• 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.

See also

• List of Kerala ministers
• Chief Ministers of Kerala
• History of Kerala
• List of current Indian chief ministers
• Pinarayi Vijayan
• First Pinarayi Vijayan Ministry