Kerala Government Secretariat

Kerala Government Secretariat Building
കേരള സംസ്ഥാന ഭരണ സിരാ കേന്ദ്രം
Secretariat Building, Kerala
Front view of the Secretariat Building
Kerala Government Secretariat is located in Kerala
Kerala Government Secretariat
Kerala Government Secretariat is located in India
Kerala Government Secretariat
Former namesHuzur, Puthen Kacheri
General information
Architectural styleRoman and Dutch, among others
LocationThiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Coordinates8°29′50″N 76°56′58″E / 8.4972°N 76.9495°E / 8.4972; 76.9495
Construction started1865
Completed1869
OwnerGovernment of Kerala
Design and construction
Architect(s)Barton

The Kerala Government Secretariat (Malayalam: Saṁsthāna Sarkkār Sirākēndraṁ) is the seat of administration of the Government of Kerala, in Thiruvananthapuram, housing important ministries and bureaucratic offices.[1][2] It is the highest echelon of state administrative structure offering locus for the exercise of executive authority by the State Government of Kerala. The secretariat refers to the complex of departments. Its political heads are the ministers while the administrative heads are the Secretaries to the Government. The Government Secretariat is a popular landmark and located in heart of the Thiruvananthapuram City, in Narmada Road. The Secretariat complex was originally constructed as Durbar Hall for Travancore Kingdom.

  1. ^ [1] Archived 1 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ [2] Archived 5 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine