POWER TO THE PEOPLE :
THE KERALA DECENTRALIZATION PARADIGM
Powerful initiatives for Social Justice and Economic Development through Decentralisation
Transforming Lives,
Empowering the Future
The Kerala Decentralization Story
Elevating Access:
Kerala's Digital Frontier
in Governance.
Smart solutions for the citizens, now faster and better
Litter Free Kerala
Driving Transformation in Waste Management
Enactments, Regulations and Policies
Missions and Institutions
Services

Principal Directorate
It is an office system that has been started to form a unified local government department by coordinating the five services of Panchayat, Village Development, Urban Affairs, Local Government Engineering Department and Urban and Rural Planning under the Department of Local Self-Government.
Schemes
Centrally Sponsored Schemes
State Sponsored Schemes under LSGD

Careers and Internships
The Local Self Government Department (LSGD), Government of Kerala, offers a unique opportunity to students who are passionate about nation-building and want to make a difference in their communities. As an intern in the LSGD department, you will get to work with people from all walks of life, bureaucrats, and elected representatives, giving you exposure like nowhere else.
News and Updates
Important Notifications
- The Department of Local Self-Government issues an order selecting the local self-government institutions eligible for the Swaraj, Mahatma, and Mahatma-Ayyankali awards for the year 2023-24.
- Local Self-Government Department – 15th Legislative Assembly – Recommendation in paragraph 23 of the first report of the Estimates Committee – Necessary steps to ensure the quality of roads to areas important for tourism
- Local Self Government Department- Principal Directorate- Online Public Transfer 2025 – Instructions related to updating of employees’ incumbency information in the software
- Local Self-Government Department- Principal Directorate- Deployment of Smart Software in Village-Block-District Panchayats- Regarding Guidelines
- Local Self-Government Department – Ayyankali Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme – issues order increasing daily wages of workers.
- Services available to the public from the Panchayat Department in exercise of the powers vested in it under Section 3 of the Right to Services Act, 2012 (Act 18 of 2012), time limit for provision of services, and designated officer.
- The Department of Local Self-Government issues an order selecting the local self-government institutions eligible for the Swaraj, Mahatma, and Mahatma-Ayyankali awards for the year 2023-24.
- Local Self-Government Department – 15th Legislative Assembly – Recommendation in paragraph 23 of the first report of the Estimates Committee – Necessary steps to ensure the quality of roads to areas important for tourism
- Local Self Government Department- Principal Directorate- Online Public Transfer 2025 – Instructions related to updating of employees’ incumbency information in the software
- Local Self-Government Department- Principal Directorate- Deployment of Smart Software in Village-Block-District Panchayats- Regarding Guidelines
- Local Self-Government Department – Ayyankali Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme – issues order increasing daily wages of workers.
- Services available to the public from the Panchayat Department in exercise of the powers vested in it under Section 3 of the Right to Services Act, 2012 (Act 18 of 2012), time limit for provision of services, and designated officer.