Second Pinarayi Vijayan Ministry is the Council of Ministers headed by

Pinarayi Vijayan Pinarayi Vijayan (; born 24 May 1945) is an Indian politician who has served as the List of chief ministers of Kerala, Chief Minister of Kerala since 25 May 2016. A member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), politburo ...

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

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Council of Ministers

Chair and chief whip

Former cabinet members

Swearing Ceremony

Pinarayi Vijayan Ministry took oath at the Central Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram on 20 May 2021 Thursday at 3:30

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. The new Kerala state cabinet have 21 members including the chief minister. This time, the ruling

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had decided to replace all sitting ministers. Before taking oath, all CPI(M) ministers offered prayers at the Martyrs Column in

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. The swearing ceremony took place in strict adherence to COVID-19 protocol. Around 350 people attended the ceremony.

Notable work

* Vijayan inaugurated the

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, 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. *

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(K-FON) is a public-funded initiative by the

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that aims to provide high-speed Internet connectivity to the whole Indian state of

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. 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

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Pinarayi Vijayan. *

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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

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programme Nava Kerala Sadas was organised by the

where the chief minister and

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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

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crisis, is not a part of the new state cabinet, which is set to have freshers from

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and CPI, with CM

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

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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

, 4 to CPI, and 1 each for KC(M),

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, KC(B) and C(S). Geographical Distribution

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has the most number of ministers with 3.

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and

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has 2 ministers each.

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and

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has 1 minister each. Religious Distribution 16 -

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, 3 -

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References

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