Pinarayi Vijayan ministry

• E. P. Jayarajan (CPI(M)) - Minister for Industries and Sports until his resignation on 14 October 2016 because of charges of nepotism.[1] In September 2017, the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) acquitted Jayarajan in the nepotism case and sought to close the case.[2] Jayarajan was re-inducted into the cabinet on 14 August 2018.[3]
• A. K. Saseendran (NCP) - Minister for Transport from 25 May 2016 until his resignation on 26 March 2017 after a sting operation revealed him seeking sexual favours from a woman.[4] In November 2017, Saseendran received a clean chit from the inquiry commission which said that it had no conclusive evidence before it to prove the charge.[5]
• Thomas Chandy (NCP) - Minister for Transport (from 1 April 2017 to 15 November 2017). The businessman-turned-politician resigned over allegations that he had encroached on water bodies and public land and converted paddy fields for a private hotel project.[6] He died on 20 December 2019.

The Kerala government under the leadership of Pinarayi Vijayan won the following awards:

• Recognised as the best governed state in India by Public Affairs Centre for three consecutive years (2016, 2017, 2018)[7]
• Ranked first in United Nations Sustainable Development Index (2018)[8]
• Ranked first in NITI Aayog Sustainable Development Index[9]
• Second least corrupt state as per the Centre for Media Studies (2018)[10]
• Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan Award for the state with lowest maternal mortality

• Built over 2,00,000 houses for the homeless and landless under Life mission (launched in 2017).[11]
• 28,000 houses were completed as part of Livelihood Inclusion and Financial Empowerment, a comprehensive housing scheme for all the landless and homeless in the state.
• İmplemented a comprehensive development scheme and was therefore ranked first in United Nations Sustainable Development Index (2018) and NITI Aayog Sustainable Development Index.
• Took over and completed the previously deserted Edamon- Kochi 400 KV transmission line.[12]
• Successfully spearheaded the effort to start commercial-scale production of Kerala’s own e-auto ‘Neem-G’, marking the first time a public sector venture entering the Electric Vehicle market.[13]
• Successfully planned and implemented the "apna Ghar" scheme that provides state of the art housing facilities for migrant workers . [14]
• Successfully brought in 165 companies to İT park creating 50,000 jobs within 1000 days.
• Reduced overall loss of Public Sector companies which stood at Rs. 131.0 crores in 2015-16 to Rs. 71.34 crores in 2016–17 with making thirteen of them operating at a marginal profit in 2016–17. Within 1000 days of office, PSUs went from netting Rs. 131.0 crores in losses to over Rs. 160 Crore in profits .[15]
• Established Institute of Advanced Virology (IAV) in the state and became the first in the country to be linked with the Global Virus Network.[16]
• Doubled the social security pensions for the marginalized and elderly compared to the previous UDF government.[17]
• Established minimum wage scheme in 26 sectors to prevent exploitation of employees.[18]
• successfully ensured minimum wages and social security measures for the migrant workers.[19]
• 17182 Kms of rivers and streams that were stalled or contaminated were rejuvenated, 48936 wells were recharged and 9889 ponds reformed in the first 1000 days in office.[20]
• 1,03,361 title deeds were distributed among various communities.[21]
• Record growth of milk production increasing daily production by over 2,60,000 litres per day within 1000 days in power
• Education Department set up 45,000 hi-tech classrooms in public schools.[22]
• Over 2000 Crore Indian rupees infused to rejuvenate the public school system.[23]
• Witnessed exponential increase in number of students enrolled in public schools for all three years, the highest growth in past 25 years.

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• Education Department has also ensured free textbooks and uniforms for all the students.[25]
• Jana Maithri project implementation at all police stations.[26]
• Haritha Kerala Mission projects implemented for waste management, organic farming and water resources management.
• Revived agrarian practice of the state through Agriculture Department by cultivating paddy cultivation in 34,000 acres of land, and building new traditions like "Year of Paddy."

• Created innovative and accessible educational programs that gives youth employment ready skills and competence through Kerala Academy for Skill Excellence (KASE).

• Reduced class division especially by appointing non-Brahmins and Dalits as priests in temples under the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB).
• Committed to increasing state's power sources and consumption, in the meantime by stopping power cuts and load shedding and by initiating hydro-electric power projects in Vellathooval, Pathankayam, Perunthenaruvi, Pallivasal, Thottiyar and Chathankottunada.[27]
• Conducting studies to develop new tourism spots and renovating existing ones to create employment and taxation opportunities.
• Abolishing an illegal practice among worker class known as "nokkukooli" - a money extortion formality that were held by certain labor unions without doing any work.
• Implementing Road infrastructure projects – Coastal Highway and Hill Highway.
• Acquired land for Amballur Electronic Hardware Park for developing a new source for economic growth and creating job opportunities/ increasing purchasing power of citizens.
• Implementing GAIL pipeline, a national project.[28]

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• Second Oommen Chandy ministry

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