Archive · 24 Aug 2026
Kerala Cabinet to Attend IIM Kozhikode Governance Retreat
Kerala's chief minister and ministers will attend a special learning programme at IIM Kozhikode.
It will take place on September 4 and 5.
They will learn ways to improve how the government works.
The programme will include modern management methods and the use of data.
It will also focus on leadership and coordinating government policies.
Fourteen of the 21 ministers are serving as ministers for the first time.
The programme is similar to one held for Oommen Chandy's cabinet in 2012.
Government officials and ministers' staff will receive training later.
Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan and his cabinet will attend a management retreat at IIM Kozhikode on September 4 and 5.
The programme will focus on better governance, policy coordination, administrative performance and data-driven administration.
New-age management techniques and effective public leadership will be central themes of the training.
Fourteen of the 21 cabinet members, including Satheesan, are first-time ministers.
Officials and personal staff members will receive training in a second phase, with costs to be finalised after the Onam celebrations.
- Who
- Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan and the 21-member Kerala cabinet, followed later by officials and ministers' personal staff.
- What
- A management retreat and training programme focused on governance, leadership, policy coordination and administrative performance.
- When
- September 4 and 5; the second training phase will follow, with costs finalised after the week-long Onam celebrations.
- Where
- The Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode campus.
- Why
- To improve governance, support data-driven administration, introduce new-age management techniques and help first-time ministers provide effective public leadership.
- Programme location
- Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode
- Programme dates
- September 4 and 5
- Cabinet size
- 21 members
- First-time ministers
- 14, including V.D. Satheesan
- Main focus
- Governance, data-driven administration, leadership and management techniques
- Second phase
- Training for government officials and ministers' personal staff
- Earlier precedent
- Oommen Chandy's cabinet attended a day-long IIM programme in 2012