Kerala Institute of Local Administration (KILA) is an autonomous body constituted under the Ministry of Local Self Government, Government of Kerala, registered as per Travancore – Cochin Literacy, Scientific and Charitable Societies Act-1995. KILA was established in 1990, in the pattern of a national institute, with the main objective of strengthening local governance through training, research and consultancy.
 
General Council

 

The General Council, supreme authority of KILA, deals with policy matters concerning the organisation. The Hon’ble Minister for Local Self Government, Government of Kerala is the President of the General Council and the Chief Secretary, Government of Kerala is the Vice-President. The other members of the General Council are

Principal Secretary to Govt., Local Self Government Dept.
Secretary to Govt., Local Self Government Department.
Secretary to Govt., Finance Department.
Secretary to Govt., Planning and Economic Affairs Department.
Director of Panchayats
Director of Urban Affairs
Joint Secretary (Training), Department of Rural Development, Govt. of India.
 
Director, Centre for Panchayati Raj, NIRD, Hyderabad.
 
General Secretary, All India Panchayat Parishad, Delhi.
Paloli Muhammed Kutty
 
Chairman, Chamber of Municipal Chairmen
President of General Council & Hon. Minister for Local Self Govt., Govt of Kerala
 
President, Kerala Grama Panchayat Association.
 
President, Block Panchayat Association.
 
 
Director, KILA.
     
Executive Council

The management and administration of KILA vests with the Executive Council. The principal Secretary to Government, Local Self Government Department is the Chairman of the Executive Council. The Executive Council is comprised of the following five members.

 
Principal Secretary to Government, Local Self Government Department
Secretary to Government, Finance (Exp) Department.
Director of Panchayats
Director of Urban Affairs
Director, KILA
   
S.M. Vijayanand, IAS
   
Chairman of Executive Council & Principal Secretary for Local Self Govt., Govt of Kerala
     
The Institute
The day-to-day management of KILA is steered by the Director. The personnel strength of KILA is around 45, spearheaded by the Director. The personnel are spread through broad inter-connected divisions of academic, administrative, and accounting segments. The operational aspects are subject to peer review through the committee system. There are different committees constituted for research, training, and information service. The staff and officers meetings will also be held frequently to discuss operational issues of the capacity building programmes and other activities of KILA.
N. Ramakantan
   
Director, KILA
   
     
The following are the Academic and Administrative Staff Members of KILA
No.
Name
Designation
Email address
Profile
1
Prof. N Ramakantan Director
mail@kilaonline.org
 
2
Dr. Sunny George Professor
sunny_george@sancharnet.in
 
3
Dr. M Retnaraj Asst. Professor
rajkila@gmail.com
 
4
Dr. J.B Rajan Asst. Professor
jbrajan@yahoo.com
 
5
Dr. Abey George Asst. Professor
abey@kilaonline.org
 
6
Dr. Lelithabai K.N Research Assistant
.
 
7
K Rajasekharan Librarian
rajankila@hotmail.com
 
8
Vijaya K Deputy Director (A)
.
 
9
E.A. Babu Abdul Azeez Deputy Director (T)
.
 
10
Girijadevi R Accounts Officer
.
 
11
Geetha M Section Officer
.
 
12
Babu K.K Asst. Director (T) i/c
babukariat@hotmail.com
 
13
Unnikrishnan K.P L.D Clerk
.
 
14
Rajesh P.P U.D. Clerk
.
 
15
Mirash O.S Computer Programmer
mirash@kilaonline.org
 
16
Davis N.T Electrician
.
 
17
Abdul Samad K.P Electrician
.
 
18
Jayadevan S Driver
.
 
19
Muhammed A.K Driver
.
 
20
Ravindradas K.V Driver
.
 
21
Ramanathan H Plumber
.
 
22
Sivasankaran K Khalasi
.
 
23
Rajan T Khalasi
.
 
24
Sajan Peter T Khalasi
.
 
25
Jayan E.K Khalasi
.
 
26
Santhosh T.A Khalasi
.
 
27
Sivanandan K.K Khalasi
.