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.
The General Council, supreme authority of KILA, deals with policy matters concerning the organisation. The management and administration of KILA vests with the Executive Council. The day-to-day management of KILA is steered 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.