Divisions
Innovation is a process of transforming a product or service or system in a way that is economically beneficial or socially relevant to those developing it and is useful to the society and the universe as a whole. Innovation is principally of three kinds – product innovation, process innovation and systemic innovation. The innovation programs of K-DISC fall under four categories, each brought under the umbrella of a division. Management Services enable functions like finance, administration and human resources.
K-DISC has five divisions headed by respective Executive Directors.
- Planning Competency Development and Innovation System
- Skills, Employment and Entrepreneurship
- Innovation Technologies
- Social Enterprises and Inclusion
- Management Services
- Human Resources, Administration and Services
- Finance and Accounting
- Procurement
The first four divisions above have two subdivisions each headed by program Managers. The divisions comprise of Program Managers and Program Executives handling various schemes and programs.
Select a division to view the details.
Kerala has a vast pool of educated people. But the paradox is that the State has a high unemployment rate also. In order to address this, the government has embarked on a transformational project of converting Kerala into a Knowledge Economy. This involves creating an ecosystem of skilling, reskilling, upskilling and cross-skilling to make educated unemployed employment-ready. Mentoring and handholding will also be given to budding entrepreneurs as part of the mission to create a large number of jobs.
Kerala Knowledge Economy Mission is the flagship project under this division.
- Kerala Knowledge Economy Mission
Key Members
| Employee Code | Name | Role | Mobile / Phone | |
| 1 | Dr. P.S. Sreekala | Director – Gender & Labour | 9497689809 | sreekala@knowledgemission.gov.in |
| 2 | Mr. P. Mohamed Riyas | General Manager – Skilling | 94478 74000 | pmriyas@knowledgemission.kerala.gov.in |
| 3 | Dr. C. Madhu Sudhanan | State Program Manage, Mobilization | 9447222761 | madhusudhanan@knowledgemission.kerala.gov.in |
| 4 | Mr. Anoop Prakash A.B. | Program Manager | 9633471158 | anoop@knowledgemission.kerala.gov.in |
| 5 | Ms. Anusree Bhaskar | Program Manager | 9497784057 | anusree@knowledgemission.kerala.gov.in |
| 6 | Mr. Arun Raj | Program Manager | 9747328993 | arun@knowledgemission.kerala.gov.in |
| 7 | Mr. Rishu Abraham | Program Manager | 6282268921 | rishu@knowledgemission.kerala.gov.in |
| 8 | Mr. Sarin S. Panicker | Program Manager | 8086048603 | sarin@knowledgemission.kerala.gov.in |
| 9 | Mr. Vishnu J. | Program Manager | 9895121273 | vishnu@knowledgemission.kerala.gov.in |
| 10 | Ms. Diana Thankachan | Program Manager | 9995205715 | diana@knowledgemission.kerala.gov.in |
| 11 | Ms. Neethu Sathyan | Program Manager | 9539346399 | neethu@knowledgemission.kerala.gov.in |
| 12 | Ms. Neetha Xavier | Program Manager | 9847140663 | neetha@knowledgemission.kerala.gov.in |
| 13 | Mr. Nidheesh T.S. | Program Manager | 9745091702 | nidheesh@knowledgemission.kerala.gov.in |
| 14 | Ms. Shayama Subair | Program Manager | 9746754461 | shayama@knowledgemission.kerala.gov.in |
| 15 | Ms. Suma Devi U.M. | Program Manager | 9746181542 | suma@knowledgemission.kerala.gov.in |
| 16 | Ms. Sumi M.A. | Program Manager | 9446154319 | sumi@knowledgemission.kerala.gov.in |
| 17 | Ms. Aleema Asif | Program Manager | 8589939042 | aleema@knowledgemission.kerala.gov.in |
| 18 | Ms. Anjali K.S. | Program Manager | 9495501384 | anjali@knowledgemission.kerala.gov.in |
| 19 | Ms. Dolgy Paul | Program Manager | 9567731991 | dolgy@knowledgemission.kerala.gov.in |
| 20 | Mr. Norbu Pavithran | Program Manager | 9947872616 | norbu@knowledgemission.kerala.gov.in |
| 21 | Ms. Parvathy J. | Program Manager | 8281314764 | parvathy@knowledgemission.kerala.gov.in |
| 22 | Mr. Sibi Akbar Ali | Program Manager | 7025559007 | sibi@knowledgemission.kerala.gov.in |
This division of K-DISC focuses on nurturing and promoting innovation at all levels – among students, businesses, public servants and the public at large, developing their skills and competencies to inculcate a culture of knowledge seeking and innovation in domains like education, healthcare, agriculture, automobiles, animal husbandry, geriartic care, etc.
- Systems Division :-is again subdivided into two teams.
- Partnership and Challenges Team:
- Ms. Sajida Shiraz (Activity Centre Head)
- Mr. Abilash A K
- HR, IT and MIS Team:
- Mr. Vishnu Prasad
- Mr. Sureshkumar M
- Mr. Sandeep D
- Mr. Arun Krishnan
- Mr. Sajad A
- Ms. Soumya M
- Partnership and Challenges Team:
- Operations Division –is subdivided into four teams.
- Communication and Content Management Team:
- Ms. Lakshmy K J (Activity Centre Head)
- Ms. Noorjahan A
- Ms. Anupama V A
- Monitoring and Planning Team:
- Ms. Twinkle Toms (Activity Centre Head)
- Ms. Pavitha K
- Building Works, In house maintenance:
- Mr Bazil Rasheed
- Mr. Binukumar S J
- Library Management:
- Dr. Vishnu Vijayan M A
- Communication and Content Management Team:
Planning, Competency Development, and Innovation System
The division is supported by a Project Management Unit which consists of the following members
| Mr. Sujith M | Manager- Projects (HQ) | suji.ndgd@gmail.com | 8547009348 |
| Mr. Binukumar S J | Senior Consultant | sj.binukumar@gmail.com | 9446086833 |
| Mr. Biju S Narayan | Consultant | bijunarayan@gmail.com | 9037708100 |
| Mr. Biju Parameswaran | Consultant | pc08@kdisc.kerala.gov.in | 95624 62418 |
| Dr. Asok Kumar A | Consultant (OLOI, ODOI & EV) | asokkumarsuma@gmail.com | 8547510783 |
| Dr. Deepa Gopinath | Consultant (OLOI) | deepapg.kdisc@gmail.com | 9446583466 |
| Mr. Vimal Ravi | Consultant (OLOI) | svimalravi@gmail.com | 9645106643 |
| Mr. M K Vasu | Consultant (OLOI) | mkvasunair@gmail.com | 9446030811 |
| Mr. P Jayaraj | Consultant (OLOI) | jayarajvalsala@gmail.com | 9961261362 |
| Mr. Subhash Chandran K | Consultant (OLOI) | subash1833@gmail.com | 9446701833 |
| Mr. Sherin Sam Jose | Consultant (OLOI) | sherinsamjose@gmail.com | 9496805712 |
| Ms. Akshaya T R | Consultant (OLOI) | akshayatr1997@gmail.com | 9496138219 |
| Ms. Jubunu K R | Consultant (OLOI) | jubunukr@gmail.com | 9747165562 |
| Ms. Bhagya B. Anil | Support Executive | bhagyaa101@gmail.com | 86064 88545 |
| Dr. Nidhi M B | Consultant (ODOI) | nidhi.kdisc@gmail.com | 9447205900 |
| Mr. Sandeep D | Junior Consultant (ODOI) | sandeepdamodaran5@gmail.com | 98097 02898 |
| Mr. Prakash Mathew | Consultant (HQ) | prakash@mbyom.com | 7839992142 |
| Mr. Vishnu Prasad | Junior Consultant (HQ) | vishnuprasad.vps07@gmail.com | 8893545004 |
| Mr. Abilash A K | Junior Consultant (YIP) | abilash.kdiscpmu@gmail.com | 9899045622 |
| Ms. Haripriya Shine | Programme Manager | haripriya003@gmail.com | 94461 40670 |
| Mr. Gopalan Balagopal | Programme Head (Smart Coffee Project) | gbalagopal.wayanad@gmail.com | 99804 11935 |
| Mr. Arjun R Nair | Junior Consultant (Smart Coffee Project) | arjunr@mbyom.com | 82813 45596 |
| Mr. Arun Krishnan | Consultant (HQ) | arunk.mundakkal@gmail.com | 6238930810 |
| Ms. Sajida Shiraz | Consultant (HQ) | sajidashirazkdisc@gmail.com | 90371 32274 |
| Ms. Noorjahan A | Junior Consultant (HQ) | noorja.azeeza@gmail.com | 95448 35684 |
| Ms. Nisha S | Consultant | snisharajeev@gmail.com | 9447535188 |
| Mr. Suresh Kumar M | Senior Resource Person (IT) | msureshkumars@hotmail.com | 8086880243 |
| Mr. Sajad A | IT Analyst | sajads@gmail.com | 73066 15582 |
| Mr. Appu A | Network Engineer | appu.asokan@ults.in | 9048941410 |
| Ms. Soumya M | Technical Assistant | soumyamanikandan98@gmail.com | 81389 02977 |
| Ms. Hanna Haneef | Technical Assistant | hannahaneef53@gmail.com | 79945 21285 |
| Dr.Raju M Rhee | Consultant (KGDC) | sc01.kgdc@kdisc.kerala.gov.in | 98840 34305 |
| Dr.Amjesh R | Consultant (KGDC) | sc02.kgdc@kdisc.kerala.gov.in | 98952 38733 |
| Ms. Jayaleksmi S | Programme Intern (KGDC) | jayalekshmi.here@gmail.com | 9633057706 |
| Mr. Bazil Rasheed | Junior Consultant (Building) | bazil.rhd@gmail.com | 8139062880 |
| Ms. Anju Malin | Junior Consultant (Social Inclusion) | anjusowparnika3094@gmail.com | 77363 49106 |
| Mr. Sasi Pilacheri | Senior Consultant | sasipm@gmail.com | 9446488085 |
| Mr. Julfar M J | Programme Support executive/Jr. Consultant (YIP) | julfar.mj@gmail.com | 8281417403 |
| Mr. Shamil Mohan | Programme Support executive/Jr. Consultant (YIP) | shamilmohan98@gmail.com | 8547761406 |
| Mr. B. Sudhir | Architect | archsudhir@gmail.com | 9895533999 |
| Mr. C Padmakumar | Special Officer (KMTC) | so.kmtc@kdisc.kerala.gov.in | 97442 00115 |
| Mr. Rohit John Philip | Sr. Programme Consultant (KMTC) | pm01.kmtc@kdisc.kerala.gov.in | 99109 18064 |
| Mr. Rejeesh G R | Consultant (KMTC) | gr.rejeesh@gmail.com | 93878 17192 |
| Mr. Satheesh Kumar K | Executive Secretary (KMTC) | exesec01.kmtc@kdisc.kerala.gov.in | 9349400142 |
| Ms. Binchu Samuel | Project Intern (KMTC) | binchusamuel.kmtc@gmail.com | 95627 26927 |
| Ms. Rojini A R | Project Intern (KMTC) | rojini.kmtc@gmail.com | 95629 76697 |
| Mr. Radhesh R | Procurement Officer | radhesh.r@rediffmail.com | 9447092499 |
| Mr. Anand V | Internal Audit Assistant | tallyinternalaudit@gmail.com | 9809153196 |
| Mr. J. Mohammed Siyad | Media Manager (Communication Team) | jmsd2009@gmail.com | 9947235040 |
| Dr. V. Santhosh | Senior Consultant | drsanspb@gmail.com | 8547434266 |
| Dr. Alexander G | Senior Consultant | regi.alex@gmail.com | 9447800609 |
| Mr. Anilkumar T V | Senior Consultant | anil.kdisc@gmail.com | 9447104088 |
| 1 | Smt. Sajitha P P | Executive Director (Management Services) | exdirms@kdisc.kerala.gov.in | 9446333993 |
ADMINISTRATION & SERVICES
| NO | Smt.Sheela. G | Senior Administrative Officer(Joint secretary to Govt.) | —— | 9446016153 |
| 1 | Smt. Renjini A L | Section Officer( Admin) | adminsob@kdisc.kerala.gov.in | 9447399321 |
| 2 | Sri. Arun M.S | Section Officer( Admin) | adminsoa@kdisc.kerala.gov.in | 9400183292 |
| 3 | Sri .Jagannath C R | Assistant Section Officer(Admin) | admina3@kdisc.kerala.gov.in | 9947944377 |
| 4 | Sri .Govind G R. | Senior Grade Assistant( Admin) | adminb1@kdisc.kerala.gov.in | 9497269536 |
| 5 | Sri.Nisamudheen P | Assistant( Admin) | adminb3@kdisc.kerala.gov.in | 9048178353 |
| 6 | Smt. Joshitha S R | Assistant( Admin) | adminb2@kdisc.kerala.gov.in | 9447492625 |
| 7 | Sri. Nanda Kumar P S. | Assistant( Admin) | admina1@kdisc.kerala.gov.in | 9446583588 |
| 8 | Sri .Praveen V P | Assistant (Admin) | admina2@kdisc.kerala.gov.in | 9447586676 |
| 9 | Sri.Manu.G | Project Executive (Admin) | adminpb@kdisc.kerala.gov.in | 9495391663 |
| 10 | Smt. Nyma Shaji | Project Executive (Admin) | adminpa@kdisc.kerala.gov.in | 7025066016 |
| 11 | Smt. Smitha S | Project Assistant (Admin) | smithajagathy@gmail.com | 9037092781 |
FINANCE WING
| 1 | Smt. Jalaja Kumari L | Senior Finance Officer | seniorfinanceofficer@kdisc.kerala.gov.in | 9995980399 |
| 2 | Smt. Jaseela.T.P | Junior Finance Officer | jfo@kdisc.kerala.gov.in | 9495626352 |
FINANCE & ACCOUNTING
| 1 | Smt Sreeletha S L | Section Officer | finso@kdisc.kerala.gov.in | 9447045465 |
| 2 | Sri. Prakash S | Assistant Section Officer | fin1@kdisc.kerala.gov.in | 9745052707 |
| 3 | Smt. Arya S Remanan | Assistant | fin3@kdisc.kerala.gov.in | 8891283666 |
| 4 | Smt. Anitha V | Senior Grade Assistant | fin2@kdisc.kerala.gov.in | 9387565758 |
INTERNAL AUDITING
| 1 | Sri. Saneer M.S | Section Officer | finsoaudit@kdisc.kerala.gov.in | 9446426426 |
| 2 | Sri.Arun Kumar N J | Assistant Section Officer | finaudit1@kdisc.kerala.gov.in | 9447500897 |
| 3 | Sri. Rakesh Krishnan R V | Senior Grade Assistant | finaudit2@kdisc.kerala.gov.in | 7356980516 |
| 4 | Smt. Shahdara P K | Assistant | finaudit3@kdisc.kerala.gov.in | 9567249820 |
As Kerala gears up to make the leap to a Knowledge Economy, it is imperative to adopt cutting-edge technologies for making the day-to-day lives of its citizens easier. Technologies like Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain and AR/VR are widely used to transform industries like healthcare, agriculture, utilities, etc.
Projects
The Innovation Technology division takes care of the following projects.
Emerging Technology Projects
- Projects under the Kerala Police Department
- Agriculture Projects
- Health Projects
- Aadhaar Data Vault Compliant Blockchain-based Electronic Health Record Management (EHR) System
- Blood Bag Traceability in Trivandrum General Hospital and its associated blood storage centres
- Immunochain: A Blockchain-enabled Vaccine Coverage Analysis System
- Automated Cervical Cancer Screening
- Antibiogram Application
- Artificial Intelligence based System for Automated Screening of Diabetic Retinopathy
- Blood Bag Traceability – Phase II
- Project under Kerala Road Transport Corporation
- Projects under Kerala Water Authority
- Consumer billing application for drinking water supply
- e-Wallet System For the collection of Payment for Drinking Water Supply
- Implementation of Tank Level Monitoring System at Athiramala for Pandalam Water Supply System
- Kerala Land Records Management using Blockchain – Revenue Department
The division has the following members:
| No. | Name | Role | Mobile / Phone | |
| 1 | Mr. Krishnan N. | Strategic Consultant | 759488801 | strategicconsultant.et@kdisc.kerala.gov.in |
| 2 | Ms. Deepthy Mohan | Assistant General Manager | 9895026721 | agm01@kdisc.kerala.gov.in |
| 3 | Dr. Nimmy J.S. | Senior Program Executive – Health, Revenue, Water Authority projects | 9633057792 | pe01@kdisc.kerala.gov.in |
The division is supported by a Project Management Unit which consists of the following members:
| No | Name | Designation |
| 1 | Mr. Shafin S. | Technical Manager |
| 2 | Ms. Shabana Fathim | Technical Manager |
| 3 | Mr. Vaishnav V.R. | Project Executive |
| 4 | Mr. Aashil Dev N.S. | Project Executive |
| 5 | Mr. Sreejith N.S. | Project Executive |
| 6 | Mr. Aromal M.S. | Project Executive |
| 7 | Mr. Sachin B.S. | Project Executive |
| 8 | Mr. Khaneesh U. | Program Executive |
| 9 | Mr. Amal P.J. | Program Executive |
| 10 | Mr. Jithin Kumar K. | Program Executive |
| 11 | Mr. Nihas K.S. | Program Executive |
| 12 | Ms. Aswathy G.J. | Program Executive |
| 13 | Mr. Mathews P. Mathew | Program Executive |
| 14 | Mr. Siveshkumar S. | Program Executive |
| 15 | Mr. Aneesh V.L. | Program Executive |
| 16 | Mr. Adarsh J.R. | Program Executive |
| 17 | Mr. Suraj M.S. Menon | Program Executive |
This division promotes and nurtures enterprises that are intended to make a social change. These further the social purposes in a financially sustainable way and can provide income generation opportunities to meet the basic needs of economically disadvantaged people. Bringing marginalized communities into the mainstream and running projects to promote innovation amongst them is another key focus area.
The Social Enterprises and Inclusion division has the following projects.
Projects
Conversion to LNG fuels in Marine Sector
Projects for Youth with Disabilities
Tribal Innovations
Miyawaki Afforestation Project