Thiruvananthapuram | The UDF government led by Chief Minister V D Satheesan has assigned ministers to oversee Kerala’s 14 districts.

The move is aimed at improving coordination between the state government and district administrations, while ensuring closer monitoring of government programmes and public issues at the local level, official sources said.

According to the order issued by the General Administration Department on May 30, each minister has been assigned responsibility for a specific district.

Minister C P John has been assigned charge of the Thiruvananthapuram district, while Shibu Baby John will oversee Kollam.

P C Vishnunath has been given charge of Pathanamthitta, and M Liju will be responsible for Alappuzha.

Mons Joseph has been assigned the Kottayam district, while Anoop Jacob will oversee Idukki. Roji M John has been given charge of Ernakulam, and O J Jenish will be responsible for Thrissur.

N Shamsudheen has been assigned the Palakkad district, while P K Basheer will oversee Malappuram.

A P Anil Kumar has been given charge of Kozhikode.

T Siddique will be responsible for Wayanad, Sunny Joseph for Kannur, and K M Shaji for Kasaragod.

Such district-level allocations are a routine administrative measure intended to help ministers coordinate government activities, review development projects, and address local issues more effectively in their respective districts, sources added.