Shri. Prof C. Raveendranath

Minister for Education

Tel:  0471-2327574

 Email: minister-education@kerala.gov.in
minister@education.kerala.gov.in

Portfolios:

General Education; Collegiate Education; Technical Education; Universities (Except Agricultural, Veterinary, Fisheries and Medical University); Entrance Examinations; Literacy Movement; National Cadet Corps 

Three-time MLA from Puthukkad, Prof C. Raveendranath ensured that several of the government and aided schools in his constituency transformed themselves into hi-tech schools. A retired chemistry professor of St. Thomas College, Prof. C. Raveendranath was active in Kerala Shastra Sahithya Parishad and AKPCTA during his academic life. He had also worked as the resource person of Total Literacy Programme, consultant to the State Planning Board, district convenor of People's Planning programme. He is known for designing projects that are practical and would pool funds from all possible sources. Officials remember him tapping MLA-MP funds and three-tier panchayats for implementing projects in agriculture, horticulture, floriculture and in dairying.