Department of Industries is headed by a Principal Secretary to Government. This Department also has two Secretaries to Government. This department is responsible for promoting/ sponsoring, Registering, Financing and advising Industries in the state. The department and its agencies also guide the entrepreneurs in the selection of appropriate industrial ranges in the private, Public, Joint and Co-operative sectors. Directorates of industries and Commerce, Handloom and Textiles, Coir Development, Mining and Geology and 72 Public Sector undertakings fall under this department