Ever since its establishment in 1975 by amalgamating erstwhile Kerala Small Industries Corporation and Kerala Employment Promotion Corporation, Kerala SIDCO caters overarching needs of Small Scale Industries in the State -provision for land and building, supply of scarce raw materials at low cost, marketing of MSME Products etc to name a few. SIDCO is a fully owned Government Corporation with its registered office at Trivandrum. SIDCO owns and operates production units, raw materials depots, Industrial Estates/ Mini Industrial Estates/Industrial Parks, marketing cell/emporia/centres, Civil Construction Division, IT&TC Division etc. Kerala SIDCO has been distinguished as No.1 SIDCO among South Indian SIDCO’s during 2010-2011 in the wake of the achievement of an unprecedented turnover. Add to its credential, Government of Kerala recognized the IT&TC Division of Kerala SIDCO as a Total Solution Provider to Government of Kerala.
SIDCO is playing a vital role for the promotion of Small Micro and Medium Industries in the State that provides more than 10000 direct employment opportunities and over 20,000 indirect employment opportunities, its activities to lift this sector is very vital from social and economic view point.