Thiruvananthapuram Development Authority ( ml, തിരുവനന്തപുരം വികസന അതോറിറ്റി), commonly abbreviated as TRIDA, is a body of the

Government of Kerala Government of Kerala is the Subnational administrative division, subnational government of the Indian state of Kerala. The government is led by a chief minister, who selects all the other ministers. The chief minister and their most senior mini ...

that was constituted for the implementation of planned and scientific development of

Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram (; ), also known by its former name Trivandrum (), is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala. It is the most populous city in Kerala with a population of 957,730 as of 2011. The encompassing urban agglomeration populati ...

city and adjoining area. TRIDA presently has jurisdiction over the area comprised in the

Corporation and 5 surrounding Panchayats - Vilappil, Vilavoorkkal, Pallichal,

Kalliyoor Kalliyoor is a village in Thiruvananthapuram district in the state of Kerala, India. Demographics India census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given popu ...

and

Venganoor Venganoor is an area within the Trivandrum City of Kerala, India, which is situated 13 km south of the city. It is known as the birthplace of Ayyankali, the great Dalit leader of Kerala. Venganoor is located near Vizhinjam where an interna ...

. TRIDA was constituted in the year 1980 under the Travancore Town Planning Act. Currently, a General Council with 21 members and an Executive Committee with 11 membersExecutive Committee
/ref> governs the functioning of the Authority.

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* {{official, www.trida.kerala.gov.in State urban development authorities of India State agencies of Kerala Government of Thiruvananthapuram 1980 establishments in Kerala Government agencies established in 1980