Kerala State Lotteries is a lottery programme run by the Government of Kerala. Established in 1967, under the lottery department of the Government of Kerala, it is the first of its kind in India.
In 1967 all private lotteries were banned and the Government of Kerala started the Kerala State Lotteries.[1] The idea behind the setup of the new department was from the then Finance Minister of the state, P. K. Kunju Sahib. The objectives of starting the programme were to provide employment to people and supplement government finance without disturbing the public.
The department soon became a model for other states in India. Soon many other states jumped into the bandwagon by starting their own lotteries.
The Kerala State Lotteries included different types of Lottery Draws with Different Prize structure weekly and few Bumper Lotteries too. Here we have listed all the different types of Kerala Lottery results with their respective release date. The department now has around 465 employees under its Directorate located at Vikas Bhavan at Thiruvananthapuram, 14 District Offices and a Regional Deputy Directorate at Ernakulam. The department which was initially under the Department of Finance was later brought under the Taxes Department.
Types of weekly Kerala Lotteries
There are 7 weekly lotteries conducted by the Kerala State Lottery Department now. The draw is conducted at 3:00 PM every day at Sree Chithira Home Auditorium, Pazhavangadi, East Fort, Thiruvananthapuram.| No | Lottery | MRP (INR) | First Prize (INR) | Day of Draw |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pournami | 30/- | 65,00,000/- | Sunday |
| 2 | Win Win | 30/- | 65,00,000/- | Monday |
| 3 | Sthree Sakthi | 30/- | 50,00,000/- | Tuesday |
| 4 | Akshaya | 30/- | 60,00,000/- | Wednesday |
| 5 | Karunya Plus | 40/- | 50,00,000/- | Thursday |
| 6 | Nirmal | 30/- | 70,00,000/- | Friday |
| 7 | Karunya | 40/- | 75,00,000/- | Saturday |
Excluding the above Weekly, Kerala Lottery Results there are few more categories like Bumper Lotteries. Bumper Lotteries comes under the type of Kerala Lotteries which are seasonal. These are the following types of Bumper lotteries Onam, Vishu, Thiruvonam, Pooja, X'mas- new year, Monsoon, Summer.
