directorate of kerala state lotteries,welcome to kerala state lotteries,kerala, the gods own country, added another first to its cap in 1967, when a department was setup in the government sector for the first time in india for the conduct of paper lotteries . it was late shri. p. k. kunju sahib, who envisaged this idea for the generation of revenue through the sale of lotteries and for providing a stable source of income to the poor and needy belonging to the marginalized section of society.in the year 1967 ,september 1 department started functioning with shri. p. k. seydu mohammed as the founder director ,released first lottery ticket of kerala with a cost of rs 1 after declaring of rs 50,000/-as the first prize . the first draw was conducted on 26.01.1968 .