K. Sivadasan Nair

Last Updated: 6/8/2026Category: Kerala
K. Sivadasan Nair
K. Sivadasan Nair is a former legislator, cooperative banker, and senior administrator who led major multi-state agricultural marketing federations and housing finance cooperatives in South India.
  • April 25, 1953 – Present
  • Graduate in Arts & Law: Specialized in cooperative jurisprudence and institutional finance.
  • Place of Origin: Born in Pathanamthitta district, Kerala.
  • Chairman of the National Cooperative Housing Federation of India (NCHF)
  • President of the Kerala State Cooperative Bank (Apex Bank)
  • Executive Board Member of NAFED
  • Multi-State Cooperative Housing Policy: Championed low-interest institutional refinancing from HUDCO and NHB for multi-state housing cooperatives benefiting low-income urban workers.
  • Commodity Market Procurement: Represented Southern agricultural cooperatives at NAFED to ensure procurement price stability for rubber, spices, and coconut growers under multi-state support schemes.
  • Legislative submissions and policy monographs on urban housing cooperatives and multi-state banking laws.
  • Recognized nationally by NCHF for his long-standing leadership in urban and housing cooperative finance.