The rise of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) burden is causing increasing morbidity and premature mortality in developing countries. There was lack of an organized national system for monitoring these risk factors over time so as to inform policy and programme for appropriate interventions.

Thus, the Directorate of Health Services has proposed a baseline survey to assess the NCD burden and its risk factors. The survey was implemented by the NCD control division of Health Services Department through Achutha Menon Centre for Health Science Studies (AMCHSS) of Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum (SCTIMST), State Health Systems Resource Centre (SHSRC) and e-Health Kerala.

The KIRAN surveillance program was implemented in 14 districts in the pre designated wards. The District Nodal Officer of NCD or designated officer was responsible for coordinating the activities under District Medical Officer in every district. The state nodal officer of NCD is the state nodal person under Director of Health Services. SHSRC-K was entrusted to coordinate the training for field data collectors.