About CTFM

The legacy of training in Finance Department starts way back in the 1970s.  As in the case of all innovative initiatives, it was the Finance Department, who put the first step in computerization of government departments in the state.  During 1976, Finance Department, in association with the computer centre of University of Kerala began the Data Processing Centre as a wing of the department, to carry out the data processing works in Government, especially those related to finance and accounts.  Most probably it is one of the initial landmarks in the very beginning of the use of Computer Technology for governance in Government