India has expressed its willingness to host the International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS) Annual Conference at Kerala's Kochi in February, 2025. The decision was conveyed by Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances Secretary V. Srinivas on Tuesday during a virtual meeting of the IIAS Council of Administration. Established in 1930, IIAS is a federation of member States, national sections and academic research centres jointly elaborating public administration solutions to the policy challenges of the day with headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. The conference, will be attended by 30 member countries, 18 national sections, and over 50 IIAS Universities and Institutes of Public Administration. It will focus on the theme Next Generation Administrative Reforms – Empowering the Citizens and Reaching the Last Mile.