[1] It is yet to contest elections directly but functions as a pressure group and works towards greater political representation of Kerala Iyers in governance.
The Vanitha Vibhagom takes active interest in providing skill building programmes for the Tamil Brahmin women so that they can become self-reliant.
Its objective is to provide all facilities to the Tamil Brahmin youth to improve their skills and faculties to become model citizens.
Its conducts different programmes aimed at skill development and educational improvement of the community especially the Tamil Brahmin youth.
[6][7] It also organizes trade fairs and food festivals to popularise the Kerala Iyer cuisine among the general public.
Its Sankara Santhi Nilayam at Kalady provides accommodation, food, and medical care, for aged and destitute Kerala Iyers.
[13] The Sabha also provides housing and financial help for the maintenance and renovation of agrahara, especially the dilapidated dwelling places of the poor.
In 2016, the KBS favoured continuance of the dress code for women entering the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Thiruvananthapuram.
[19][20] It opposed allowing women wearing salwar kameez or churidar, and without draping dhoti, to enter the temple.
In 2017, the KBS favoured the continuance of the custom prohibiting women between 10 and 50 years of age from entering the Sabarimala Temple.