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The main objective of the Kerala Panchayat Raj Act is to strengthen democracy through local self-government institutions and implement local development activities with the active participation of the rural people. It makes the Gram Sabha and the Panchayat the main centers of activity, plans are made...

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A Panchayat is a body of elected representatives of the people to administer the affairs of the Panchayat Raj institutions. In the case of a Gram Panchayat, it is the main body that implements the decisions of the Gram Sabha and carries out the day-to-day administration. The main components of a Panchayat are:President: He is the head of the Panchayat. He presides over the meetings and supervises the overall activities of the Panchayat.Vice President: He assumes the duties in the absence of the President.Ward Members: Representatives elected from each ward of the Panchayat.Standing Committees: Committees formed to facilitate the decision-making of the Panchayat, such as finance, development, welfare, health, education etc.

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Rajesh Kumar

President

Rakhi G

Vice President & Chairman Standing Committee for finance

T P Jayachandran

Chairman, Standing Committee for development

Sujatha G

Chairman,Standing Committee for Welfare

Sreenivasan Nair K

Chairman,Standing Committee for Health and Education

Ajudev V

Secretary, Grama Panchayat

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General Description of PanchayatName of Panchayat: Nooranad Grama PanchayatPlace: PadanilamYear of Establishment: 30-12-1961Wards: 18Area: 2129.71 hectares (21.29 sq km)Village comprising: NooranadBlock Panchayat: BharanikavuDistrict: AlappuzhaTaluk: MavelikkaraAssembly Constituency: MavelikkaraLok Sabha Constituency: MavelikkaraBoundaries -North: Achan KovilarEast: Pandalam PanchayatSouth: Kayamkulam - Punalur RoadWest: Peruvelichchal PunchaBoundary PanchayatsNorth: Venmani PanchayatEast: Pandalam PanchayatSouth: Thamarakulam, PalamelWest: Chunakkara, ThazhakkaraPopulation: 25375Men: 11511Women: 13864Homestead: 1488 hectaresLand: 215 hectaresGovernment Land: 258 hectaresTotal Schools: 11Higher Secondary: 1High School: 2UP School: 2LP School: 4Govt. School: 4Private School: 7Literacy: 93.91%Men: 96.02%Women: 91.18%Service Cooperative Societies: 2Dairy Producer Cooperative Societies: 6Harijan Cooperative Societies: 2Public Health Institutions:Govt. Institutions : 2Private Institutions :...

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History of Grama Panchayat

Historically a part of the Kollam district, Nooranad derived its name from the 'Nooranad Sub-district,' a revenue division established in 1078 M.E. (Kollam Era) by integrating one hundred (Nooru) revenue regions (Karas). Home to one of the earliest Anchal offices (post offices) and sub-registrar offices, this historically significant region became a part of the Mavelikara taluk in Alappuzha district when the latter was formed on August 17, 1957. The area is famously known as 'Padanilam' (battlefield) because it served as a military outpost for the King of Kayamkulam and was the site of fierce territorial feuds among local clans for ownership of the Padanilam Parabrahma Temple, which originated as a simple stone shrine under a banyan tree. Historical remnants include 'Pottanchira,' a pond where the king’s...