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Best CDS Stories-19 - Balussery, Kozhikode (Author : Leopole.T, SPM - DDU-GKY) Updated On 2020-09-26

Balussery GramaPanchayath is located in Balussery Block of Koyilady Taluk, Kozhikode district. In Balussery CDS, Smt. Usha CC is the Chairperson and Smt. Sreeja M is the Vice Chairperson. Balussery Grama Panchayath consists of 4826 families in 301 neighbourhood groups. In addition, there are 1 Disability Neighbourhood Group, 17 Elderly Neighbourhood Group and 2 ST Neighbourhood Groups. The 96% BPL family members are involved in the NHGs. Out of 734 SC families in the panchayath, 714 families are part of Kudumbashree...

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Best CDS Stories-18 - Thirunavaya, Malappuram (Author : Das Vincent.C, SPM - DDU-GKY) Updated On 2020-09-26

Thirunavaya is a small Gram Panchayat located in Malappuram District. Thirunavaya is famous for celebrating Mamangam, the famous festival in the ancient days. It is situated on the banks of Bharatapuzha river. Once it was the capital of Perumpadappu Swaroopam (Kingdom of Kochi). When Samudhiri conquered Thirunavaya, the capital of Perumpadappu Swaroopam was transferred from Thirunavaya to Thiruvanchikkulam. During the period of 1353 - 1361, Samudhiri has fought many wars with Local Kingdoms (Naattu Rajyangal) popularly known as Thirunavayya War...

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Best CDS Stories-17 - Seethathode, Pathanamthitta (Author : Suchithra S, PM - ME) Updated On 2020-09-25

Seethathodu Grama Panchayat is located in the Ranni block of Konni taluk, Pathanamthitta district in Kerala, India. The area of the Panchayat is 651.94 sq km. The panchayat has 13 wards. It is located at the easternmost point of Pathanamthitta district. Seethtahode is a panchayat surrounded by forests and hills on all three sides. The origin of the place names of the village can be traced back to the legends of the events of the epic Ramayana...

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Best CDS Stories-16 - Vadanapally, Thrissur (Author : Dr Shameena PN, PM - MF) Updated On 2020-09-25

Vadanapally CDS office is situated the Thalikualam Block of Thrissur District. Vadanapally is a small coastal village on the coastal belt of Thrissur district, about 19 km from Thrissur town. It is the nearest point on NH 66 from Trichur city. Total Area of the Panchayat is 13.18 sqkm and the total population is 30657, consisting of 9541 house holds. The male population is 13966 and the female population in the panchayat is 16691 Sheela Mohan is the  CDS Chairperson. 18 ADS persons and 240 NHGs forms the Kudumbashree network of this Panchayat...

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Best CDS Stories-15 - Njarackal, Ernakulam (Author : Neethu L Prakash, SAPM - Organisation) Updated On 2020-09-25

Njarakkal is a Village Panchayath in Vypeen Block in Ernakulam District It belongs to Central Kerala Division and is in the border of the Ernakulam District and Thrissur District. There are 16 wards and about 24,166 members. Njarackal CDS is one of the best CDS in Ernakulam under the leadership of chairperson Mrs. Minimol Anthonies and Vice Chairperson Sheeba Rajendran play a vital role in bringing up women to the mainstream of the society...

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Best CDS Stories-14 - Mayyil, Kannur (Author : Arya. S.B, SAPM - Agriculture) Updated On 2020-09-24

Mayyil Community Development Society (CDS) in Kannur District is one of the best CDS in Kerala. Mayyil is surrounded by around half of its boundary by Valappattanam river. Total area of the Panchayat is 33.08 sq km. The population is 29,649. Mayyil CDS has achieved the best CDS for Gender activities award in the district in 2020. The number of Area Development Societies (ADS) in Mayyil is 18. The number of NHGs are 308 with 4792 members...

 

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Best CDS Stories-13 - Ayroor, Pathanamthitta (Author : Renu Georgy, SAPM - ME) Updated On 2020-09-24

Ayroor is a village located in the western part of Ranni taluk, in the Pathanamthitta district in Kerala state, India. It is bordered by hills and located near the Western Ghats. The Pamba River flows on the southern side of the village, making the soil around the village very fertile. Residents of Ayiroor cultivate coconut, rubber, cocoa, tapioca, plantains, cinnamon, pepper, nutmeg, vanilla, rambutan and other crops, making the per capita income of the residents higher than the state average...

 

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Best CDS Stories-12 - Edamulakkal, Kollam (Author : Sujitha T, SAPM - Gender) Updated On 2020-09-24

Edamulakkal  CDS is located in the Anchal block of Kollam District. Smt. Ambika T S is the current CDS chairperson and it the second term for her as the chairperson. The present CDS committee was succesful in activating all inactive NHGs in the CDS. The CDS has distributed over 6 crore rupees as linkage loan and most of the NHGs have availed the loan. The CDS has completed the auditing of all the NHGs. The members have motivated the inactive ME groups and JLGs to be active in their fields and thereby many new enterprises were also formed...

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Best CDS Stories-11 - Kottukal, Thiruvananthapuram (Author : Roshni Pillai, Manager, PMAY(U) - LIFE) Updated On 2020-09-23

Kottukal CDS is a coastal CDS located in the Athiyannur Block of Thiruvananthapuram District. Selected artists at CDS level and formed a group called Kalagramam and conducted training at the CDS level as part of Responsible Tourism, which enable them to participate in competitions up to the State Level. CDS provide financial support for this ...

 

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Best CDS Stories-10 - Kinanoor Karindalam, Kasaragod (Author : Mohamed Shan. S.S, SAPM-Marketing) Updated On 2020-09-23

Kinanoor Karindalam community development society is located in the Parappa block of Kasargod district. The geographical area of Panchayat is 77.49 sq.km. Kudumbashree CDS was constituted in the year of 2002. Kinanoor Karindalam CDS has 17 Area Development Society (ADS) with 387 Neighbourhood groups (NHG). 6037 families are benefiting through Kudumbashree activities...

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