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Index Local government in Kerala

Kerala is a state on the southwestern coast of India.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 42 relations: Administrative reforms in Kerala, Alappuzha district, Civil service, Community development block, Community health center, Constitution of India, Direct democracy, District council (India), Education, Electoral boundary delimitation, Ernakulam district, Government of Kerala, Gram panchayat, Idukki district, Juvenile court, Kannur district, Kasaragod district, Kerala, Kollam district, Kottayam district, Kozhikode district, Left Democratic Front, List of districts in India, List of municipal corporations in Kerala, List of urban local bodies in Kerala, Local government in Maharashtra, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005, Malappuram district, Municipal corporation, Municipality, Palakkad district, Panchayat samiti, Panchayati raj, Pathanamthitta district, People's Planning in Kerala, Poverty reduction, Primary Health Centre (India), Thiruvananthapuram district, Thrissur district, Wayanad district, 2015 Kerala local elections, 2020 Kerala local elections.

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Administrative reforms in Kerala

Administrative Reform is a tool or process for improving administrative effectiveness and efficiency.

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Alappuzha district

Alappuzha district, is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala.

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Civil service

The civil service is a collective term for a sector of government composed mainly of career civil service personnel hired rather than elected, whose institutional tenure typically survives transitions of political leadership.

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In India, a Community development block (CD block) or simply Block is a sub-division of Tehsil, administratively earmarked for planning and development.

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A healthcare center, health center, or community health center is one of a network of clinics staffed by a group of general practitioners and nurses providing healthcare services to people in a certain area.

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Constitution of India

The Constitution of India is the supreme law of India.

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Direct democracy

Direct democracy or pure democracy is a form of democracy in which the electorate decides on policy initiatives without elected representatives as proxies.

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District council (India)

The Zila Panchayat or District Development Council or Zilla Parishad or District Panchayat or is the third tier of the Panchayati Raj system and functions at the district levels in all states.

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Education

Education is the transmission of knowledge, skills, and character traits and manifests in various forms.

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Electoral boundary delimitation

Electoral boundary delimitation (or simply boundary delimitation or delimitation) is the drawing of boundaries of electoral precincts and related divisions involved in elections, such as states, counties or other municipalities.

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Ernakulam district

Ernakulam (ISO: Eṟaṇākuḷaṁ) is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala, and takes its name from the eponymous city division in Kochi. It is situated in the central part of the state, spans an area of about, and is home to over 9% of Kerala's population. Its headquarters are located at Kakkanad.

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Government of Kerala

The Government of Kerala (abbreviated as GoK), also known as the Kerala Government, is the administrative body responsible for governing Indian state of Kerala.

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Gram panchayat

Gram Panchayat is a basic governing institution in Indian villages.

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Idukki district

Idukki (ഇടുക്കി) is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala in the southwest of the country.

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Juvenile court

Juvenile court, also known as young offender's court or children's court, is a tribunal having special authority to pass judgements for crimes committed by children who have not attained the age of majority.

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Kannur district

Kannur is one of the 14 districts along the west coast in the state of Kerala, India.

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Kasaragod district

Kasaragod (and Tulu:Kasrod, kannada: kasaragoodu) is one of the 14 districts in the southern Indian state of Kerala.

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Kerala

Kerala (/), called Keralam in Malayalam, is a state on the Malabar Coast of India.

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Kollam district

Kollam district, (formerly Quilon district) is one of 14 districts of the state of Kerala, India.

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Kottayam district

Kottayam is one of 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala.

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Kozhikode district

Kozhikode, or Calicut district, is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala, along its southwestern Malabar Coast.

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Left Democratic Front

The Left Democratic Front (LDF) is an alliance of left-wing political parties led by Communist Party of India (Marxist) in the Indian state of Kerala.

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List of districts in India

A district (zila), also known as revenue district is an administrative division of an Indian state or territory.

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List of municipal corporations in Kerala

Kerala's 14 revenue districts in 2015 were further divided into 6 municipal corporations, 87 municipalities and 941 grama panchayats.

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List of urban local bodies in Kerala

Kerala has an urbanisation rate of 47.42%, as compared to the national rate of 31.16%, making it the 2nd most urbanised major state in India.

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Local government in Maharashtra

Local government. Local government in Kerala and Local government in Maharashtra are local government in India.

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Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 or MGNREGA, earlier known as the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act or NREGA, is an Indian social welfare measure that aims to guarantee the 'right to work'.

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Malappuram district

Malappuram, is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala, with a coastline of.

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Municipal corporation

Municipal corporation is the legal term for a local governing body, including (but not necessarily limited to) cities, counties, towns, townships, charter townships, villages, and boroughs.

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Municipality

A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.

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Palakkad district

Palakkad is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala.

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Panchayat samiti

Panchayat samiti or block panchayat is a rural local government (panchayat) body at the intermediate tehsil (taluka/mandal) or block level in India.

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Panchayati raj

The Panchayat raj is a political system, originating from the Indian subcontinent, found mainly in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal.

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Pathanamthitta district

Pathanamthitta District, is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala.

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People's Planning in Kerala

People's Planning refers to the establishment of local self-government institutions in Kerala in 1996 as per the 73rd and 74th amendments of the Constitution of India in 1992 which entrusted states with the responsibility of establishing Panchayati Raj institutions and Urban Local Bodies.

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Poverty reduction

Poverty reduction, poverty relief, or poverty alleviation is a set of measures, both economic and humanitarian, that are intended to permanently lift people out of poverty.

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Primary Health Centre (India)

Primary Health Centre (PHCs), sometimes referred to as public health centres, are state-owned rural and urban health care facilities in India.

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Thiruvananthapuram district

Thiruvananthapuram District is the southernmost district in the Indian state of Kerala.

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Thrissur district

Thrissur, anglicised as Trichur, is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala.

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Wayanad district

Wayanad is a district in the north-east of the Indian state of Kerala, with administrative headquarters at the municipality of Kalpetta.

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2015 Kerala local elections

Elections to local bodies (Panchayats, Municipalities and Corporations) in Kerala were held in two phrases, on 2 and 5 November 2015.

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2020 Kerala local elections

Elections to local bodies (Panchayats, Municipalities and Corporations) in Kerala were held in December 2020.

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See also

Local government in India

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_government_in_Kerala

Also known as Local Governance in Kerala.