Cherpulassery Municipality

Cherpulassery Municipality (ചെർപ്പുളശ്ശേരി നഗരസഭ) is an urban local government body in Palakkad district of Kerala, India, located in the Ottapalam taluk about 17 km from Ottapalam. It was upgraded from a grama panchayat to a municipality on 14 January 2015 after a long-standing local demand, and it comprises 33 municipal wards. The municipality is part of Kerala's decentralised local self-government system, which was constitutionalised in India through the 74th Constitutional Amendment Act of 1992 and is governed in the state by the Kerala Municipality Act of 1994. As a municipality, Cherpulassery delivers a range of civic and regulatory services to residents. Through the state's K-Smart platform, citizens can obtain birth, death and marriage certificates, building certificates, civil registration services, building permissions, property tax services and trade licences. The municipality also operates programmes such as Kudumbashree and Harithakarma Sena, and publishes project details, committee minutes and beneficiary lists on its official website. The official website is maintained by the Information Kerala Mission and provides contact details including the email seccpymun@gmail.com and phone number 04662-282238. The current officeholders listed on the site include Chairperson Jamsiya K T, Vice Chairperson Jayakrishnan C, and Secretary Priya VT. The municipality's jurisdiction covers 33 wards including Padinjattumuri, Thootha, Health Centre, Papparambu, Naduvattom, Karalmanna, Alumpara, Ambalavattam, Karumanamkurssi, Kunnum Puram, 26th Mile, Kacherikkunnu, Mandakkari, Illikkottukurssi, Puthanalkkal, Nirapparambu, Ungin Thara, Ungin Thara South, Kuttikkad, Kuttikkad South, Kooliyad, Eliyappatta, Kottakkunnu, Secretarypadi, Cherpulassery, Kavuvattom, Mamalkkunnu, Manjakkal, Vellottukurssi, Panniyamkurssi, Chenthrathuparambu, Veettikkad and Nalalumkunnu. As a government entity rather than a commercial brand, Cherpulassery Municipality functions as a public service provider and regulator within its jurisdiction. Its 'brand' identity is tied to its official name, its website under the lsgkerala.gov.in domain, and its role as the urban local body for the Cherpulassery area.

Cherpulassery was a grama panchayat until 2015. For many years there was a demand to upgrade the area to a municipality, and on 14 January 2015 the Cherpulassery Municipality came into existence. The new municipality was constituted with 33 municipal wards. The area lies in Ottapalam taluk of Palakkad district, about 17 km from Ottapalam town. The municipality operates within the framework of the 74th Constitutional Amendment Act of 1992, which added Part IX-A to the Constitution of India (Articles 243-P to 243-ZG) and gave constitutional status to urban local governments. At the state level, the Kerala Municipality Act of 1994 governs the pattern, functions and services of municipalities in Kerala, aiming to secure greater public participation in planned development. The official website is developed and maintained by the Information Kerala Mission, and the municipality uses the K-Smart platform for citizen services.

• 2015

  Cherpulassery Municipality formed on 14 January 2015, upgraded from grama panchayat, with 33 wards.

• 1994

  Kerala Municipality Act enacted to govern municipalities in Kerala.

• 1992

  74th Constitutional Amendment Act constitutionalises urban local governments in India.

Urban local government body providing civic services and regulatory functions for Cherpulassery and its 33 wards in Palakkad district, Kerala.

• Birth Certificate

  Issued through the K-Smart platform.

• Death Certificate

  Issued through the K-Smart platform.

• Marriage Certificate

  Issued through the K-Smart platform.

• Building Certificate

  Issued through the K-Smart platform.

• Civil Registration

  Service available through K-Smart.

• Building Permissions

  Service available through K-Smart.

• Property Tax

  Service available through K-Smart.

• Trade License

  Service available through K-Smart.

1. 1Cherpulassery Municipality Official Websitecherpulasserymunicipality.lsgkerala.gov.in
2. 2Cherpulassery Municipality - Aboutcherpulasserymunicipality.lsgkerala.gov.in
3. 3Cherpulassery Municipality - About (English)cherpulasserymunicipality.lsgkerala.gov.in
4. 4Wikidata - Cherpulassery Municipalitywikidata.org
5. 5Malayalam Wikipedia - ചെർപ്പുളശ്ശേരി നഗരസഭml.wikipedia.org