Awards and Achievements
Awards and Achievements
🏆 Recognitions Received by the Panchayat
The awards and recognitions received by Poonjar Grama Panchayat at various levels, highlighting excellence in governance, development activities, sanitation, and exemplary projects, are listed below.
2007
🎖️ Nirmal Gram Puraskar
Received the prestigious National Nirmal Gram Puraskar awarded by the Central Government in 2007 to village panchayats and local bodies that have achieved exemplary milestones in complete sanitation, waste management, and drinking water availability.
2013-14
🎖️ Arogyakeralam Award
Secured 2nd place in the Arogyakeralam Award, an annual recognition given by the Health Department of the Government of Kerala to local self-government institutions and health establishments demonstrating exemplary public health initiatives.
2018-19
🌟 Sanitation Excellence Award
Sanitation excellence award recognizing exemplary waste management systems and environmental conservation activities.
2018
🌟 Malayala Manorama-NABARD Award
Award recognizing exemplary waste management systems and environmental conservation initiatives.
2016
🌟 First ODF Panchayat
Poonjar Grama Panchayat, a leader in waste management and sanitation, achieved the milestone of becoming the first Open Defecation Free (ODF) panchayat in the district.