Haripad Municipality

Haripad Municipality (Malayalam: ഹരിപ്പാട് നഗരസഭ) is a municipal local self-government institution in Alappuzha district, Kerala, India. It was upgraded from panchayat status to a municipality on 14 January 2015, combining 13 wards from the former Haripad Panchayat, 5 wards from Pallippad Panchayat, 4 wards from Karthikappally Panchayat and 1 ward from Kumarapuram Panchayat. The municipality covers an area of 19.24 square kilometres and is divided into 30 wards. Its first municipal election was held in November 2015. The municipality is governed under the Kerala Municipality Act of 1994, which sets out its pattern, functions and services, and it operates within the framework of the 74th Constitutional Amendment Act of 1992 that constitutionalised urban local governments in India. Its administrative offices are located in Haripad, and its official website is maintained by the Information Kerala Mission. The website provides public access to services and certificates including birth, death and marriage certificates, building certificates, civil registration, building permissions, property tax and trade licences, largely through the K-Smart platform. As a civic body, Haripad Municipality is not a commercial enterprise but a state-owned local government institution. Its 'offerings' are public services: quick certificates, quick payments, civil registration, building permits, welfare pensions, property tax collection, licence services, annual planning and complaint redressal. It also publishes meeting minutes, project details, committee minutes and notices such as licence fee notifications for municipality-owned buildings and auction or quotation notices. Current officeholders listed on the official website include Chairperson Vrinda S Kumar, Vice Chairperson M B Anilmithra and Secretary Shameer Muhammed B. The municipality's boundaries are bordered by Pallippad Panchayat to the east, Kumarapuram Panchayat to the west, Cheruthana and Veeyapuram Panchayats to the north, and Karthikappally Panchayat to the south. It remains an active urban local body serving the residents of Haripad and surrounding areas.

Haripad Municipality was formed on 14 January 2015 when the Government of Kerala upgraded Haripad from a panchayat to a municipality. The new municipality was created by merging 13 wards of the former Haripad Panchayat, 5 wards of Pallippad Panchayat, 4 wards of Karthikappally Panchayat and 1 ward of Kumarapuram Panchayat. The municipality covers an area of 19.24 square kilometres and comprises 30 wards. Its first municipal election was held in November 2015. The municipality operates under the Kerala Municipality Act of 1994, which governs the pattern, functions and services of municipalities in Kerala and was enacted to secure greater public participation in planned development. It also functions within the constitutional framework established by 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. Haripad Municipality is situated in Karthikappally Taluk, Alappuzha district. Its boundaries are Pallippad Panchayat to the east, Kumarapuram Panchayat to the west, Cheruthana and Veeyapuram Panchayats to the north, and Karthikappally Panchayat to the south. The official website is developed and maintained by the Information Kerala Mission, and the municipality delivers many of its services through the K-Smart platform, including birth, death and marriage certificates, building certificates, civil registration, building permissions, property tax and trade licences. The website also publishes meeting minutes, project details, committee minutes, annual plans and notices such as licence fee notifications for municipality-owned buildings and auction or quotation notices. As of the official website's listing, the Chairperson is Vrinda S Kumar, the Vice Chairperson is M B Anilmithra and the Secretary is Shameer Muhammed B.

• Haripad upgraded from panchayat to municipality

  [5]Malayalam Wikipedia: ഹരിപ്പാട് നഗരസഭml.wikipedia.org
• First municipal election held

  [5]Malayalam Wikipedia: ഹരിപ്പാട് നഗരസഭml.wikipedia.org

A state-owned urban local government body providing municipal civic services to residents of Haripad, Kerala, under the Kerala Municipality Act and the 74th Constitutional Amendment framework.

• Birth Certificate

• Death Certificate

• Marriage Certificate

• Building Certificate

• Civil Registration

• Building Permissions

• Property Tax

• Trade License

• Welfare Pension

1. 1Haripad Municipality official websiteharipadmunicipality.lsgkerala.gov.in
2. 2Haripad Municipality - Aboutharipadmunicipality.lsgkerala.gov.in
3. 3Haripad Municipality - node/116haripadmunicipality.lsgkerala.gov.in
4. 4Wikidata: Haripad Municipalitywikidata.org
5. 5Malayalam Wikipedia: ഹരിപ്പാട് നഗരസഭml.wikipedia.org