Awards and Achievements
Kayakalp Award 2024-25: CHC Kadayiruppu
In the State Government's Kayakalp awards for the year 2024–2025, Kadayiruppu Community Health Centre received the Commendation Award in the Community Health Centre category. Along with this award, which is given to the best hospitals scoring more than 70 percent marks, a cash prize of ₹1 lakh was also received. The excellence maintained in hospital cleanliness, waste management and infection control made the centre deserving of this award. It is a recognition of the institution's continuous commitment to maintaining high standards in hygiene, health protection, infection prevention, patient safety and quality healthcare services. This award inspires the centre to provide healthcare services with even greater excellence – with care, safely and in a patient-centred manner.
Award for the Block Panchayat that Spent the Most on the Dairy Sector
"Award for the Block Panchayat that spent the most on the dairy sector in Ernakulam district in the 2025-26 financial year" was received by Vadavucode Block Panchayat. Representatives of Vadavucode Block Panchayat received the award from Smt. J. Chinchurani, Minister for Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development, at the public meeting of the Ernakulam District Dairy Sangamam held on 4 October 2025 at Munlet Convention Centre, Ponjassery. Adv. P. Rajeeve, Minister for Law, Industries and Coir, presided over the function.
The award for the block that utilised the most funds is given to the block panchayat that used the amount set aside for dairy development projects most efficiently and to the maximum extent for the dairy societies within its jurisdiction. The award was determined on the basis of the following criteria: Implementation of projects – delivering the projects envisaged by the Dairy Development Department (such as cattle shed construction, cow distribution and milking machine subsidy) to farmers in a timely manner; Fund utilisation percentage – successfully spending the largest amount from the annual fund allotted to the block on the dairy sector; Expansion of fodder cultivation – encouraging farmers to extend fodder cultivation over the largest number of hectares within the block limits and distributing the related subsidies properly.
The award for the block that utilised the most funds is given to the block panchayat that used the amount set aside for dairy development projects most efficiently and to the maximum extent for the dairy societies within its jurisdiction. The award was determined on the basis of the following criteria: Implementation of projects – delivering the projects envisaged by the Dairy Development Department (such as cattle shed construction, cow distribution and milking machine subsidy) to farmers in a timely manner; Fund utilisation percentage – successfully spending the largest amount from the annual fund allotted to the block on the dairy sector; Expansion of fodder cultivation – encouraging farmers to extend fodder cultivation over the largest number of hectares within the block limits and distributing the related subsidies properly.
