Recently, Kullada Gram Panchayat from Odisha won the socially secured panchayat award at the National Panchayat Awards 2023 for the excellent work they did towards addressing the grievances of physically challenged, elderly, widows and women in the village.
For every village to become prosperous, the villagers need to benefit through social security. With a population of 6,752, Kullada village is located in the Ganjam district of Odisha. Kullada Gram Panchayat has made itself ‘socially secure’ by providing food and economic security benefits to the needy rural people.
Through domestic surveys, Kullada Gram Panchayat has prepared a list of needy people. It provides them with ration under the Food Security Scheme. So far they have provided ration to 1186 people in the Gram Panchayat. With the help of Widow Pension Scheme, launched by the government, they have provided financial support to the widows and their families.
