Ranni Perunad Grama Panchayat

Annual Financial Statement (AFS) 2024–25: Summary

According to the Annual Financial Statement (AFS) for the financial year 2024–25, Ranni Perunad Grama Panchayat incurred substantial expenditure on development activities, social security schemes, housing construction, road development, agriculture, and healthcare services.

Financial Position

• Opening Bank/Cash Balance: ₹4.22 crore
• Closing Bank/Cash Balance: ₹4.60 crore
• General Fund of the Panchayat: ₹3.37 crore
• Total Asset Value: ₹14.38 crore

Major Expenditure in Development Sectors

1. Agriculture and Production Sector

Approximately ₹79.44 lakh was spent on production sector activities.

Major initiatives included:

• Distribution of tuber crop seeds
• Promotion of vegetable cultivation
• Distribution of fruit tree saplings
• Development of floriculture
• Beekeeping promotion
• Dairy development schemes
• Revolving fund assistance for Kudumbashree livelihood enterprises

2. Health and Social Services

An amount of ₹3.62 crore was spent on the service sector.

Major projects included:

• Palliative Care Programme
• Purchase of medicines for the Ayurveda Hospital
• Medical camps in Scheduled Tribe colonies
• Drinking water supply schemes
• Sanitation and waste management activities
• Anganwadi nutrition programmes
• Scholarships for students with disabilities
• Welfare schemes for senior citizens
• Activities of the Buds Rehabilitation Centre

3. Housing Development

The housing sector received the highest expenditure allocation.

Major expenditures included:

• House construction: ₹1.39 crore
• Self-construction housing scheme: ₹55.39 lakh
• Completion of incomplete houses: ₹21.17 lakh
• House repair assistance: ₹7.50 lakh

4. Infrastructure Development

A total of ₹1.68 crore was spent on infrastructure development.

Major works included:

• Road concreting
• Construction of road protection walls
• Renovation of footbridges
• Renovation of bathing ghats
• Repair and maintenance of public buildings

5. Poverty Alleviation Programmes

An amount of ₹3.33 crore was spent on poverty alleviation programmes aimed at improving the living standards of economically weaker sections.

6. Social Security Pensions

A total of ₹5.74 crore was disbursed under State-sponsored Social Security Pension Schemes.

These included:

• Old Age Pension
• Agricultural Labour Pension
• Widow Pension
• Pension for Unmarried Women
• Disability Pension

Major Sources of Revenue

General Purpose Fund

• ₹1.32 crore

Various Special Grants

• ₹2.28 crore

These included:

• Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) Fund
• Sabarimala Grant
• Solid Waste Management Grant
• Health Sector Grants
• Central Finance Commission Grants