Vigilance Committee
The Jagratha Samithi is a locally active women and child protection forum that works vigilantly to uphold the rights of women and children, ensure their physical and mental well-being and safety, and prevent violence, violations of rights, and social exclusion against them.
The Samithi’s main responsibility is to respond urgently to matters requiring immediate local intervention, establish coordination with various government systems and legal aid agencies, and ensure that women and children receive the protection they need.
The Jagratha Samithi also works to resolve complaints and issues that may otherwise be neglected due to the absence of other committees, with the support of the relevant government departments and legal aid systems.
| 1 | Protect the rights of women and children and ensure remedies through strong intervention against violence, discrimination, exploitation, and denial of justice. |
| 2 | Receive complaints involving women and children and resolve them through urgent intervention or support systems. |
| 3 | Refer complaints and issues that cannot be resolved directly by the Jagratha Samithi to the District Jagratha Samithi, Women's Commission, government departments, and legal aid agencies, and ensure follow-up action. |
| 4 | Coordinate the activities of various government agencies and schemes working to protect the rights of women and girls, and improve their effectiveness. |
| 5 | Implement activities to create a safe social environment where women and children are not subjected to any form of violence or discrimination. |
| 6 | Form different groups to achieve these objectives and ensure the active participation of community-based systems. |
| 7 | Ensure community monitoring and support for women and child protection activities and foster a safe social environment. |
The Grama Panchayat Jagratha Samithi has a total of 11 members.
| Designation | Details |
|---|---|
| Chairperson | Grama Panchayat President |
| Vice Chairperson | Vice President |
| Convener | ICDS Supervisor, Department of Women and Child Development |
| Co-convener | Panchayat Secretary |
| Member | Chairperson, Welfare Standing Committee |
| Member | Advocate |
| Member | Police Station Inspector / Sub-Inspector |
| Member | Woman Panchayat member / social worker from the SC/ST community |
| Member | Medical Officer of the Primary Health Centre |
| Member | CDS Chairperson |
| Member | One person elected from among the ward-level Jagratha Samithi conveners |
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Representative | District Child Protection Committee (DCPC) |
| Officer | Education Implementing Officer |
| Sl. No. | Designation | Name | Phone Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chairperson – Grama Panchayat President | Shaimy Varghese | 9496045738 |
| 2 | Vice Chairperson – Vice President | Ajith Kumar A T | 9447874497 |
| 3 | Convener – ICDS Supervisor | Sinju Thomas | 9605722359 |
| 4 | Co-convener – Panchayat Secretary | Sumeshkumar P K | 9496045739 |
| 5 | Chairperson, Welfare Standing Committee | M N Kamalan | 9847655708 |
| 6 | Advocate | - | - |
| 7 | Police Station Inspector / Sub-Inspector | SHO, Kodanad | 9497947197 |
| 8 | Woman Panchayat member / social worker from the SC/ST community | Bindu Raju | 8075548206 |
| 9 | Medical Officer of the Primary Health Centre | Dr. Arunraj R | 9895657245 |
| 10 | CDS Chairperson | Reji Shijukumar | 9645731170 |
| 11 | One elected from among ward-level Jagratha Samithi conveners | Seena Mathew | 9744601694 |
The Ward / Division Level Jagratha Samithi is a sub-level unit of the Jagratha Samithi established under the local self-government institution to protect women and children. Its main objective is to ensure prompt local intervention in issues faced by women and children.
The general meeting of the ward-level committee may be held along with the Gram Sabha or as a separate Gram Sabha, as convenient.
| Designation | Details |
|---|---|
| Chairperson | Ward Member / Councillor |
| Vice Chairperson | ADS President / Woman elected to the position |
| Convener | Anganwadi Worker; in their absence, the helper; and another woman community worker (ASHA / SC-ST Promoter / Prerak) |
| Joint Convener | Person decided by the committee |
| Member | A person with public acceptance (doctor / advocate / retired officer) |
| Member | One representative of voluntary organisations (libraries, clubs, associations) |
| Members | Two representatives of major political parties (one of them a woman) |
| Member | One ADS / CDS representative |
| Sl. No. | Details |
|---|---|
| 1 | Health worker serving in the ward |
| 2 | Representative of the sanitation committee working in the ward |
| 3 | Anganwadi teacher / counsellor working in the ward |
| 4 | Ward Development Committee Convener |
| 5 | Bala Sabha / Sabha President |
