Trivandrum International School

Government of India(GOI) attaches greatest importance to safe drinking water supply and recognizes its vital role in the health of the people. The National Water Policy gives top priority to drinking water supply. GOI has set a target of covering all the uncovered habitations in the country by 2003 AD. GOI provides funds to State Government under the aegis of the Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission (RGNDWM) set up in 1990 specifically for this purpose. GOI has also laid down minimal per capita water supply norms of 40 lpcd (liters per capita per day) in the rural areas and 70 lpcd in the urban areas. Though water is primarily under the jurisdiction of States, policies of GOI are applicable to the entire country.

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2. Kerala PWD

The PWD Code was introduced in 1901. The department was perodically reorganised and in 1935-36, the administrative staff under the Chief Engineer consisted of 7 Executive Engineers in charge of divisions, 8 Assistant Engineers and 8 Sub-Engineers in charge of sub-divisions and Supervisors and Overseers in charge of sections. Over the years the department has grown substantially and now has 5 Chief Engineers, 21 Superintending Engineers, 74 Executive Engineers, 311 Assistant Executive Enginners, 969 Assistant Engineers and other supporting staff. The length of roads under the department at present is 27708 km.

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3. Kerala Institute of Local Administration

Kerala Institute of Local Administration (KILA) has been engaged in the capacity building activities for local governments in Kerala since its establishment in 1990. The Institute is supported by the Government of Kerala, as its nodal institution for training, research and consultancy for the Local Self-Government Institutions. The Institute engages in different capacity building activities of the local governments, both rural and urban.KILA was established in the pattern of a national institute with the main objective of training, research and consultancy in decentralised governance and administration. With a view to develop it as an institution of excellence, KILA was registered as an autonomous institution under the Travancore-Cochin Literary, Scientific and Charitable Societies Act 1955. KILA is the only Institution in India that functions with the sole mandate of promoting decentralised governance both in urban and rural areas. As a result of this, efforts are on to establish KILA as an international training centre on local governance and declare KILA as the SAARC centre of excellence in local governance.

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4. Kerala PWD

Public works department in the State of Travancore (which later formed the major part of Kerala State following the reorganisation of states in 1956) made its beginning in the year 1823 with the formation of the Maramath Department as a branch of the Huzur Cutchery (Government Secretariat) with an executive branch known as the Panivakai Maramath.The Administration Report of the department for the year 1873-74 states that "the new roads of which very nearly 1000 miles have been either completely opened or are in various stages of progress have tapped an enormous tract of the country hitherto almost inacessible, giving fresh impetus to agriculture". [To view the details of functioning of the Public Works Department as described in the Travancore State Manual

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5. District Court, Thiruvananthapuram

The administration of justice was a subject of anxious care on the part of the rulers of Travancore from the earliest times. The ruler is the head of the State; the supreme Judge and law-giver as well as the head of the executive. In ancient days there was no separate judiciary. The administration of justice was then conducted by the ‘Naduvalis’ and ‘desavalis’ in conformity with Maryada or custom. Public security was protected by the troops marching up and down the country. The elders of the village exercised their hereditary function of magistrates, hearing cases and adjudicating upon them. In case of capital crimes the agent of the Government was also requested to take part in the investigation. In important cases the confirmation of the decision by the King was necessary. Oaths and ordeals often decided the issue. The executive officers also exercised judicial functions. The ‘Saravadikaryakkar’, the ‘Valia Saravadhikaryakkar’ and the Dalawa had their own places in the scheme. There were also the village and taluk Thadasthers (arbitrators). The only divisional officer whose duties were purely judicial was the ‘Malvicharippukar’ .

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