Enmakaje
Grama Panchayat

Enmakaje Grama Panchayat

Enmakaje Grama Panchayat was established in 1953. During its early years, Myre village had a separate Panchayat Board, while Enmakaje, Kattukukke, and Padre villages functioned under the administration of Enmakaje Grama Panchayat.

From 1953 onwards, meetings of the Myre Panchayat Board were conducted at Sheni Sharadamba School, as the Panchayat did not have its own office building at that time. The Panchayat Board was headed by Sri Y. Krishnabhat Kodyalmoola, and the members included Dottadomane, Linkanna Nayak, Kayyodi Devappa Nayak, Sheni Koragappa Rai, Y. Venkappa Bhat, Sheni Subbanna Alva, and Janab G. Abdulla Byari.

Sri Shankarabhat served as the President of Enmakaje Grama Panchayat from 1951 onwards. K.S. Govindabhat, P. Venkataramana Bhat, S. Venkataramana Bhat, M. Narayana Shastri, P. Subba Bhaira, and Aitha Balage served as members of the governing body.

At present, the Panchayat administration functions under the leadership of Sri Somashekara J.S. Many distinguished personalities have served as Presidents and members of the Panchayat, contributing significantly to its growth and development.

Cultural Heritage

Enmakaje Grama Panchayat has made a unique mark in the field of art and culture. Eminent personalities such as Sheni Gopalakrishna Bhat, Vidwan Perla Krishnabhat, Padre Chanthu, Adkasthala Narayana Rai, Balipa Narayana Bhagavathar, Kattukukke Ayyappa Maniyani, and Adkasthala Sanjeeva Rai are remembered with deep respect for their valuable contributions to Yakshagana and traditional cultural heritage.

People belonging to different religions and communities live here in peace and harmony. Every community has its own places of worship, and mutual respect, trust, and brotherhood remain the hallmark of this region.

Linguistic Diversity

Enmakaje is recognized as one of the multilingual villages of Kerala. Languages such as Tulu, Kannada, Havyaka, Karada, Marathi, Konkani, Malayalam, Byari, and Shivalli Tulu are spoken here. Despite differences in language and customs, the people live together peacefully, reflecting the spirit of “Unity in Diversity” that symbolizes India.

Development Status Review

The People’s Planning Campaign is regarded as a landmark development initiative in the social history of Kerala. Through decentralization of power and active public participation, it created a platform for identifying the genuine needs of the people and implementing development projects accordingly.

From the Ninth Five-Year Plan onwards, people actively participated in planning and implementing infrastructure development and welfare projects including roads, bridges, buildings, agriculture, and animal husbandry. This model of participatory development gained worldwide attention.

Enmakaje Grama Panchayat also successfully implemented numerous projects in agriculture, development, welfare, and infrastructure sectors. Various schemes were introduced to increase farmers’ income, and important interventions were made in the animal husbandry sector.

Several projects were planned and implemented to improve the socio-economic conditions of women, Scheduled Castes, and Scheduled Tribes. Enmakaje Grama Panchayat was the first Panchayat to introduce a wage-support scheme for paddy cultivation.

Organic farming methods were widely promoted, and timely measures were taken to control Mahali disease affecting arecanut cultivation. Initiatives were also undertaken to reclaim fallow land for cultivation and to expand vegetable farming and other agricultural activities. These efforts laid a strong foundation for comprehensive agricultural development in the Panchayat.