M. S. Vasu

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M.S Vasu is the President of the Kumily Gram Panchayat, a town in the Cardamom Hills near Thekkady and the Periyar Tiger Reserve, in the Idukki District of Kerala State in South India. He heads a council of 19 elected members. He is a recipient of Nirmal Gram Puraskar, a prestigious award instituted by the Government of India. He received the award from the President of India in 2007 for achieving commendable work in the area of sanitation and hygiene. He belongs to CPI(M). He constituted a vigilance council for women and children, it is popularly known as Jagratha Samithi. He could mobilize local resource for local development and created a model for resource mobilization .