Subject(s): Panchayat General Administration -- Duties and responsibilities -- Welfare and social security scheme -- Taxes and fees -- Budget -- Handbook/kaipusthakam -- panchayati raj and society, history of decentralization, independent India and panchayati raj, panchaythi raj in Kerala, duties and responsibilities of panchayats, working of different committees, duties and responsibilities of people's representatives and officials, Thrithala panchayat system, welfare and security systems, tax and fees, panchayat rules and related information, power, control and responsibilities of government