The cabinet decided to create 66 new grama panchayats, 28 new municipalities and Kannur municipality to become the sixth corporation.
List of newly created municipalities
- Kottarakara
- Ettumanoor
- Pattambi
- Valancherry
- Parappanangady
- Payyoli
- Pandalam
- Piravom
- Vadakkancherry
- Kondotty
- Tanoor
- Koduvalli
- Mukkam
- Cherpulassery
- Mannarkadu
- Ramanattukara
- Keezhurchavassery
- Mananthavady
- Erattupetta
- Kattappana
- Koothattukulam
- Panur
- Harippad
- Cheruvannur
- Beypore
- Ellathur
- Kazhakoottom
- Anthoor