The Government Ayurveda Hospital Perambra, established in the 1940s, moved to Perambra in 1960. This hospital is one of the three government ayurveda hospitals in Kerala where Panchakarma treatment is available. Perambra is the birthplace of Member of Parliament Lonappan Nambadan, a former teacher and leading figure in the Communist Party who was MP from Mukundapuram from 2004–2009.