NewsletterNewsletter Government of KUDUMBASHREE 01 NOVEMBER 2017 Kudumbashree to give skill training to Map My ME ollowing the trends in this digital era 15,000 urban youth through NULM Kudumbashree District Mission acted a little forward and launched ‘Map My ME’. Its Corporation (NCDC). Food and Accomodation F as part of the ‘Map my Home’ project launched by will be provided absolutely free. If the courses Kannur District Collector which marks Government suiting one’s aptitude is not available at their offices, other institutions and shops in Google own region, residential training will be arranged Maps that Kudumbashree Kannur District Mission in other urban areas. On contacting the Nearby marked all the Micro Enterprises in the district. NULM units, one may easily get the details of the 300 Micro Enterprises were marked in this programme. manner with the help of CDS accountants and Training is given on various courses like grama panchayath technical assistants. Health,Information Technology, Telecom, Auto- A database including the basic details, the motive, Tourism, Food processing, Accounting, team strength and financial details of the Micro En- electronics, Ayurveda etc are given as part of terprises were prepared in that manner. The fields udumbashree will give skill training to the training programme. Training is also given in the data base included UID No., Name of the Unit, LSGD, Location, Products / Services category, 15,000 urban youth through the central- on various 74 courses like analyst, security op- number of employees, bank loan details, subsidy ly sponsored programme National Urban eration centre, general duty assistant, account K availed from Kudumbashree, loan availed from Livelihoods Mission (NULM). Kudumbashree is assistant using tally, CNC operator, data entry operator, mobile handset repair engineer, filed NHG, approximate sales revenue per month, ap- the nodal agency of NULM in Kerala. The pro- proximate number of working days per month etc. engineer- electronics, Accountant, logistics man- gramme started in last financial year had given It is also planned to launch a mobile appli- agement associate, field technician networking work order to 22 new programme implement- cation incorporating these details with the help of ing agencies. Therefore through 45 agencies, and storage, animator, automotive service tech- National Informatic Centre. skill training will be given to 15000 youth of nician, multi cuisine cook, application security Therefore the customers could easily get the 93 urban areas in Kerala. The assistance of the analyst, electrician, dental ceramic assistant, Name, location, photo address and contact num- agencies will be assured for for finding jobs or CCTV installation technician, surveyor, junior ber of the Micro Enterprises in a few clicks. starting new enterprises of their own.Loan of Rs software developer, application developer, 2 lakh & Rs 10 lakh will be provided to individ- ayurveda spa therapist, fashion designer, cad de- Kudumbashree dazzles uals and group of young entrepreneurs respec- signer, diet assistant etc. tively at a rate of 4%. 45 different organisations like Kerala Insti- at Bharat Parv NULM had been given training to peo- tute of co-operative Management, NTTF, Model udumbashree shines at Bharat Parv, event ple those who have completed eighth stan- engineering College, Thrikkakkara, Kerala In- organised by Ministry of Tourism at Rajpath dard upto graduation level. The courses are stitute of Tourism and Travel studies (KITTS) , KLawns, near Gate, New Delhi from 23 -25 of 3 to 8 and half months duration which are National Skill Development, Central institute October 2017. The event was inaugurated by Shri. approved by National Council for Vocational of Plastic Technology etc will associate with Rajanath Singh, Minister of Home Affairs, Govern- Training (NCVT) or National Skill Development Kudumbashree for the programme. ment of India. Shri. Alphonse Kannamthanam, Min- ister of Tourism, Government of India presided over the function.The event celebrated the rich cultural, ethnic, cuisine diversity of India and to exhibit In- Houses for all those who have land gets dia’s richness of cultural diversity before world and thereby promoting the tourism prospects of India. Paryatan Parv, an all India tourism promotion approval in 34 urban local bodies event was organised by the Ministry of Tourism from 3-25 October 2017. Bhaarat Parv was organ- gannur, Cherpulassery, Chittor- Thathamanga- ised as part of Paryatan Parv. Traditional Art forms, lam, Erattupetta, , Guruvayoor, Irinjal- cultural dances, ethnic handicrafts and cuisines akuda, , Karunagappally, Kattapana, was staged at this three day event. Kodungaloor, Koothuparamb, , Along the with traditional art forms and , , Moovattupuzha, handicrafts, Kerala’s ethnic range of cuisines were Ottpalam, Pala, Panoor, , Pat- presented by the Cafe Kudumbashree units pro- tambi, , , Shornur, South moted by Kudumbashree Mission before the global paravur, , , , Vai- and national gathering that visited the event place. kom, and are the urban local Two Cafe units, each from and Kozhiko- bodies who submitted the plans and secured de, exhibited the wide range of ethnic tastes partic- state wide approval for the same. It has been ularly belonging to central and Malabar he project for issuing Houses for those who suggested to submit a detailed list of the home- respectively. Cafe Kudumbashree food court got have atleast one cent of land gets state less in 93 urban local bodies will be submitted wide appreciation and very good responses from wide approval in 34 urban local bodies. the masses gathered to view the celebration of In- T before 9 November 2017. When 13,000 houses Therefore everyone who own plots in urban lo- dia’s culture. The food stalls of Kerala attracted the in these ULBs get approval, houses will be issued cal bodies will get houses of their own. The pro- crowds for the entire duration of event. for those who have atleast one cent of land. The gramme is implemented by PMAY(U) - Pradhan The closing ceremony of Parytan Parv and land less people in the urban areas had also been Manthri Awas Yojana (Urban) Programme under Bhaarat Parv was inaugurated by Shri. Arun Jaitley, identified. By the next financial year, houses will Central- State Ministries working with the mis- Minister of Finance, Government of India on which be allotted to them as well. Therefore, no one sion of achieving ‘Housing for All’. The suggestion Shri. Alphonse Kannamthanam, Minister of Tour- would be left in Urban areas as homeless. regarding this was put forward by the State Level ism, Government of India was the Chief Guest. The programme allows 3 lakh rupees for Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee chaired building Houses. One and half lakh rupees will be by Dr K. M. Abraham, Chief Secretary, Govern- met from the Central Government fund. The rest Kudumbashree ment of Kerala. The same has been already put will be met from the State Government and Lo- forward by the State Level Advisory Committee plans to launch cal bodies fund. The construction of 229 houses presided by Shri T.K Jose IAS, Principal Secretary, had been finished so far. Construction of 12,168 Broiler Chicken Local Self Government Department, Govern- houses has been progressing. The programme udumbashree, a pioneer in introducing ment of Kerala. The 34 ULBs identified the home- collective group efforts by women self help is framed, including the factors such as Colony less in their places who had atleast one cent of groups is stepping in to contain the prevail- development, credit linked subsidy, affordable K land and proposed projects for them and se- ing uncertainty in broiler production. Through housing scheme and personal Construction.As cured approval for the same. Approval for build- the convergence with departments such as per this years programme, 30,000 houses will be ing 21,199 houses has been issued. Therefore Kerala State Poultry Development Corporation, finished. Kudumbashree aims to get approval approval has been secured for building a total of Animal Husbandry Department, Kerala Veteri- for all plans for building houses this year itself. 58,117 houses in the state. Kudumbashree is the nary and Animal Sciences University and Local Therefore Houses for all who owns atleast one nodal agency of PMAY in Kerala. Self Government Department Kudumbashree cent of land would be a reality then. Anthoor, Chalakkudy, , Chen- Mission plans to launch Kudumbashree Broiler Chicken to the market. The main objectives of the programme include to provide a steady income for Gender Sensitization Workshop for Kudumbashree members through broiler chick- en production, to ensure safe and clean chicken meat to consumers at reasonable price and to Kudumbashree Officials provide a steady and non fluctuating market tate Resource Centre for Women organ- During the time of organising programmes price for broiler chicken. ises Gender Sensitization Workshop for for NHG women, this awareness would undoubt- In the first phase, 1000 units will be select- SKudumbashree Officials of State-District edly help them. And thereby the awareness about ed and later remaining units will be selected in Missions. As a start, a two day Workshop was con- gender equality can therefore be communicated a phased manner, an average of 100 units will ducted including 50 officials at Hotel Mariarani, to the NHG level. be established in each of the districts in the first Sreekaryam, Thiruvananthapuram on 23 October Classes were given on the topics such as Per- phase. The converging departments will provide 2017. The workshop was inaugurated by Vidhu sonality structure of men and women, attitude one day old broiler chicken to the units and will Vincent, Film Director. Harikishore IAS, Executive towards women’s development, Gender analy- provide training to the beneficiaries. It is expect- Director, Kudumbashree Mission presided over the sis-An introduction, stages of women empow- ed that the project will ensure employment op- function. erment, Gender- planning and observations, portunity to 5000 Kudumbashree members in a Within March 2018, Gender Sensitization violences against women, the ways to resist such phased manner. Workshop will be conducted for all officials of violences, the sexual discrimination women face As per existing Panchayath Livestock Farm Kudumbashree Mission. in today’s society, gender inequality, the social licensing Rules 2012, poultry farms rearing more The workshop envisions to give clear constraints that resists from attaining gender than 100 birds require licensing. The minimum awareness about gender equality to the officials equality and the activities to overcome such issues. area required for 15 birds is 1 cent and hence for of Kudumbashree. Through such training pro- Mary Kappan and trainer Roshan Chandran led the 1000 birds this come to 66 cents. By this project Kudumbashree envisages grammes, work place relationship between men classes. to provide safe, clean and healthy meat to the and women could be improved and thereby could ‘Manhole’ directed by Vidhu Vincent was consumers and will ensure fair pricing of broiler create a better work atmosphere. screened during the programme. chicken industry.

Printed and published by S. Harikishore IAS, Executive Director, Kudumbashree, State Poverty Eradication Mission, Government of Kerala, 2nd Floor, TRIDA Building, Chalakkuzhi Road, Medical College P.O., Thiruvananthapuram - 695011, Kerala. Editor S. Nisha, Managing Editor: Jayanthi Narendran, Associate Editors: Manjary Ashok, Asha S. Panicker, Chaithanya G. E-mail: [email protected]