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KUDUMBASREE

Kudumbashree – State Poverty Eradication Mission

Kudumbasree

Kudumbashree – State Poverty Eradication Mission is an innovative initiative set up by the Government of Kerala (Department of Local Self-Government) in 1998, aimed at poverty eradication and women empowerment. Its activities are implemented through a community-based organization network formed under the leadership of Local Self-Government Institutions (Panchayat/Municipality).
▣ Organizational Structure
   • Neighborhood Group (NHG): Consists of 10–20 members, with one female representative aged 18 or above per household.
  • Area Development Society (ADS): A federation of Neighborhood Groups (NHGs) at the ward level.

  • Community Development Society (CDS): The apex body at the Panchayat/Municipality level. Office bearers are democratically elected women, while Local Self-Government representatives provide leadership in the role of patron/monitoring committee chairperson.

    • Neighborhood Group (NHG): Consists of 10–20 members, with one female representative aged 18 or above per household.

    • Area Development Society (ADS): A federation of Neighborhood Groups (NHGs) at the ward level.

    • Community Development Society (CDS): The apex body at the Panchayat/Municipality level. Office bearers are democratically elected women, while Local Self-Government representatives provide leadership in the role of patron/monitoring committee chairperson.

    • Neighborhood Group (NHG): Consists of 10–20 members, with one female representative aged 18 or above per household.

    • Area Development Society (ADS): A federation of Neighborhood Groups (NHGs) at the ward level.

    • Community Development Society (CDS): The apex body at the Panchayat/Municipality level. Office bearers are democratically elected women, while Local Self-Government representatives provide leadership in the role of patron/monitoring committee chairperson.

     

◎ Main Objectives

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  • Poverty Eradication: Primary priority.

  • Economic Empowerment: Through income generation, entrepreneurship, and microfinance.

  • Social Development: In sectors like health, education, and the "Agathi Rahitha Kerala" (Destitute-Free Kerala) project.

  • Women Empowerment: By ensuring leadership, participation in decision-making, and gender justice.

Poverty Eradication: Primary priority.
  • Economic Empowerment: Through income generation, entrepreneurship, and microfinance.

  • Social Development: In sectors like health, education, and the "Agathi Rahitha Kerala" (Destitute-Free Kerala) project.

  • Women Empowerment: By ensuring leadership, participation in decision-making, and gender justice.

    • Poverty Eradication: Primary priority.

    • Economic Empowerment: Through income generation, entrepreneurship, and microfinance.

    • Social Development: In sectors like health, education, and the "Agathi Rahitha Kerala" (Destitute-Free Kerala) project.

    • Women Empowerment: By ensuring leadership, participation in decision-making, and gender justice.

✦ Key Activity Areas and Schemes

1. Economic Development / Livelihood

  • Micro-Enterprises: Over 100,000 micro-enterprise groups operating across diverse sectors including Cafe Kudumbashree, Janakeeya Hotels, Nutrimix, Haritha Karma Sena, construction groups, apparel groups, and more.

  • Bank Linkage & Thrift-Credit: Bank linkage loans extended to lakhs of Neighborhood Groups (NHGs), along with self-help thrift and credit operations.

  • Marketing: Facilitating product marketing by listing items on digital platforms like ONDC for online sales.

  • Agriculture / Animal Husbandry / Value Addition: Promoting joint liability farming, Farmer JLGs, agricultural processing, branding, and organizing trade fairs.

    2. Social Development

  • Agathi Rahitha Kerala (Destitute-Free Kerala): Initiatives aimed at identifying, rehabilitating, and providing comprehensive support to ultra-poor and destitute families.

  • BUDS & Balasabha: Programs designed for the education, protection, and overall development of children and children with special needs.

  • Relief & Rehabilitation: Providing livelihood support and rehabilitation assistance to disaster-affected families.

  • 3. Women Empowerment

  • Gender Interventions: Empowerment initiatives carried out through self-learning models like Sthree Padhavi Swayam Padanam and support mechanisms like the Snehitha Gender Help Desk.

  • Skill Development & Employment: Providing skill training and employment opportunities to rural youth through DDU-GKY 2.0.

  • Leadership Training: Building capacity at the CDS, ADS, and NHG levels in democratic governance, microfinance, and livelihood management.

  • 4. Other Major Initiatives

  • PMAY-LIFE (Kerala): Kudumbashree functions as a key implementing/nodal agency.

  • SVEP / SRLM-NRLM: Supporting rural entrepreneurship development and livelihood sustainability.

  • Market Interventions: Conducting market interventions through initiatives like ‘Onakkani’ to control prices and ensure supply during festival seasons like Onam.

1. Economic Development / Livelihood

  • Micro-Enterprises: Over 100,000 micro-enterprise groups operating across diverse sectors including Cafe Kudumbashree, Janakeeya Hotels, Nutrimix, Haritha Karma Sena, construction groups, apparel groups, and more.

  • Bank Linkage & Thrift-Credit: Bank linkage loans extended to lakhs of Neighborhood Groups (NHGs), along with self-help thrift and credit operations.

  • Marketing: Facilitating product marketing by listing items on digital platforms like ONDC for online sales.

  • Agriculture / Animal Husbandry / Value Addition: Promoting joint liability farming, Farmer JLGs, agricultural processing, branding, and organizing trade fairs.

2. Social Development

  • Agathi Rahitha Kerala (Destitute-Free Kerala): Initiatives aimed at identifying, rehabilitating, and providing comprehensive support to ultra-poor and destitute families.

  • BUDS & Balasabha: Programs designed for the education, protection, and overall development of children and children with special needs.

  • Relief & Rehabilitation: Providing livelihood support and rehabilitation assistance to disaster-affected families.

3. Women Empowerment

  • Gender Interventions: Empowerment initiatives carried out through self-learning models like Sthree Padhavi Swayam Padanam and support mechanisms like the Snehitha Gender Help Desk.

  • Skill Development & Employment: Providing skill training and employment opportunities to rural youth through DDU-GKY 2.0.

  • Leadership Training: Building capacity at the CDS, ADS, and NHG levels in democratic governance, microfinance, and livelihood management.

4. Other Major Initiatives

  • PMAY-LIFE (Kerala): Kudumbashree functions as a key implementing/nodal agency.

  • SVEP / SRLM-NRLM: Supporting rural entrepreneurship development and livelihood sustainability.

  • Market Interventions: Conducting market interventions through initiatives like ‘Onakkani’ to control prices and ensure supply during festival seasons like Onam.

Here is the English translation of the key activity areas and schemes:

1. Economic Development / Livelihood

  • Micro-Enterprises: Over 100,000 micro-enterprise groups operating across diverse sectors including Cafe Kudumbashree, Janakeeya Hotels, Nutrimix, Haritha Karma Sena, construction groups, apparel groups, and more.

  • Bank Linkage & Thrift-Credit: Bank linkage loans extended to lakhs of Neighborhood Groups (NHGs), along with self-help thrift and credit operations.

  • Marketing: Facilitating product marketing by listing items on digital platforms like ONDC for online sales.

  • Agriculture / Animal Husbandry / Value Addition: Promoting joint liability farming, Farmer JLGs, agricultural processing, branding, and organizing trade fairs.

2. Social Development

  • Agathi Rahitha Kerala (Destitute-Free Kerala): Initiatives aimed at identifying, rehabilitating, and providing comprehensive support to ultra-poor and destitute families.

  • BUDS & Balasabha: Programs designed for the education, protection, and overall development of children and children with special needs.

  • Relief & Rehabilitation: Providing livelihood support and rehabilitation assistance to disaster-affected families.

3. Women Empowerment

  • Gender Interventions: Empowerment initiatives carried out through self-learning models like Sthree Padhavi Swayam Padanam and support mechanisms like the Snehitha Gender Help Desk.

  • Skill Development & Employment: Providing skill training and employment opportunities to rural youth through DDU-GKY 2.0.

  • Leadership Training: Building capacity at the CDS, ADS, and NHG levels in democratic governance, microfinance, and livelihood management.

4. Other Major Initiatives

  • PMAY-LIFE (Kerala): Kudumbashree functions as a key implementing/nodal agency.

  • SVEP / SRLM-NRLM: Supporting rural entrepreneurship development and livelihood sustainability.

  • Market Interventions: Conducting market interventions through initiatives like ‘Onakkani’ to control prices and ensure supply during festival seasons like Onam.

1. Economic Development / Livelihood

  • Micro-Enterprises: Over 100,000 micro-enterprise groups operating across diverse sectors including Cafe Kudumbashree, Janakeeya Hotels, Nutrimix, Haritha Karma Sena, construction groups, apparel groups, and more.

  • Bank Linkage & Thrift-Credit: Bank linkage loans extended to lakhs of Neighborhood Groups (NHGs), along with self-help thrift and credit operations.

  • Marketing: Facilitating product marketing by listing items on digital platforms like ONDC for online sales.

  • Agriculture / Animal Husbandry / Value Addition: Promoting joint liability farming, Farmer JLGs, agricultural processing, branding, and organizing trade fairs.

2. Social Development

  • Agathi Rahitha Kerala (Destitute-Free Kerala): Initiatives aimed at identifying, rehabilitating, and providing comprehensive support to ultra-poor and destitute families.

  • BUDS & Balasabha: Programs designed for the education, protection, and overall development of children and children with special needs.

  • Relief & Rehabilitation: Providing livelihood support and rehabilitation assistance to disaster-affected families.

3. Women Empowerment

  • Gender Interventions: Empowerment initiatives carried out through self-learning models like Sthree Padhavi Swayam Padanam and support mechanisms like the Snehitha Gender Help Desk.

  • Skill Development & Employment: Providing skill training and employment opportunities to rural youth through DDU-GKY 2.0.

  • Leadership Training: Building capacity at the CDS, ADS, and NHG levels in democratic governance, microfinance, and livelihood management.

4. Other Major Initiatives

  • PMAY-LIFE (Kerala): Kudumbashree functions as a key implementing/nodal agency.

  • SVEP / SRLM-NRLM: Supporting rural entrepreneurship development and livelihood sustainability.

  • Market Interventions: Conducting market interventions through initiatives like ‘Onakkani’ to control prices and ensure supply during festival seasons like Onam.

▣ CDS Members List 2026
Sl NoWard NoWard nameCDS Member namePhone number
1|XKannankoduJeseena A M (Chair person)7907409500
2X|KuriyoduSuma V I(Vice Chairperson)9539332488
3|TheruvinbhagamSmitha R (Member)8547013202
4||VelloopparaAmbika Kumari K B (Member)9633518602
5|||EdakkoduSaritha A S (Member)9048535944
6|VMadannadaSindhu J (Member)9048992894
7VPoonkoduGopika S Nair (Member)7593996129
8V|AkkonamJayakumari C (Member)9605097933
9V||MannamparambuAnithakumari S (Member)

9778552360

10V|||TownSheena V (Member)

9744520441

11XChadayamangalamSindhu H N (Member)

9447013233

12X||VettuvazhyBindhu M R (Member)

9645477386

13X|||KalayamSalini J (Member)

8129102490

14X|VKallikkaduNimya G N (Member)

9539145387

15XVMoolamkoduSheeja J (Member)

8943139243

16XV|PoredomMumthas S (Member)

9383488486

17  Latha L G (Member Secretary)

9947629047

18  Sheeja S (Accountant)

9048077850