Get information on Covid-19 from experts and clarify doubts: Awareness classes progressing

Posted on Wednesday, May 26, 2021

A series of Covid-19 Awareness Class for Kudumbashree members and the general public has been started under the leadership of Kudumbashree associating with the Indian Medical Association (IMA). The programme is ongoing receiving good responses from among the public. This program is done under the supervision of the Health Department, in cooperation with the Kerala Institute of Local Administration (KILA).

The topics which everyone should be aware of while fighting back this pandemic are chosen for the series. The topics dealt at the awareness class series include ‘Covid home care - what all should the caretakers note’, ‘covid treatment- mental pressure’, ‘covid patient and heart disease’, ‘post covid issues and its solutions’, the ‘scientific base of covid home treatment’, ‘lung diseases of covid patients and the ‘treatment protocols’, 'Covid and women',  'Covid preventive measures at work places', 'Know everything about Covid Vaccination', 'Covid- preventive measures', Diabetics in Covid patients: What to note', 'Covid home care- How to make the home safe', 'Covid home care and children', 'Covid home care- masks and waste', 'Covid patients-food', 'Non covid monsoon diseases- What all to be taken care of' etc. The classes are dealt with by the experts who have experience in the healthcare sector.  The awareness classes were started on 13 May 2021 onwards. The classes are being conducted on alternate days. 

The Indian Medical Association (IMA) extends full support for this initiative. IMA has selected the doctors for the classes and prepared the schedules and has also chosen the subject experts who have good communication skills and are capable of communicating the information with the common people. Kudumbashree members and the public have participated in these classes with great enthusiasm. As per the protocol being followed now, the Category-A covid patients should take their treatments at home. And during this time, it is important that everyone should be aware of the treatment and all sides of covid-19 pandemic. This is the reason why such a programme was started. All the technical settings for these classes are arranged by KILA. 

The Health Department supervises this programme and gives the needed advice. Arrangements are made to answer the questions with the support of the Health Department and if any questions regarding the policy of the Government arise while giving these technical classes under the leadership of IMA. Also the concerned officials of KILA would attend the classes to answer the questions regarding the Government orders and services related to the Local Self Government Department. 

The classes could be watched live on the respective days from 2.30 PM onwards through the Facebook pages and YouTube channels of KILA and Kudumbashree. The viewers may also ask their doubts and get it clarified from the experts themselves.  The previous classes are also available in these pages and channels. It is expected that these awareness classes about covid, organized with best convergence and partnership would reach out to all  people in Kerala and it would help them in the treatments of covid patients and will be of great help to all.

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Get information on Covid-19 from experts and clarify doubts: Awareness classes progressing

1054 Janakeeya Hotels in Kerala stand out extending best of their services

Posted on Friday, May 21, 2021

The 1054 Janakeeya Hotels in Kerala have already set a unique model by extending best of their services amidst the crisis of covid-19 pandemic. As lockdown is notified in the state to contain the spread of the second wave of covid-19 pandemic, most of the Janakeeya Hotels are delivering the food parcels to the needy. Everyday, an average of more than 80,000 meals @ Rs. 20 are packed and served from all the Janakeeya Hotels across the state. A total of 1054 Janakeeya hotels are functioning all across the state which includes the 874 Janakeeya Hotels in the panchayat areas and 180 Janakeeya Hotels in the municipalities and corporations. These have turned out to be a great service provider for the common people during this crisis.

Around 1.50 lakh people were served meals every day @ Rs 20, before the lockdown was notified in the state . When the lockdown was started, the number of  meals from the Janakeeya Hotels had decreased as only parcel meals were permitted. In the budget speech for the 2020-21 financial year, it was announced that 1000 Janakeeya Hotels will be started all across the state under the leadership of Kudumbashree. Kudumbashree was able to implement this programme in the best way possible, amidst the crisis of covid-19 pandemic. When the financial year ended on 31 March 2021, the number of Janakeeya Hotels started in the state was 1007. A total of 1054 Janakeeya Hotels have started functioning until today.

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The details including the location of these 1054 Janakeeya Hotels, the contact numbers to order the food, the details of the food supplied from the Janakeeya Hotels every day (including free meals) are available in public domain in this link: https://kudumbashree.org/pages/826. The NHG members and entrepreneurs have succeeded in running these Janakeeya Hotels efficiently,  providing the best of their services to the people and are extending the best of their services even during the time of crisis.

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The 1054 Janakeeya Hotels in Kerala have already set a unique model by extending best of their services amidst the crisis of covid-19 pandemic

Online Awareness programme Series on Covid-19 War Room activities starts

Posted on Monday, May 17, 2021

Awareness programme Series on Covid-19 War Room activities has been started. The awareness programme is jointly organised by the Health Department of Kerala, Local Self Government Department War Room, Indian Medical Association (IMA), Kerala Institute of Local Administration (KILA), and Kudumbashree. The awareness programme series was inaugurated by Smt. K. K. Shailaja, Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Government of Kerala, on 13 May 2021. The programme aims at spreading awareness on the spread of the second wave of covid-19 pandemic to each and every household as most of the people are getting affected from the same. The awareness classes are scheduled to be held on 15, 17,19, 21 and 23 May 2021 at 2.30 PM. Eminent doctors and the concerned officials would clear the doubts of the public. 

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The elected representatives of the LSGIs, ward level committee members, war room nodal officers, volunteers, officials working in connection with covid-19 countering activities, Kudumbashree staff, office bearers of CDSs, ADSs and NHGs, training team members, KAASS members, Micro Enterprise Consultants, Jagratha Samithi members, community counsellors, office bearers of Balasabha, BUDS teachers, DDUGKY trainees etc have attended the awareness programme. The zoom meeting was streamed through the facebook and youtube channels of KILA. Dr. P.T Zacharia, State President, IMA, presided over the function. Shri. S. Harikishore IAS, Executive Director, Kudumbashree introduced the project.  Dr. Padmakumar, Professor of Medicine, Medical College, Alappuzha, led the class on taking care of covid-19 patients at households. Dr. R.C Sreekumar, Chairman, Research Cell & Digital IMA was the moderator of the programme. Dr. P. Gopikumar, State Secretary, IMA Kerala delivered the welcome speech. Dr. Joy Elamon. Director General (DG) Kerala Institute of Local Administration, also participated in the programme.

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Online Awareness programme Series on Covid-19 War Room activities starts

Kudumbashree join hands with Supplyco for home delivery of essential goods

Posted on Friday, May 14, 2021

Kudumbashree joined hands with Supplyco for the home delivery of essential goods during the lockdown. This service is now available at 95 Supplyco outlets across the state. The customers may place their orders through phone or whatsapp and following that, the respective Kudumbashree members would deliver the essential goods at the door steps. One can apply for upto 20 kilogram in a single order. In the first phase, home delivery of essential goods would be available within 10 kms around the outlet.

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The orders will be received till 1 PM and the goods will be delivered during the afternoon.  Rs 40 is charged for the delivery within 2 kms. Rs 60 is charged for the delivery within 5 kms. Rs 100 is the delivery charge for delivering the goods within 10 kms. The customer may pay the bill amount to the Kudumbashree member who delivers the goods at their doorsteps. This service is now available in all the major Supplyco Supermarkets. The details of the supermarkets, where home delivery is available and their contact numbers are listed in Supplyco's official website. As of now, 2 Kudumbashree members are entrusted in every outlet for the home delivery service. If the orders increase, more Kudumbashree members would be entrusted for the same. Kudumbashree considers this convergence as an opportunity to serve the public, overcome the crisis caused by covid-19 pandemic.

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Kudumbashree joined hands with Supplyco for the home delivery of essential goods during the lockdown.

Kudumbashree Kasaragod District Mission launches 'Kshree Radio' Community Radio Service

Posted on Wednesday, May 12, 2021

Amidst the lockdown notified in the state to contain the community spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, Kudumbashree Kasaragod District Mission launched 'Kshree Radio', the community radio service of Kudumbashree Kasaragod District team. The community radio was launched by Ms. Baby Balakrishnan, President, Kasaragod District Panchayath on 10 May 2021.  Kshree Radio is launched to disseminate news and other important information from the Government, directly to the Kudumbashree members and to the general public. Thereby, the Kshree Radio also aims at avoiding the spread of fake news. 

The news bulletins are broadcasted everyday at 8 PM. The news bulletins are presented by Kudumbashree members and also by Kudumbashree staff including District Programme Managers. Kudumbashree members in the district are working with the District Rapid Response Team, Panchayath Help Desks, War Room etc. The news bulletins are prepared including the reports from those areas. It is also conceived as the IEC (Information, Education, Communication) activity for the vaccination campaign and also spread the news of the covid countering activities.

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The news bulletins are broadcasted everyday at 8 PM. The news bulletins are presented by Kudumbashree members and also by Kudumbashree staff including District Programme Managers

കേരള ചിക്കന്‍; കുടുംബശ്രീയുടെ ആദ്യ ബ്രാന്‍ഡഡ് വിപണനകേന്ദ്രത്തിന് ഔദ്യോഗിക തുടക്കം

Posted on Wednesday, March 3, 2021

*തദ്ദേശ സ്വയംഭരണ വകുപ്പ് മന്ത്രി എ.സി. മൊയ്തീന്‍ ഓണ്‍ലൈനായി ഉദ്ഘാടനം നിര്‍വ്വഹിച്ചു

തിരുവനന്തപുരം: കേരളത്തിലെ ആഭ്യന്തര ഇറച്ചിക്കോഴി വിപണിയിലെ 50 ശതമാനം ഇറച്ചിക്കോഴിയും സംസ്ഥാനത്ത് തന്നെ ഉത്പാദിപ്പിച്ച് വിതരണം ചെയ്യുകയെന്ന ലക്ഷ്യത്തോടെ തുടക്കം കുറിച്ച കേരള ചിക്കന്‍ പദ്ധതിയുടെ ഭാഗമായുള്ള കുടുംബശ്രീയുടെ ആദ്യ വിപണന കേന്ദ്രം പ്രവര്‍ത്തനമാരാംഭിച്ചു. എറണാകുളം ജില്ലയിലെ നോര്‍ത്ത് പറവൂരിലെ വിപണന കേന്ദ്രത്തിന്റെ ഔദ്യോഗിക ഉദ്ഘാടനം തദ്ദേശ സ്വയംഭരണ വകുപ്പ് മന്ത്രി എ.സി. മൊയ്തീന്‍ ജൂണ്‍ 30ന് ഓണ്‍ലൈന്‍ മുഖേന നിര്‍വ്വഹിച്ചു. മൃഗസംരക്ഷണ വകുപ്പിന്റെ സഹകരണത്തോടെ കേരളത്തില്‍ നടപ്പിലാക്കുന്ന ഈ പദ്ധതി 2017 നവംബറിലാണ് ആരംഭിച്ചത്. കുടുംബശ്രീ എക്‌സിക്യൂട്ടീവ് ഡയറക്ടര്‍ എസ്. ഹരികിഷോര്‍ ഐഎഎഎസ് പദ്ധതി വിശദീകരണം നടത്തി.

 

   ആദ്യഘട്ടത്തില്‍ ഒരു ദിവസം പ്രായമായ കോഴിക്കുഞ്ഞുങ്ങളെ കുടുംബശ്രീ കോഴി വളര്‍ത്തല്‍ യൂണിറ്റുകള്‍ക്ക് നല്‍കി, വളര്‍ച്ചയെത്തു മ്പോള്‍ നിശ്ചിത തുക നല്‍കി തിരികെയെടുക്കുന്ന പ്രവര്‍ത്തനത്തിനായി തിരുവനന്തപുരം, പത്തനംതിട്ട, കൊല്ലം ജില്ലകളില്‍ കേരള സ്‌റ്റേറ്റ് പൗള്‍ട്രി ഡെവലപ്പ്‌മെന്റ് കോര്‍പ്പറേഷനുമായും (കെപ്‌കോ) എറണാകുളം, കോട്ടയം ജില്ലകളില്‍ മീറ്റ് പ്രോഡക്ട്‌സ് ഓഫ് ഇന്ത്യയുമായും (എംപിഐ) ധാരണയിലെത്തി പ്രവര്‍ത്തനം നടത്തി. കോഴിവളര്‍ത്തുന്ന, വളര്‍ത്താന്‍ താത്പര്യമുള്ള 545 കര്‍ഷകര്‍ക്ക് കമ്മ്യൂണിറ്റി എന്റര്‍പ്രൈസ് ഫണ്ടും (സിഇഎഫ്) നല്‍കി. തിരുവനന്തപുരം ജില്ലയിലെ കഠിനംകുളത്ത് ബ്രീഡര്‍ ഫാമും പൗള്‍ട്രി ലൈനും റെന്‍ഡറിങ് പ്ലാന്റും ഉള്‍പ്പെട്ട പൗള്‍ട്രി പ്രോസസിങ് പ്ലാന്റിന്റെ നിര്‍മ്മാണ പ്രവര്‍ത്തനങ്ങള്‍ നടന്നുവരികയാണ്. കേരള ചിക്കന്‍ പദ്ധതിയുടെ ഭാഗമായി ഉത്പാദനം മുതല്‍ വിപണനം വരെയുള്ള പ്രവര്‍ത്തനങ്ങള്‍ ഏകോപിപ്പിക്കുന്നതിനായി പദ്ധതിയുടെ ഭാഗമായ എല്ലാ കുടുംബശ്രീ ഇറച്ചിക്കോഴി കര്‍ഷകരെയും ഉള്‍പ്പെടുത്തി കുടുംബശ്രീ ബ്രോയിലര്‍ ഫാര്‍മേഴ്‌സ് പ്രൊഡ്യൂസര്‍ കമ്പനിയും ആരംഭിച്ചിരുന്നു.  

  പ്രൊഡ്യൂസര്‍ കമ്പനിയുടെ നേതൃത്വത്തില്‍ 95 ഇറച്ചിക്കോഴി കര്‍ഷകര്‍ക്ക് ഇന്റഗ്രേഷന്‍ ഫാമിങ് അഥവാ കോണ്‍ട്രാക് ഫാമിങ് (1 ദിവസം പ്രായമായ കോഴിക്കു ഞ്ഞുങ്ങളെയും മരുന്നും തീറ്റയും കര്‍ഷകര്‍ക്ക് നല്‍കി 40 ദിവസം വളര്‍ച്ചെയെത്തിയ ഇറച്ചിക്കോഴികളെ വളര്‍ത്ത് കൂലി നല്‍കി തിരികെയെടുക്കുന്ന പ്രവര്‍ത്തനം) അനുസരിച്ച് നാല് ആവൃത്തികളിലായി 4,16,000 കോഴിക്കുഞ്ഞുങ്ങളെ നല്‍കി വളര്‍ച്ചയെത്തിയ കോഴികളെ തിരികെ വാങ്ങി വിപണിയിലെത്തിക്കുകയും ചെയ്തു കഴിഞ്ഞു. പദ്ധതിയുടെ അടുത്തഘട്ടമെന്ന നിലയിലാണ് ഇന്റഗ്രേഷന്‍ ഫാമിങ് നടത്തുന്ന കുടുംബശ്രീ കോഴി കര്‍ഷകരില്‍ നിന്നും തിരികെയെടുക്കുന്ന ഇറച്ചിക്കോഴി നേരിട്ട് വിപണനം നടത്തുന്നതിനായുള്ള കുടുംബശ്രീയുടെ ബ്രാന്‍ഡഡ് വിപണന കേന്ദ്രം ആരംഭിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നത്. ഏഴിക്കര സിഡിഎസിന് കീഴിലുള്ള അയല്‍ക്കൂട്ടാംഗങ്ങളായ രേണുക രാജന്‍, അനശ്വര എന്നിവരാണ് ഈ വിപണന കേന്ദ്രം നടത്തുന്നത്. ഈ കേന്ദ്രത്തിലേക്ക് ചിക്കന്‍ എത്തിക്കുന്നത് 5 കുടുംബശ്രീ കര്‍ഷകരാണ്. 2020 ജൂലൈ 15നകം എറണാകുളം ജില്ലയിലെ തിരുമാറാടി, ആയവന, കോട്ടപ്പടി, മാറാടി എന്നിവിടങ്ങളിലും വിപണന കേന്ദ്രങ്ങള്‍ ആരംഭിക്കും. 2020 ഡിസംബറോടെ 220 കര്‍ഷകര്‍ മുഖേന ഇന്റഗ്രേഷന്‍ ഫാമിങ് നടത്തി 200 ഔട്ട്‌ലെറ്റുകള്‍ വിവിധ ജില്ലകളിലായി ആരംഭിക്കും.

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  മന്ത്രിയുടെ ഓഫീസില്‍ നടന്ന ചടങ്ങില്‍ കുടുംബശ്രീ ബ്രോയിലര്‍ ഫാര്‍മേഴ്‌സ് പ്രൊഡ്യൂസര്‍ കമ്പനി ലിമിറ്റഡ് (കെബിഎഫ്പിസി) ഡയറക്ടറായ എസ്. പ്രസന്നകുമാരി, മാര്‍ക്കറ്റിങ് മാനേജര്‍ എസ്. രമ്യ ശ്യാം, പ്രോസസിങ് മാനേജര്‍ ലിജിന്‍ എന്നിവരും വിപണനകേന്ദ്രത്തില്‍ സംഘടിപ്പിച്ച ചടങ്ങില്‍ പറവൂര്‍ നഗരസഭാ ചെയര്‍മാന്‍ പ്രദീപ് തോപ്പില്‍ അധ്യക്ഷനായി. എറണാകുളം കുടുംബശ്രീ ജില്ലാമിഷന്‍ കോര്‍ഡിനേറ്റര്‍ (ഇന്‍ചാര്‍ജ്) എസ്. രഞ്ജിനി സ്വാഗതം ആശംസിച്ചു. വൈപ്പിന്‍ ബ്ലോക്ക് പഞ്ചായത്ത് പ്രസിഡന്റും കുടുംബശ്രീ ഗവേണിങ് ബോഡി അംഗവുമായ പ്രൊഫ. കെ.കെ. ജോഷി മുഖ്യാതിഥിയായിരുന്നു. വാര്‍ഡ് മെമ്പര്‍ രാമചന്ദ്രന്‍, പറവൂര്‍ സിഡിഎസ് ചെയര്‍പേഴ്‌സണ്‍ ഗീത പരമേശ്വരന്‍, കെബിഎഫ്പിസി മാര്‍ക്കറ്റിങ് മാനേജര്‍ കിരണ്‍ എം. സുഗതന്‍ തുടങ്ങിയവരും ചടങ്ങില്‍ പങ്കെടുത്തു.

 

 

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ആദ്യഘട്ടത്തില്‍ ഒരു ദിവസം പ്രായമായ കോഴിക്കുഞ്ഞുങ്ങളെ കുടുംബശ്രീ കോഴി വളര്‍ത്തല്‍ യൂണിറ്റുകള്‍ക്ക് നല്‍കി, വളര്‍ച്ചയെത്തു മ്പോള്‍ നിശ്ചിത തുക നല്‍കി തിരികെയെടുക്കുന്ന പ്രവര്‍ത്തനത്തിനായി തിരുവനന്തപുരം, പത്തനംതിട്ട, കൊല്ലം ജില്ലകളില്‍ കേരള സ്‌റ്റേറ്റ് പൗള്‍

NULM : Kudumbashree bags National Award for effective implementation

Posted on Monday, February 15, 2021

Kudumbashree has bagged the National Award for efficiently implementing the National Urban Livelihoods Mission (NULM) programme in Kerala for the assessment year 2019-20. Kudumbashree is receiving this Award constituted by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India for the third consecutive year. During 2017-18, Kudumbahsree had secured third prize and during 2018-19, Kudumbashree had bagged the second prize. Now, Kudumbashree has secured the third prize again and has been able to make a hat trick achievement. Kudumbashree could steadily sustain the best performance at the national level. Kudumbashree received the  letter confirming the award from the Government of India. 

The special feature of the Award is that the prize money is given as additional financial allocation for the project implementation. During the last two years, Kudumbashree had additionally received Rs 6 crores and Rs 9 crores respectively as Kudumbashree had bagged the awards.  Kudumbashree has received the intimation from the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India that we would additionally receive Rs 6 crores as we had secured the award this year.

During the last four years, Kudumbashree had bagged as many awards in the national level in addition to the award received for the NULM Programme.  During this period, Kudumbashree had secured more than 10 National Awards. National Award for the excellent implementation of Deen Dayal Upadhyay Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDUGKY) skill training programme for three consecutive years,  Best Performance Award constituted by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) for the efficient implementation of the bank linkage of the NHGs,  the Best Practice Award constituted by HUDCO for completing the construction of the houses of  Pradhan Manthri Awas Yojana -Urban (PMAY-U)-LIFE through Kudumbashree Women Construction Groups are a few among them.

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The special feature of the Award is that the prize money is given as additional financial allocation for the project implementation. During the last two years, Kudumbashree had additionally received Rs 6 crores and Rs 9 crores respectively as Kudumbashree

Kudumbashree to implement new training programme in 4 states as part of National Rural Economic Transformation Project of NRLM

Posted on Thursday, February 4, 2021

Kudumbashree is all set to implement new training programme in 4 states as part of the National Rural Economic Transformation Project (NRETP) of National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM). NRETP is being implemented in many states under the leadership of the Ministry of Rural Development with the support of the World Bank. The aim of the project is to elevate the enterprise model to higher level (scalable enterprises). As a part of this project, NRLM had sought Kudumbashree's support to extend training to the Business Development Support Providers (BDSP), who would be appointed for increasing the business of the enterprises. Assam, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh have already requested Kudumbashree's support for providing training to the BDSPs as part of NRETP. Kudumbashree had signed an MoU with National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM), based on this requirement.

The aim was to develop a module for the training and thereby improve their skillsets. Kudumbashree had extended training to the Community Resource Persons (CRP-EP) of various states as part of Startup Village Entrepreneurship Programme (SVEP). NRLM sought Kudumbashree's expertise to extend training to the BDSPs, as Kudumbashree has previous experience in extending training to the Community Resource Persons (CRP-EP), and the NRETP Project is in the model of the SVEP Project. The activities of the BDSPs of NRETP is more challenging than that of the Community Resource Persons of SVEP. Therefore, they require more training to impart the required skill set. So Kudumbashree is planning to make the training module for the Community Resource Persons as the Basic Module for the training for BDSPs.

Kudumbashree also plans to formulate a new training module, as a Growth Module (as an additional component) to help them improve their skill sets and extend the training. In short, as per the requirement of NRLM, Kudumbashree would prepare a training programme that would consist of the Basic Module and Growth Module for the BDSPs.The training would be done completely in online mode, in the background of Covid-19 pandemic. It is a great challenge for Kudumbashree to turn the training programme for moulding the best community cadres for supporting the enterprises, completely into online mode.

 

Kudumbashree have also decided to prepare a Learning Management System to extend the needed training and skill development in online mode to the trainees. Various study materials such as videos on different topics, case studies, special training modules etc are included in addition to the online classes. Kudumbashree aims at making this training the best by providing this study material along with the online classes. Kudumbashree aims at starting the training in the concerned states immediately on getting final approval for these training modules.

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The aim was to develop a module for the training and thereby improve their skillsets. Kudumbashree had extended training to the Community Resource Persons (CRP-EP) of various states as part of Startup Village Entrepreneurship Programme (SVEP).

Co-ordination Committee Meeting -10.02.2021 at 03.00 pm

Posted on Tuesday, February 2, 2021

Co-ordination Committee Meeting will be held on Wednesday 10.02.2021 at 03.00 pm at Layam Hall, Secretariat Annex 2

 

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Co-ordination Committee Meeting will be held on Wednesday 10.02.2021 at 03.00 pm at Layam Hall, Secretariat Annex 2