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തിരുവനന്തപുരം: കുടുംബശ്രീ മുഖേന കേരളത്തില്‍ നടപ്പിലാക്കുന്ന ദേശീയ നഗര ഉപജീവന ദൗത്യത്തിന്റെ (എന്‍യുഎല്‍എം) ഭാഗമായി നഗരപ്രദേശങ്ങളില്‍ സാമ്പത്തികമായി പിന്നോക്കം നില്‍ക്കുന്ന യുവതീയുവാക്കള്‍ക്ക് സൗജന്യ നൈപുണ്യ പരിശീലനവും തൊഴിലും നല്‍കുന്ന എംപ്ലോയ്‌മെന്റ് ത്രൂ സ്‌കില്‍ ട്രെയ്‌നിങ് ആന്‍ഡ് പ്ലേസ്‌മെന്റ് (ഇഎസ്ടിപി) പദ്ധതിയുടെ മൂന്നാം ഘട്ടത്തിന് തുടക്കമായി. തൈക്കാട് ഗവണ്‍മെന്റ് ഗസ്റ്റ് ഹൗസില്‍ നടന്ന ചടങ്ങില്‍ കുടുംബശ്രീ എക്‌സിക്യൂട്ടീവ് ഡയറക്ടര്‍ എസ്. ഹരികിഷോര്‍ ഔപചാരിക ഉദ്ഘാടനം നിര്‍വ്വഹിച്ചു. മൂന്നാം ഘട്ട ത്തില്‍ 93 നഗരങ്ങളിലെ 12000 പേര്‍ക്ക് നൈപുണ്യ പരിശീലനം നല്‍കുന്നതിനായി 35 പരിശീലന ഏജന്‍സികളുമായി കുടുംബശ്രീ ധാരണയിലെത്തി. കുടുംബശ്രീ ഡയറക്ടര്‍ ആശ വര്‍ഗ്ഗീസ് ചടങ്ങില്‍ അധ്യക്ഷത വഹിച്ചു.

  2016ലാണ് എന്‍യുഎല്‍എമ്മിന്റെ ഭാഗമായി കുടുംബശ്രീ നൈപുണ്യ പരിശീലനം നല്‍കി തുടങ്ങിയത്. ഇതുവരെ 16000 പേര്‍ക്ക് പരിശീലനം നല്‍കി കഴിഞ്ഞു. എട്ടാം ക്ലാസ്സ് മുതല്‍ ബിരുദം വരെ യോഗ്യതയുള്ളവര്‍ക്ക് പദ്ധതിയുടെ ഭാഗമായി വിവിധ കോഴ്‌സുകളില്‍ പരിശീലനം നേടാനാകും. മൂന്ന് മാസം മുതല്‍ എട്ടരമാസം വരെ കാലാവധിയുള്ള കോഴ്‌സുകള്‍ വിജയകരമായി പൂര്‍ത്തിയാക്കുന്നവര്‍ക്ക് എന്‍എസ്ഡിസി (നാഷണല്‍ സ്‌കില്‍ ഡെവലപ്പ്‌മെന്റ് കോര്‍പ്പറേഷന്‍) സര്‍ട്ടിഫിക്കറ്റാകും ലഭിക്കുക. 12000ത്തില്‍ 5300 പേര്‍ക്ക് റസിഡന്‍ഷ്യല്‍ രീതിയില്‍ പരിശീലനം നേടാനാകും. താമസവും ഭക്ഷണവും സൗജന്യമാണ്.

   അതാത് നഗരസഭകളിലെ കുടുംബശ്രീയുടെ സിഡിഎസ് ഓഫീസുകളില്‍ നിന്നോ കുടുംബശ്രീ ദേശീയ നഗര ഉപജീവന ദൗത്യം ഓഫീസില്‍ നിന്നോ 155330 എന്ന ടോള്‍ഫ്രീ നമ്പരില്‍ (കുടുംബശ്രീ എന്‍യുഎല്‍എം നൈപുണ്യ പരിശീലനത്തിനായുള്ള പ്രത്യേക നമ്പര്‍) നിന്നോ വിശദ വിവരങ്ങള്‍ ലഭിക്കും. വിവരസാങ്കേതിക വിദ്യ, ടെലികോം, ഓട്ടോമോട്ടീവ്, ടൂറിസം, അക്കൗണ്ടിങ്, ഇലക്ട്രോണി ക്‌സ്, ആയുര്‍വേദം എന്നിങ്ങനെ വ്യത്യസ്ത മേഖലകളില്‍ കോഴ്‌സുകളുണ്ട്. അക്കൗണ്ടന്റ്, ഫീല്‍ഡ് എഞ്ചിനീയര്‍- ഇലക്ട്രോണിക്‌സ്, ആയുര്‍വേദ സ്പാ തെറാപ്പിസ്റ്റ്, ജൂനിയര്‍ സോഫ്ട്‌വെയര്‍ ഡെവല പ്പര്‍, ഫാഷന്‍ ഡിസൈനര്‍, കാഡ് ടിസൈനര്‍ തുടങ്ങിയ 54 കോഴ്‌സുകളില്‍ പരിശീലനം നല്‍കുന്നു.

  ചടങ്ങില്‍ എന്‍യുഎല്‍എം പ്രൊജക്ട് അസിസ്റ്റന്റ് അഞ്ജു ആനന്ദ് സ്വാഗതം ആശംസിച്ചു. കുടുംബശ്രീ സ്‌റ്റേറ്റ് മിഷന്‍ മാനേജര്‍മാരായ പി. രാജേഷ് കുമാര്‍, എസ്. മേഘ്‌ന എന്നിവര്‍ സംസാരിച്ചു. പ്രൊജക്ട് അസിസ്റ്റന്റ് അദിതി മോഹന്‍ നന്ദി പറഞ്ഞു.

Kudumbashree Mission bagged Self Help Group-Bank Linkage Programme Best Performance Award. The award is constituted by the Kerala Regional office of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD). Shri.S.Harikishore IAS, Executive Director, Kudumbashree Mission received the award from Dr T.M Thomas Issac, Minister of Finance and Coir, Government of Kerala at the programme held at Thiruvananthapuram on 12 July 2019. The award was presented to Kudumbashree Mission for promoting Self Help Groups (SHG) and co-ordination with banks for SHG- Bank linkage in Kerala during the year 2018-19.

Neighbourhood Groups-Bank Linkage Programme has emerged as a cost effective mechanism for providing financial services to the poor which has been successful not only in meeting financial needs of them but also strengthen collective self help capacities of the poor, leading to their empowerment as well. Neighbourhood Groups had proved to be one of the best model that provides the opportunity to save regularly, access formal savings institutions and participate in the management of these savings. SHGs have good impact on members, in their ability to save their hard earned money.

With Multi pronged benefits, NHGs  had improved women’s access to credit. The financial mobility due to participation in the SHG has led to an improvement in the quality of their lives. As many families were able to address their basic needs better than ever before. Access to credit from the bank in affordable interest became the greatest boon for poor women. Hence linking Neighbourhood Group with the banks became a prerequisite in Financial Inclusion. The two key step involved in bank linkages are opening bank account and facilitating credit linkages.  Kudumbashree Mission being one of the pioneers in establishing successful SHGs (NHGs) have promoted bank linkage since the inception. This model became successful that at a certain extent poor could access finance and could meet their immediate needs.

Kudumbashree Mission's Contributions for replicating the Kudumbashree Model of poverty alleviation in Azerbaijan has been felicitated by the Government of Azerbaijan. The Azerbaijan Rural Women's Association, the apex body of the Women Development and Enterprise Groups set up under the project had won an award from Government of Azerbaijan for their work. It was during that occasion the contributions of Kudumbashree Mission was mentioned.

As part of adapting Kudumbashree model in Azerbaijan and for conducting a scoping study, officials from Kudumbashree Mission had visited Azerbaijan during March 2018. And later, the second phase training was also extended during September 2018. The training was extended under the leadership of Kudumbashree NRO which was recognized by the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD), Government of India, to provide support to other States in their poverty eradication efforts. Government of Azerbaijan had shown interest on Kudumbashree's organisational structure as well as in Micro Enterprises ad vulnerability studies and had approached Kudumbashree Mission during October 2017.

The training for forming women's groups in Neighborhood group model in connection with the Azerbaijan Rural Investment Project (AZRIP) was extended during the first phase. Training was given for the AZIRP officials for conducting activities related to micro savings and for keeping the cash accounts. Along with the AZIRP officials, Kudumbashree officials visited different centres in Azerbaijan and had given training classes. Based on the first phase training women groups had already been started in Azerbaijan. In the second phase, training was extended for giving loans on the micro savings section and for starting micro enterprises in the livelihood development section.

Kudumbashree Mission launched the second phase of DDU-GKY and signed MoU with new PIAs at the programme held at Harmony Hall, Mascot Hotel, Thiruvananthapuram on 20 June 2019. Shri. S. Harikishore IAS, Executive Director, Kudumbashree Mission inaugurated the programme, launched the Phase 2 of DDU-GKY and signed MoU with the new Project Implementing Agencies. Kudumbashree Mission had signed MoU with 27 New Project Implementing  Agencies of DDU-GKY. The second phase of DDU-GKY will be from 2019-2022. During this period training would be extended to 80,000 candidates. Rs 800 crores is allotted for the same. Now the target is given to the PIAs for extending skill training to 8810 candidates. The Awards conferred to the Project Implementing Agencies were also given away at the function.

The convergence model of DDU-GKY with Micro Enterprise units (uniform stitching and canteen operation) was recommended as a national model by Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) to all the Programme implementation states. Asraya Beneficiaries (destitute), differently abled, tribal communities were given thrust while implementing the programme. In the first phase a target of training 51,200 rural youth was awarded to the state and based on the better performance and additional 20,000 target was awarded thus taking the total target to 71,200. The entire target of 71,200 was allocated to Project Implementing Agencies out of which 52,350 were given training and  42,352 have completed the course and 32,498 were given wage employment.

DDU-GKY, the skill training and placement programme under the Ministry of Rural Development ( MoRD) occupies a unique position amongst the other skill training programmes due to its focus to the poor rural youth and its emphasis on sustainable employment through the prominence and incentives given to post placement tracking, retention and career progression. DDU-GKY Kerala had received the national award for being the second best state nodal agency for implementing DDU-GKY programme during 2017-18 and had also bagged the national award for being the third best state nodal agency for implementing DDU-GKY programme during 2016-17 as well. 

DDU-GKY is being implemented in Kerala starting from 2015. Training is given to the candidates of 18-35 age group. Women, Persons With Disabilities, PGVT are given age concession upto 45 years.  The training, accommodation, food and study materials are given to the candidates free of cost. Training is being extended in 126 courses of 32 sectors. The courses ranges from Accounting, Animation upto Air Hostess training. Those who complete the courses of  3 months to one year duration would be given National Council for Vocational Training (NCVT) certificates and and Sector Skills Councils (SSC) Certificate. There are about 150 training centres functioning all across the state. Kaushal Panjee App or Skill Register App is also set up to rural youth,through which the candidate can register free of cost and be connected to training partners and banks working in collaboration with the Ministry of Rural Development. Apart from this, Migration Support Centres are functioning in Thiruvananthapuram and Ernakulam districts as well.

The Project Implementing Agencies viz., Malankara Social Services Society, Appollo Med Skills, Rajagiri School of Social Sciences, PSN, KITES Softwares Private Limited, Jan Shikshan Sansthan, Kitex Childrens Wear Private Limited and MSM ITI were given awards for their best performance awards. Shri. S. Harikishore IAS, Executive Director, Kudumbashree briefed about the DDU-GKY programme implemented in Kerala. Shri. Shibu N.P, State Programme Manager, Kudumbashree Mission welcomed the gathering and Dr. K.R Shaiju, District Mission Coordinator, Kudumbashree Thiruvananthapuram District Mission extended Vote of Thanks.

Snehitha Gender Help Desk got the approval of Government of Kerala as a 24 hour working institution to provide care and support to women and children who are in distress. It is as per the Government order- G.O (M.S) No.56/2019/LSGD dt. 31/05/2019 that Snehitha Gender Help Desk has got Government approval. Snehitha had been making remarkable interventions and had been supporting women and children in distress and was also extending legal aid, emotional and social support as well. It is as per the request of the Executive Director of Kudumbashree Mission that Snehitha Gender Help Desk has now got Government approval.

Snehitha is a 24 hours working gender help desk. It is a district level centre set up to support and guide the women who are in need  or distress. Snehitha provides short stay and counseling facilities to the needy as well. Kudumbashree Mission established three Snehitha Gender Help Desks in Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam and Malappuram districts of Kerala during September 2013. Snehitha gender help desks were started in all the 14 districts of Kerala since October 2017. As the name implies, Snehitha is being a ‘Female Friend’ to as many women and children who are in distress. Snehitha provides immediate help, shelter, counseling, motivation and legal assistance to the victims of violence. Snehitha provide short term shelter, with a view to protect and rehabilitate those women and children who are facing social, economic, and emotional problems due to family problems, mental strains, social exclusion, exploitation or other causes or are being forced into prostitution, widows, persecuted women and destitute women who had thrown out of from their families. It works to avail support and help to the shield less women in society. 

The main aim of the center is to provide help and support to those women and children who are in distress and provide voice for their issues and concerns, also to prevent, protect and prevail over domestic violence through advocacy, empowerment and social change. Snehitha are providing shelter to many women and children who have no one to protect and are living in insecure circumstances and who were rescued from the verge of committing suicide. The Help Desk is working on the principle of convergence, which is followed by a close interface and collaboration with different government, non- governmental organizations working in the relevant and related field. Snehitha also looks to enhance the socio-economic status of young, underprivileged women by empowering them with self-confidence and the required skills to enable them to become independent and contribute to family and society. Snehitha helps its beneficiaries in getting livelihood support and assistance for opportunities. Snehitha also coordinates various outreach activities in schools and other institutions. 

Kudumbashree Mission, with its strong networking structure can ensure the proper and timely implementation of the law and can protect the interest of the affected by working in collaboration with the service providers. Snehitha consist 11 staffs and all of them are women. There are two counselors, five service providers, one office assistant, two securities and one care taker in every Snehitha Gender Help Desk. As of now, 18,145 cases were reported in Snehitha out of which 9842 cases were reported over phone. Legal aid was extended to them with the assistance of Kerala Legal Services Society. Short stay service had been extended ti 3778 women and children so far.

The Bala Parliament organised by Kudumbashree Mission set a noteworthy representation of Balasabha Children. Shri. A.C Moideen, Minister, Local Self Government Department, Government of Kerala inaugurated the Bala Parliament held at Old Legislative Assembly Hall on 22 May 2019. Selected 140 students from 14 districts across the state took part in the programme. After the Bala Parliament, the Balasabha children also visited the New Legislative Assembly Complex.

Students were divided into different groups and out of them 20 students were identified for the roles of President, Prime Minister, Speaker, Opposition Leader and Ministers of various departments. Abhimanyu A.S from Thiruvananthapuram, Surya Suresh from Kottayam, Adithya from Kannur, Abhishek.L. Namboothiri from Kottayam and Aleena from Alappuzha played the roles of Prime Minister, Speaker, Deputy Speaker, President and Opposition Leader respectively. 

Smt. Asha Vargheese, Director, Kudumbashree Mission welcomed the gathering and Smt. Hemalatha C.K,  District Mission Coordinator, Kudumbashree Malappuram DIstrict Mission extended Vote of Thanks. Shri. K.P Anil, Private Secretary to Minister, LSGD, Shri. A Santhosh Kumar, Additional Private Secretary to Minister, LSGD, Smt. G.S Amrida, Programme Officer, Social Development, Kudumbashree Mission, Shri. Jijin Gangadharan, State Assistant Programme Manager, Kudumbashree Mission, Shri.Jomon, State Assistant Programme Manager, Kudumbashree Mission, District Programme Managers,  Block Co-ordinators and Resource Persons also attended the programme.

The prime objective of constituting Balasabhas is to prevent inter-generational transmission of poverty through capability enhancement of children. Small Learning Groups for experimental and systematic learning, opportunities for understanding democratic process, participation in conserving environment, enabling children to unfold the intricacies of collectivization are the basic focal points of Balasabha. Bala Parliament is being conducted by Kudumbashree Mission starting from 2007 to educate the children and to make them aware and understand  the democratic process and its importance.

The Bala Parliament organised by Kudumbashree Mission set a noteworthy representation of Balasabha Children. Shri. A.C Moideen, Minister, Local Self Government Department, Government of Kerala inaugurated the Bala Parliament held at Old Legislative Assembly Hall on 22 May 2019. Selected 140 students from 14 districts across the state took part in the programme. After the Bala Parliament, the Balasabha children also visited the New Legislative Assembly Complex.
 

Students were divided into different groups and out of them 20 students were identified for the roles of President, Prime Minister, Speaker, Opposition Leader and Ministers of various departments. Abhimanyu A.S from Thiruvananthapuram, Surya Suresh from Kottayam, Adithya from Kannur, Abhishek.L. Namboothiri from Kottayam and Aleena from Alappuzha played the roles of Prime Minister, Speaker, Deputy Speaker, President and Opposition Leader respectively. 

Smt. Asha Vargheese, Director, Kudumbashree Mission welcomed the gathering and Smt. Hemalatha C.K,  District Mission Coordinator, Kudumbashree Malappuram DIstrict Mission extended Vote of Thanks. Shri. K.P Anil, Private Secretary to Minister, LSGD, Shri. A Santhosh Kumar, Additional Private Secretary to Minister, LSGD, Smt. G.S Amrida, Programme Officer, Social Development, Kudumbashree Mission, Shri. Jijin Gangadharan, State Assistant Programme Manager, Kudumbashree Mission, Shri.Jomon, State Assistant Programme Manager, Kudumbashree Mission, District Programme Managers,  Block Co-ordinators and Resource Persons also attended the programme.

The prime objective of constituting Balasabhas is to prevent inter-generational transmission of poverty through capability enhancement of children. Small Learning Groups for experimental and systematic learning, opportunities for understanding democratic process, participation in conserving environment, enabling children to unfold the intricacies of collectivization are the basic focal points of Balasabha. Bala Parliament is being conducted by Kudumbashree Mission starting from 2007 to educate the children and to make them aware and understand  the democratic process and its importance.

The Lok Sabha Elections of 2019, has indeed been a very special occasion for the members of Kudumbashree Mission, the Kerala government’s women’s empowerment programme. Kudumbashree members got a golden yet rare opportunity to showcase their own strengths by becoming part of the electoral process in Kerala.  Kudumbashree Mission had partnered with the office of Kerala Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) for providing various services during Lok Sabha Elections 2019.  Through this partnering, Kudumbashree Mission envisaged including these women in the democratic process thereby ensuring absolute women empowerment in all arenas of their lives.  Kudumbashree Mission viewed it as an opportunity to serve the public and also proposed economic empowerment for the women through these activities.

The three-flowered logo of Kudumbashree Mission stands for social empowerment, economic empowerment and women empowerment. As the logo implies, Kudumbashree Mission could ensure social empowerment, economic empowerment and women empowerment by engaging these women in these election related activities. Since its inception, Kudumbashree Mission had been working to eradicate absolute poverty through concerted community action under the leadership of local governments, by facilitating organisation of poor for combining self-help with demand-led convergence of available services and resources to tackle the multiple dimensions and manifestations of poverty holistically.

IEC (Information Education Communication) for CEO

Rangashree, the community theatre group of Kudumbashree Mission had started partnering with the office of the Kerala CEO to conduct the SVEEP (Systematic Voter Education and Electoral Participation System) activities for the Lok Sabha Elections. A street play campaign was conducted by various Rangashree teams in the tribal areas of the state.

During this election, the Systematic Voter Education and Electoral Participation System (SVEEP) was implemented for ensuring that maximum number of voters exercise their right to vote. Rangashree teams of Kudumbashree Mission presented street plays on SVEEP in select spots in five districts. Twenty-nine street plays were performed in various spots of Thiruvananthapuram, Pathanamthitta, Idukki, Palakkad and Wayanad. The street play stressed on the importance of casting a vote, reminding residents that the right to vote is not only a man's right, but also woman's as well. It also raised awareness about how to add one’s name to the voter's list, how to vote, the valid identity proofs for casting a vote and how to correct the errors in the voting list. The street plays also educated the public, not to vote for someone due to pressure. Along with the street play, voting machine and VVPAT was also introduced to the public.

Serving food during the Elections

S Harikishore, Executive Director, Kudumbashree Mission had sent letters to all District Collectors requesting them to give opportunities to Kudumbashree women during the elections. Kudumbashree Mission was entrusted by the various District Electoral Offices in Kerala for various activities such as providing food in training centres, arranging food for polling officials, printing, data entry works, Harithakarmasena for maintaining green protocol etc. As per the directions of the respective District Collectors and under the leadership of Kudumbashree District Mission offices, Kudumbashree women set up canteens at the despatch centres and distribution centres for catering food to the officials in charge of conducting elections.

Canteens were opened in 13 out of the 14 districts in Kerala. A total of 98 canteens were opened altogether.  In addition to that, food was served to the officials in the polling stations at certain districts. Kudumbashree units were entrusted for serving food in the distribution centres and despatch centres. Breakfast, lunch, tea, snacks and dinner were served to the officials during then. Almost all the canteens functioned at the distribution centres and despatch centres on 22 and 23 April 2019. Kudumbashree women served food in few collection centres as well. The Cafe Kudumbashree canteens opened had been strictly following Green Protocol. Steel plates and glasses would be used for serving the food. The canteens opened were crowded with officials as Kudumbashree offered homely and delicious food at nominal rates. Kudumbashree Mission’s canteens were a boon to the officials.  Rs 1.27 crores was the total turnover recorded from the canteens.

Cleaning activities

Apart from serving food through the temporary canteens set up at despatch centres and distribution centres, in certain districts, Kudumbashree women were entrusted with the cleaning activities as well. In Kasaragod, Kudumbashree women took up cleaning activities in the polling stations in connection with the Lok Sabha Elections 2019. Kudumbashree women also served drinking water to the election officials and cleaned the polling stations on the completion of the election procedure. Kudumbashree women cleaned a total of 976 polling booths in the district. Two persons each were entrusted with the cleaning activities in all booths in the district.

Other activities

In Palakkad district, Kudumbashree Palakkad District Mission was able to give a total of 1000 cloth bags to the DEO office as per their order. Whereas, in Malappuram district, Kudumbashree Malappuram District Mission had already secured opportunity for serving food for the officials on the counting day, on 23 May 2019.

About Kudumbashree

Kudumbashree is the women empowerment and poverty eradication program, framed and enforced by the State Poverty Eradication Mission (SPEM) of the Government of Kerala.

Established in 1998, this Mission envisages eradication of absolute poverty by combining Local Economic Development, promoting Micro finance, starting livelihood activities in farming and non-farming sectors and implementing various activities in social development.

Kudumbashree, a community organization of Self-Help Groups (SHGs) of women in Kerala, has been recognized as an effective strategy for the empowerment of women in rural as well as urban areas: bringing women together from all spheres of life to fight for their rights or for empowerment. The overall empowerment of women is closely linked to economic empowerment. Kudumbashree Mission is also the nodal agency of many Government of India schemes like NRLM, NULM, SVEP, DDUGKY, MKSP, PMAY etc.