Kudumbashree's Special Project 'Samunnathi' aimed at the comprehensive development of Scheduled Caste communities is in Thrithala in Palakkad district. The preliminary consultation meeting of the project, which was held at Nagalassery Cooperative Bank Hall, was inaugurated by M. B Rajesh, Minister, Local Self-Government, Excise and Parliamentary Affairs Department, Government of Kerala.
The project is currently being implemented in Kuzhalmandam block in Palakkad through Kudumbashree in the state. Through this project, which is being implemented in collaboration with various departments, all Scheduled Caste families are brought under the Kudumbashree system and various livelihood and employment activities that are possible locally are implemented and various social and women empowerment interventions are carried out. The Minister directed that activities that ensure equality for the marginalized groups through Samunnathi should be implemented through Kudumbashree. The meeting directed to appoint Mentors and Resource Persons to identify and resolve the problems of the Scheduled Castes and to give priority to income-generating activities for the youth.
T. Suhara, President, Thirumittakode Grama Panchayat presided over the meeting. Nishad, State Programme Manager, Kudumbashree and Prabhakaran, State Programme Manager, Kudumbashree made presentations. V.V. Balachandran, P.K. Jaya, Vijesh Kuttan, Grama Panchayat Presidents and Kudumbashree CDS Chairpersons spoke at the function. N. Unnikrishnan, District Mission Coordinator, Kudumbashree welcomed the gathering and Jjiin, District Programme Manager proposed the vote of thanks.
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