Amidst unprecedented floods and the calamities caused, Kudmbashree women of Alappuzha completed the construction of Life Mission House at Thanneermukkom within 53 days. Dr. T. M Thomas Issac, Minister for Finance and Coir, Government of Kerala appreciated the Kudumbashree women for their will power, hard work and self confidence through his official facebook page. It is within 53 days that the Kudumbashree women completed the construction of the 418 sq ft terraced house. Minister added that the 318 hour women mason training programme had really worked. Smt. Gowri Poothuraveli of ward 5, Thanneermukkom panchayath is the beneficiary of the house. The construction of the house was started on 11 June 2018 and was finished on 3 September 2018. Eksat is entrusted for extending the construction training at Alappuzha. The construction for Life Mission and the construction training for the women together are clubbed together to reduce the cost of construction. On the Job Training style is implemented here.
It is the sheer hard work of 35 Kudumbashree women which resulted in the completion of the house within 53 days. In the same manner, construction of 15 Life Mission houses are progressing in 15 grama panchayaths in Alappuzha District. A total of 415 women are getting trained in this way in Alappuzha District itself. Minister also appreciated Kudumbashree Mission for the day to day documentation of the work progress of the construction.Starting from the preparatory meeting to the general orientation to the management class to the practical classes, each and every milestone in the construction phase is documented by the Kudumbashree Mission. The cashbook from 8 June 2018 to 7 September 2018 is also included in the documented file.
It was on anticipating the huge shortage of labour force in the near future because of various determined Government campaigns of mass housing,that training was extended to women in construction sector. So that groups of micro contractors could be formed, who can take up the construction of houses of poor and needy, in addition to taking up of bigger projects. As a part of LIFE mission more than 2.5 lakh houses are being constructed in the state in this financial year. This provides huge employment opportunity for women construction groups. Further, once the construction groups completes 3/4 houses, it is aimed to upgrade them to become micro contractors for taking up various works of local self governments. Training is given by taking up the construction of the beneficiaries of various government schemes like PMAY(U), LIFE etc. Accredited agenicies like State Nirmithi Kendra, District Nirmithi Kendra, Maithri, Habitat, Thrissur Labour Contracting Society, Pinarayi Industrial Cooperative Society, Kerala State Housing Board, Kerala State Construction Corporation, Costford, Uralungal Labour Contract Cooperative Society, Kitco, Eksath etc are extending construction training to the identified groups in the respective districts under the leadership of the the District Mission Coordinators. Training on construction activities for Kudumbashree members aims to extend skill training for women in various trades in the construction industry for enhancing the skill of the women in construction related activities such that a sustainable income is generated.
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