The officials of Housing and Urban Affairs visited the Best Practices of Kudumbashree in NULM. The team including Shri. Rahul Kapoor, Joint Secretary & Mission Director, DAY-NULM, Dr Madhu Rani Teotia, Director, DAY- NULM, Ms. Shalini Pandey, Director, PM SVANidhi and other officials from the Ministry visited Kudumbashree Initiative for Business Solutions-KIBS at Kochi Metro & Water Metro. The team also paid a visit to Samridhi Hotel at Kochi Corporation run by Kudumbashree which serves affordable meals at Rs.10. The team made interactions with Shri. Loknath Behra, Managing Director, Kochi Metro Rail Ltd and Kudumbashree NHG members.
Whereas the officials from other states visited the CLF activities and Convergences with the Urban Local Bodies at Thrissur Corporation and Women's Food Court, Thrissur, Harithakarmasena- Women Enterprises in Waste Management at Kunnamkulam Municipality, City Livelihood Centre through convergence with ULB and Tourism Department at Guruvayoor Municipality, Kudumbashree Premium Food Court.
On the last day of the National Workshop on 'Innovative Approach Towards Urban Poverty Alleviation', two Technical Sessions were held on 'International Best Practices in Urban Poverty Reduction' and 'Convergence for Inclusive Urban Livelihoods'.
Shri. Rahul Kapoor, Joint Secretary & Mission Director, DAY-NULM moderated the first Technical Session- 'International Best Practices in Urban Poverty Reduction'. Dr. Ravi Chandra, Livelihoods & Value Chain Specialist, UNDP, Shri. Abhishek Anand, Partner, MicroSave, Ms. Manvita Baradi, Director, Urban Management Centre (UMC), Ms, Sanskriti Shree, Centre for Civil Society and Dr Monish Jose, Assistant Professor, Kerala Institute of Local Administration (KILA) were the panelists of the session.
Dr. Sharmila Mary Joseph, Principal Secretary, Local Self Government Department, Government of Kerala was the moderator of the Technical Session-'Convergence for Inclusive Livelihoods'. The panelists of the session included Ms. Prakriti Mehtha, Deputy Advisor, Quality Council of India(QCI), Ms. Panchami Choudhury, State Mission Director, Assam, Ms, Amruta, Lighthouse Community, Pune, Ms. Meghna Malhotra, Deputy Director, UMC and Shri. Jahamgeer. S, Programme Officer (Urban), Kudumbashree.
Dr Madhu Rani Teotia, Director, DAY- NULM & Ms. Anu Kumari IAS, Executive Director, Kudumbashree delivered vote of thanks on behalf of the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) and Kudumbashree respectively. As a token of gratitude, the delegates were given 'Rain Makers' made by Tribal NHGs of Kudumbashree out of Bamboo.
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