LIFE Mission (LIFE – Livelihood Inclusion Financial Empowerment) is the mission of the Government of Kerala to provide employment for all homeless people in the state within next five years, and to provide employment for the livelihood and to take decent role in social activities. The purpose of the mission is to provide the benefit of all social welfare schemes including financial services, and to provide safe and affordable housing for the beneficiaries.

LIFE mission plans to complete the project in Three Phases

  • In First phase, completion of incomplete houses already constructed under LIFE scheme.
  • In Second phase, Construction of 400 square feet houses under a budget of Rs. 4 Lakhs for new identified 1, 75,138 beneficiaries by May 2018.
  • In Third phase, Construction of Flats for 3, 37,416 Landless beneficiaries by May 2018.

 

For achieving, above mentioned targets Kerala Government in convergence with Kudumbashree has undertaken following five activities

  • Life Survey and Data entry.
  • Completion of incomplete houses under Life Project.
  • Production of cement bricks, required for the construction of LIFE Mission houses through cement brick units of Kudumbashree.
  • Livelihood initiatives for income generation for LIFE beneficiaries.
  • Formation of kudumbashree NHG groups of LIFE beneficiaries who are not part of Kudumbashree.

 

 

For identifying the most deserving beneficiary under LIFE Mission, survey was conducted through Kudumbashree members and was completed during, March 2017. The surveyed details are then data entered through 63 kudumbashree IT units functioning across the state which was completed during September 2017.

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Under Livelihood initiatives Kudumbashree has identified Construction as a major sector for income generation. For these Kudumbashree members who are interested in construction sector has formed 48 construction units functioning across the state. Government has decided to entrust the completion works of incomplete house to Kudumbashree construction units.

 

Sl.No. Block/ Panchayat / Urban Units Number of  Units Number of Members
1 Total Block Units 24 178
2 Total Panchayat Units 22 172
3 Total Urban  Units 2 17
  Total 48 367

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Production of cement bricks, required for the construction of LIFE Mission houses through cement brick units of Kudumbashree.

As part of construction activity, kudumbashree has formed 45 cement brick units across the state. These members will be engaged with the construction of cement bricks for the construction of LIFE houses in convergence with MGNREGA.

 

Sl.No. Block/ Panchayat / Urban Units Number of  Units Number of Members
1 Total Panchayat Units 45 294
  Total  45 294