Kudumbashree Kannur District Mission has opened Coffee Kiosks joining hands with the Kannur District Panchayat and has opened up a source of income to 25 families in the district. Kudumbashree Coffee Kiosks is a project included in the Annual Action Plan of Kannur District Panchayath for the Financial Year 2021-22 to provide livelihood opportunities to poor families in villages.

Kannur District Panchayath aimed at establishing five coffee kiosks in the district. Five Kudumbashree members will get employment in each unit. Rs. 2.8 lakhs per kiosk (total Rs 14 lakhs) is allocated under the District Panchayat Scheme. The additional amount is provided through Kudumbashree. The first coffee kiosk in the district was started at Padiyottuchal in Cherupuzha. Ms. Rani Reji, Ms. Gauri K.V., Ms. Ramya K.V., Ms. Bindu Cherian and Ms. Karthiyayani. K are the Kudumbashree members who got the opportunity to set up the kiosk.

Smt. P.P. Divya, President, Kannur District Panchayath inaugurated the kiosk during the function held on 31 August 2022. Dr. M. Surjith, District Mission Co-ordinator, Kudumbashree Kannur District Mission explained the project. Shri. V.K. Suresh Babu, Chairman, Standing Committee, Shri. M. Raghavan, Member, District Panchayath, Shri. K.F. Alexander, President, Grama Panchayath, Ms. Sunitha Kumari, CDS Chairperson and others participated in the function. Apart from Cherupuzha, the coffee kiosks will also be started soon in Kanichar, Payam, Kottiyoor and Padiyoor.

Kudumbashree is preparing gifts for daily winners of the Lucky Bill Prize of the state GST department. Kudumbashree will give gift hampers to 25 of the 50 daily winners. There will be 10 products of Kudumbashree entrepreneurs in a hamper. The gift hamper provided by Kudumbashree includes the products of  Kannur Brand, Hill Value Brand of Attappady, Oorjjashree Nutrimix Unit and Kulirma Unit. Kudumbashree will pack and prepare the products and send them to the winner's address provided by the GST department.

Lucky Bill Scheme is a scheme where customers can upload the bills they receive in any situation like receiving services, buying goods, eating food, paying room rent and win a prize through lucky draw. One can participate in the competition through the Lucky Bill mobile app.

Contest Method and Prizes

1. If a bill is uploaded it will be entered into the daily draw for that day (a prize worth Rs. 1000 for 25 people by Kudumbashree and 25 people by Vanashree). It will also be considered in the weekly draw (3 days / 2 nights family accommodation at KTDC hotels), monthly draw (1st prize - Rs. 10 lakhs, 2nd prize of Rs. 2 lakhs for 5 persons, 3rd prize of Rs. 1 lakh for 5 persons and Bumper draw (Rs. 25 lakhs) as well.
2. Install GST Lucky Bill app to upload bill. During installation an OTP will be received and following that the name, address, e-mail and mobile number should be entered and the PIN should be set. On winning, the prize will be sent to this address.
3. Open the App with the PIN used to upload the bill and take a photo of the bill. At this time GST number, bill number, date, amount etc. will be displayed automatically. If any information is missing or shown incorrectly, please type/correct it.
4. Though, any type of bills can be uploaded only GST registered bills will be considered for draw. Bills purchased from outside Kerala can also be uploaded. But it will not be considered for draw. (Bills between vendors are also not considered.)
5. The amount of bills is important for the chance of winning the prize. That is a maximum of 20 coupons will be considered per bill as one gift coupon for every Rs.1000 value of the bill and will be entered into the draw. So the chances of winning the draw are higher depending on the value on the bill. (One bill can be uploaded only once. The minimum amount in the bill should be at least Rs. 200. There is no limit for the maximum amount. The bills uploaded during the relevant period will be considered for each draw.)

Kudumbashree has launched 'Sudrudam 2022' State Level Campaign as part of strengthening the Kudumbashree organizational system. The campaign aims to find and integrate those who are not yet the members of Kudumbashree and those who have left the NHG groups.1070 Community Development Societies (CDSs), 19,438 Area Development Societies (ADSs) and 3,06,551 Neighborhood Groups (NHGs) will become part of this campaign. Shri. Jafar Malik IAS, Executive Director, Kudumbashree explained the project at the meeting organized as part of the campaign, in which the officials of Kudumbashree State-District Missions and CDS Chairpersons participated.

The main activities of the two- week long campaign include formation of new NHGs, inclusion of newly entered and departed NHG members, activation of the inactive NHG groups and training of NHG groups on keeping accounts. Also special focus will be given to the coastal minority Scheduled Tribe areas and the full NHG entry will be ensured. Also, transgender, differently abled and elderly people will be identified and new NHGs will be formed for them. Special health camps will be organized for them and activities to ensure insurance coverage will also be initiated. The campaign activities will be carried out according to the local characteristics. A special mobile application will also be set up to monitor the activities.

The two-week long 'Sudrudam' campaign is being organized as part of the year-long programmes in connection with the Kudumbashree Silver Jubilee celebrations. Training for the CDSs will be organized on 19 September 2022 under the leadership of District Missions. After this, the activities to be carried out in connection with the campaign will be prepared under the leadership of the CDS Governing Body. The ADSs will organize the activities based on this. The State and District Missions will jointly co-ordinate campaign activities organized at the CDS, ADS and NHG level.

Officials of National Rural Livelihood Mission from Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Bihar states made a study visit to get to know Kudumbashree. Representatives of Pradan, an NGO, also accompanied with the group. The team visited Kudumbashree State Mission office on 16 September 2022 and interacted with the officials in charge of various project activities and cleared doubts. Prior to that, during the two-day visit made to Ernakulam district, the team paid visits to Kudumbashree CDS Office, Nutrimix Unit, Gender Resource Centre, NHG, ADS meeting and KAASS auditing activities. It is on the third day of their study visit, they made the visit to Kudumbashree State Mission.

Sales of Rs. 18.94 crores has been recorded through Kudumbashree Onam Markets organized under the leadership of Kudumbashree across the state. This achievement was made through 1102 CDS Level Onam Markets organized in the 1070 CDSs. Rs. 14.13 crores was recorded from the sale of the products of micro enterprises and Rs. 4.81 crores from the sale of agricultural products. Kudumbashree entrepreneurs were benefitted out of this opportunity.

It is for the first time that Kudumbashree is making a huge sales from the onam market after the unprecedented floods and the crisis of covid-19. Rs. 9.67 crores was earned during last year and double of that amount is earned during this year. Ernakulam district has made the highest sale through Kudumbashree Onam Market during this year. The entrepreneurs of Ernakulam district was able to make a sales of Rs. 2.90 crores. Kozhikode district came in the second place by making a sales of Rs. 2.62 crores. Whereas Alappuzha district came in the third place with a sales of Rs. 2.52 crores.

This time, the onam markets were also notable with the excellent participation of the entrepreneurs. The CDS Level Onam Markets were organized under the leadership the respective District Missions in collaboration with the Local Self Government Institutions. 35,383 micro enterprise units and 17,475 Kudumbashree farming groups brought their products to the CDS Level Onam Markets. Apart from this, Kudumbashree products were also made available at the marketing fairs organized in collaboration with the local bodies, Agriculture Department and Supplyco departments. The good organization and efficient coordination along with availability of quality products at fair prices paved the way for the success of the Onam Markets. 

Onam Market is one of the major sources of income for the Kudumbashree entrepreneurs working in the agricultural-micro enterprise sector. Though the color of the onam markets faded due to the covid recession during the last two years, Kudumbashree succeeded in activating the organization of onam markets in rural and urban CDSs, this time. The public market has also been buoyed this time as the threat of covid had faded.

Kudumbashree  micro enterprise units from Thrissur district of Kerala received work order for umbrellas worth Rs. 3 Lakhs from CEAT Tyre Company. The 'Friends Umbrella Manufacturing Unit' of Nenmanikkara Panchayath and 'Nice Umbrella Manufacturing Unit' of Velukkara Panchayath of Thrissur are the two units who received the order for umbrellas. Both the units have received an order worth Rs. 3 lakhs to manufacture and supply 1000 wooden umbrellas.

The company officials inquired with Kudumbashree Thrissur District Mission whether they could prepare and provide umbrellas with logo printed on them in the specified pattern. Following that, Kudumbashree District Mission decided to distribute the umbrella order to the 'Friends' and Nice' Umbrella units. The two units that carried out umbrella manufacturing completed the order on time and supplied the umbrellas to the center at Thrippunithura, Ernakulam. This onam was indeed an unforgettable one for the members of Friends Umbrella Manufacturing Unit' and 'Nice Umbrella Manufacturing Unit'.

Kudumbashree served delicious food to the viewers who came to watch the 68th edition of Nehru Trophy Boat Race held at Alappuzha on 4 September 2022. In the food fair organized by two enterprise units, delicious dishes like tapioca, fish curry, shellfish, biryani, tea, coffee, ilayada and samosas were served. The food stalls were set up at the entrance of the finishing point and at the entrance of Nehru Pavilion. Subhiksha Micro Enterprise unit from Alappuzha Municipal CDS and Anugraha micro enterprise unit from Muhamma Grama Panchayath CDS were the two units who served delicious food to those who came to watch Nehru Trophy Boat Race. The units were able to make a sales of Rs. 1,42,650 including coupons through the food fair.

The State Level Bala Parliament held for Balasabha members under the auspices of Kudumbashree had set a noteworthy representation. Adv. Antony Raju, Minister for Transport, Government of Kerala inaugurated the State Level Bala Parliament held at the Old Legislative Assembly Hall, Thiruvananthapuram on 5 September 2022. The Minister said that children should gain strength to overcome crises through democratic activities.

Education means the the comprehensive development of an individual in a way that he can have social commitment and sense of responsibility along with the knowledge acquired in various fields. Kudumbashree's Bala Parliament is a project that helps to gain knowledge in all fields. The Bala Parliament trainings provided in relation to the democratic system, including the legislature and parliament, will help to develop high democratic values, leadership qualities, organizational skills and environmental awareness in children. The Minister said. He also added that the strength to face and survive failures should be acquired at an early age and wished that the participants in the Bala Parliament would be able to enter the Legislative Assembly in the future.

The Bala Parliament held after the inauguration session also witnessed the President's Policy Announcement, Question and Answer Session on various areas such as health, education, livelihood, women's safety, increasing drug use among students, presentation of emergency resolution and walkout of the opposition members.

J.C. Aloysius (Alappuzha) participated President and Nandana V (Ernakulam) became the Prime Minister. Whereas Kadambari Vinod (Kozhikode) participated as Speaker and Aromal Jayakumar (Alappuzha) as Deputy Speaker. Sayan Saji (Malappuram) participated as the Leader of Opposition in the Bala Parliament. Abhijit V.S and Krishnaendu C.P became Finance Minister and Parliamentary Affairs Minister respectively. Abhinand K (Ernakulam), Adil A (Alappuzha), Fatima Dufaima (Kannur), Shivani Santhosh (Alappuzha), Diya Joseph (Ernakulam), Shabana Shaukath (Thiruvananthapuram), Abron Saji (Ernakulam), Pavithra KT (Ernakulam), Sneha KS (Kannur) and Aishwarya Prajit (Alappuzha) became the other ministers. Sanusha moved an adjournment motion.

Shri. Pradeep Kumar. R, Programme Officer, Kudumbashree welcomed the gathering. Shri. Jafar Malik IAS, Executive Director, Kudumbashree distributed the certificates to Balasabha members. Shri. Sreekanth A.S, Programme Officer, Kudumbashree, Dr. Myna Umaiban, Public Relations Officer, Kudumbashree and Dr. Najeeb, District Mission Co-ordinator, Kudumbashree Thiruvananthapuram District Mission gave away the felicitations. Shri. Arun P. Rajan, State Programme Manager delivered the vote of thanks. State-District Mission officials and Resource Persons also participated in the programme.

'Chuvad 2022', the state level residential training programme for Kudumbashree CDS Chairpersons has been concluded at Agricultural Co-operative Staff Training Institute, Manvila, Thiruvananthapuram on 2 September 2022. Shri. Jafar Malik IAS, Executive Director, Kudumbashree gave away the certificates for the CDS Chairpersons and Training teams during the valedictory function. Smt. Hemalatha C.K, Additional Private Secretary to the Minister of Local Self Government Department and Excise Department, Government of Kerala presided over the function.

The training programme aimed at giving new speed and energy to local economic development. The training has been organized in 7 batches. The trainings have been conducted for the last one and a half months for the newly inducted CDS Chairpersons. Shri. M.V Govindan Master, Minister, Local Self-Government Department and Excise Department, Government of Kerala attended all the training of all the 7 batches and addressed the CDS Chairpersons. 

This time, Kudumbashree aimed at providing academic excellence and professionalism to CDS Chairpersons along with administrative skills. As part of this, Kudumbashree also provided opportunity for the CDS Chairpersons to interact with Shri S.M. Vijayanand, Former Chief Secretary, Shri T.K. Jose, Former Additional Chief Secretary, Home Department, Smt. Sarada Muraleedharan IAS, Additional Chief Secretary, Local Self-Government Department, Shri. S. Harikishore IAS, Director, Industries Department, Smt. P.I. Sreevidya IAS, Former Executive Director, Kudumbashree, Shri. Jafar Malik IAS, Executive Director, Kudumbashree, Shri. N. Jagajeevan, Executive Director, Grameena Patana Kendram and Former Programme Officer, Kudumbashree, Shri. M. Ramanunni, Director, Agricultural Co-operative Staff Training Institute and Former Programme Officer. Also, training of three batches were organized under the leadership of KILA.

With effective planning and organization, 'Chuvad 2022' organized under the leadership of Kudumbashree has turned out to be the most comprehensive training programme ever given to CDS Chairpersons. Smt. Sarada Muraleedharan IAS, Additional Chief Secretary, Local Self-Government Department and Smt. P.I. Sreevidya IAS, Former Executive Director, Kudumbashree gave leadership to the selection and formulation of training topics which helped in achieving a more professional approach to the programme. Also, officials of Kudumbashree National Resource Organization, Kudumbashree State Mission and training group members participated. 

Behind the success of a one and a half month long training programme was the determination of Kudumbashree along with the continuous efforts of around sixty members from the training groups. Those who came from distant districts with their babies for training were were supported by their love. From taking over the day care of the children, they have been supervising and coordinating the matters including the accommodation and food of the camp visitors. Dr. Myna Umaiban, Public Relations Officer, Kudumbashree welcomed the gathering and Shri. Nishad C.C, State Programme Manager, delivered the vote of thanks.

Kudumbashree felicitated Shri. M.V. Govindan Master, the outgoing Minister, Local Self Government Department and Excise Department, Government of Kerala. Shri. Jafar Malik IAS, handed over the gift to M.V. Govindan Master on behalf of Kudumbashree at the farewell function held at Swaraj Bhavan, Thiruvananthapuram on 01 September 2022.

Smt. P.K. Shyamala (wife of Shri. M.V. Govindan Master), Smt. Sarada Muraleedharan IAS, Additional Chief Secretary, Local Self Government Department, Dr. Sharmila Mary Joseph IAS, Principal Secretary, Local Self Government Department, Shri. Jahamgeer, Programme Officer, Kudumbashree, Dr. Myna Umaiban, Public Relations Officer, Kudumbashree were also present at the function. Kudumbashree family wish him all the very best to shine brightly in his new realm.