Kudumbasree

Kozhuvanal Grama Panchayat

Kudumbashree System

 

A People's Movement for Women's Empowerment, Social Development and Economic Self-Reliance

📖 About Kudumbashree

Kudumbashree in Kozhuvanal Grama Panchayat is a community-based poverty eradication programme of the Government of Kerala, working towards the economic and social empowerment of women. Kudumbashree activities are coordinated through Neighbourhood Groups (NHGs), Area Development Societies (ADS) and the Community Development Society (CDS), functioning across the various wards of the Grama Panchayat.

Kudumbashree implements various programmes to ensure the economic self-reliance of women. These include entrepreneurship development, vocational training, agricultural activities, self-employment initiatives, microfinance activities and social development programmes.

🏛 Organizational Structure

NHG
Neighbourhood Group
ADS
Area Development Society
CDS
Community Development Society

🎯 Main Objectives

✓ Women's Empowerment
✓ Poverty Eradication
✓ Promotion of Self-Employment
✓ Economic Self-Reliance
✓ Social Development

🌿 Major Activities

Sl. No.Area of Activity
1Women's Empowerment
2Poverty Eradication
3Self-Employment Ventures
4Agricultural and Allied Activities
5Microfinance and Savings
6Entrepreneurship Development
7Waste Management Activities
8Health and Nutrition Awareness
9Coordination of Government Welfare Schemes
10Youth and Child Development Activities

📌 Role of Kudumbashree

Kudumbashree plays a significant role in the development activities of Kozhuvanal Grama Panchayat. It actively contributes to the development of the Panchayat by identifying beneficiaries for various government schemes, implementing programmes to increase women's income, participating in social security initiatives, and taking the lead in environmental protection and sanitation activities.

Kudumbashree CDS Governing Committee Members

Term of Office: 2026 – 2029
Sl. No.NameDesignationWardMobile Number
1Shalinimol N SChairpersonMonippally9207592881
2Radha RajuVice ChairpersonManakkunnu9656025830
3Sandhya S. NairLivelihood Committee ConvenorThokkad9447552181
4Saritha GajiSocial Development Subcommittee ConvenorMevada West8943539565
5Sanu AnishNREGS Subcommittee ConvenorMevada9526154986
6Chinnamma JosephInfrastructure Development Subcommittee ConvenorKozhuvanal Town9526475564
7Shiny JoshiCDS MemberKezhuvankulam East8089182750
8LalithamaniCDS MemberMevada East9048664759
9Sushama NCDS MemberMoolenthundi9946416990
10Omana VijayanCDS MemberCherpunkal8281035133
11TreesammaCDS MemberThodanal East9747527025
12Sudharmma SasiCDS MemberThodanal West8848015554
13Lissy JohnsonCDS MemberKozhuvanal North9446757196
14Geetha AnilkumarCDS MemberKezhuvamkulam West9745331348
Kozhuvanal Grama Panchayat
Kudumbashree | Women's Empowerment | Social Development