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Establishment of Kudumbashree Mission: KM as part of self–employment and Mobilization of resources
empowering women in self employment, identified construction as a potential area for
meeting the desired objectives. During August 2013, KM along with Housing and Urban M along with HUDCO initiated the project and completed the training of the first
Development Corporation Limited (HUDCO) initiated a project for Skill upgradation of Kbatch of 200 women with the help of CSR fund of HUDCO. The training was provided
women in Construction sector. through reputed Government agencies such as Nirmiti Kendra, Costford, Maithiri, Pinarayi
Industrial Cooperative Society, etc., and KITCO (Kerala Industrial and Technical Consultancy
KM carried out detailed research to develop an appropriate mechanism to provide training Organisation Ltd.), which provided engineers and supervisors for training, along with
and other system requirements to increase the income and improve the quality of life of Archana Women Centre, which provided masons for guiding the trainees. The training cost
such workers. Construction sector across the State of Kerala required a large number of involved in this project was funded through State plan fund.
skilled manpower.
Process
Key dates
his project was first implemented at Ernakulam, under the supervision of District
The first batch of women construction workers was trained in the year 2013-2014, with the TMission–Ernakulam. They identified 130 women consisting of 40 Civil engineering
help of the CSR fund of HUDCO, subsequently leading to the formation of a construction graduates, 30 Civil diploma holders and ITI pass outs and around 60 masons.
unit named Kudumbashree Constructions in the year 2015. Considering the excellent After successful completion of training, these women were engaged with various
contribution of the group so formed, in Construction sector, the Government issued order, construction activities. Among these members, a group of 8 women formed a group
enabling the Government departments and other agencies to engage the construction named as ‘Kudumbashree Constructions’, comprising of engineer and supervisors. These
group for their activities without tender process in the year 2018. The growth of the mission members gained technical competency to take up construction activities. During 2015,
is significant all through the years and is still progressing.
Kudumbashree Constructions functioning at Ernakulam received a work order from State
Main focus Tribal Department for constructing 70 houses at Edakattuvayal Panchayat under Tribal
project. The group took this opportunity and was able to complete all the houses. Along
Main focus of KM was formation of women construction group for taking up house
construction for PMAY (Urban)–LIFE beneficiaries. It also focused on the formation of with this project, the group undertook many construction projects which helped them to
enterprise group and its accreditation, providing sustainability and income generation to increase their turnover.
the women labourers. Turnover for the financial years and subsequent achievements
Financial Turnover
S.No. Achievements
year (in Rupees )
1 2014 - 15 22,50,000 • First batch trained -200 women
• Construction of 74 houses of Tribal
Department, GoK

2 2015 - 16 31,40,000 64 construction units with 568 members were
formed which were engaged to Open Defecation
Free (ODF) Project.
3 2016 - 17 90,00,000 Construction project got recognition as one of the
best practices under MoRD

Results achieved

Currently around 2952 women have been trained from 477 house building team across 14
Women Construction Workers districts. Thus, there are 60 Urban groups and 417 Rural Groups in the State.
Establishment of priorities Statistics of women members engaged in construction (since 2014)

• Enhance female labour participation rates of Kerala by finding employment Total no. of groups Urban groups Rural Groups Total Kudumbashree
members engaged
opportunities for women in construction sector and facilitate percolation of benefits
on newly established infrastructure projects of the state. 477 60 417 2952
• Creating women and labour friendly environment in Kerala by complying to all labour Progress of Kudumbashree Mission till now
norms and implementing women and labour welfare programs.
S. No Stakeholders Scaling Up Process Progess
• To ensure equality among women construction workers and promote women friendly 1 PMAY (URBAN & Availing house construction 191 Houses
employment culture. RURAL) projects
• Empowering women; converting and transforming them from unskilled to skilled 2 MISSION LIFE House Construction Projects 78 Houses
workers, catering to the demand-supply gap (shortage of workers/ materials) and and also providing Building
maintain gender equality. materials

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