1) Saturation of Coastal Panchayats : Kudumbahsree proposes a saturation approach in Coastal Panchayaths as participation in institutions of poor by coastal population is comparably less in the coastal areas of kerala. 2) Promotion of NHGs, ADSs and CDSs : To promote and strengthen the NHGs/ADSs/CDSs, Kudumbashree had conducted a campaign, namely, ‘DISHA 2017’, in January, 2017. One of the highlights of the program was that all the 2.58 lakh NHGs had conducted a special NHG meeting on 28th January (Morning 10 AM to 5 PM) and people’s representatives (from ward member to chief minister) attended the NHG meetings in their constituencies. As part of follow up of ‘DISHA 2017’, it is proposed to introduce a 12 hours of training course, termed as NHG School, to all NHG members. The thrust of the NHG School will be capacitate the NHGs and their federations to take up or function as the intermediary of various development programmes of State and Central Government departments. Two voluntary Resource person preferably retired hands or teachers from each ward will be appointed as NHG School faculty. 3) Capacity building of institutions of marginalised people : The most important focus of the Disha Campaign was to form special NHGs with the inclusion of marginalized like persons with disabilities, transgenders, migrant labourers and elderly. As per reports, 3954 Special NHGs were formed by Kudumbashree in different categories. Institutional training is important to these NHGs and their institutions, along with other newly formed institutions of poor. 3) Capacity building of Mission staff : Professional training to district and state level mission staff is proposed to be provided with the support of major reputed institutions like IRMA, EDI, BIRD, SBIRD, NABARD, IIM, TISS etc in the financial year 2017-2018. 4) Convergence with PRIs and government programmes : Kudumbashree will ensure that mutually beneficial working relationship and formal platforms for consultations between Panchayats and institutions of the poor are put in place in a manner that PRIs are actively involved in various activities of Kudumbashree but the autonomy of the institutions of poor is also preserved/ protected. Kudumbashree proposes a training of elected representatives of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) in the State and to explore ways for women representatives to involve themselves in the democratic governance process. The Objectives of the programme will be to explore ways for women representatives to involve themselves in the democratic governance process, to enable elected representatives to upgrade their knowledge and skills to perform their responsibilities and to excel in these in the development of the Panchayat, to build their confidence in the planning, implementation and monitoring of the Central and State programmes which have defined roles for Panchayat, to integrate them in the planning process by incorporating their demands in the Plan pertaining to their areas and to provide orientation to the key officials and other stakeholders like media, CSOs, representative of legislatures and key citizen resources associated with the functions devolved to the Panchayat. Further, familiarization about the process of developing Village Development Plans, understanding on the reasons for poverty and exclusion, and building a vision for developing a model panchayat will be the focus of the PRI – CBO convergence programme. (To monitor progress, see the 'Organisation Strengthening' section)