In Shape Ladies fitness centre, a service enterprise promoted by NULM is opened at Tirur Municipality. Mrs. Ranjini.K, a resident of Tirur is the proprietor of the venture. Fitness service for ladies, Karate training for ladies and students, Cinematic dance training for students and yoga classes are the services provided in 'In Shape' Fitness Centre.  The fitness centre functions at Adeepat tower situated in the heart of the Tirur town. The premise is easily reachable to each customer. Unit is surrounded by elite families, central schools, convention centers and flat apartments. The unit can assure a better business based on the each surrounding elements.

Nowadays, body fitness had became an inevitable routine in modern life. Lack of awareness about the lifestyle deceases and unhealthy foods generated an unhealthy society. However people who consider their fitness, are always the part of organic food and fitness business sector. It is the opportunity behind the venture. In Shape Ladies fitness centre is a unique enterprise of NULM Tirur. The venture can assure a better growth through each supporting elements surrounded with the unhealthy community. The enterprise also provide employment for 2 skilled persons.

The problem of obesity has been particularly increase in urban area ,as there is a drastic change in living standards and life style of people over the recent years.It is for addressing such health issues caused because of unhealthy life style that the wellness centre was launched. Self Employment Programme Component of NULM focus on financial assistance to individuals/groups of urban poor for setting up gainful self-employment ventures/ micro-enterprises, suited to their skills, training, aptitude and local conditions.

For the first time in Kerala, counseling centers were started at the police stations across the district by Kudumbashree Pathanamthitta district Mission. A large number of cases can be solved through counselling or mediation which comes to police stations every day. Till now, a total of 161 cases have been reported to the police station counseling centers including 66 domestic violence cases, 18 cases on atrocities against children, 41 counseling cases, 24 family problem related issues, and 12 cases from various other categories. 20 cases have been referred to Snehitha, 2 to health department and 2 to Kerala State Legal Services Authority (KELSA) directly from these centers.

The problems can be solved properly only after giving them an opportunity to ventilate, which may take so much of time. But mostly the policemen may not be able to give their time and attention for so long. Thus, what ultimately happens is that, they just calls them, threatens them and sends them back. But this does not solve the problem completely or permanently. The Kudumbashree counselling centres at Police Station were able to solve this problem by giving them an opportunity to ventilate freely without any barrier. People who comes to the station with domestic issues are directed to the counseling centre. There are couples may with adaptive problems, financial issues, sexual problems and domestic violence.

This centre also provide common platform to women to address their problem, protect their rights, solve their grievances and provide necessary guidance. This counseling centre at police station works for reconciliation between the couple to convenience them of leading the life instead of breaking up. People can approach the centre for the reconciliation to avoid divorce .There are some cases related to children are leaving home to love failure, cases related to misuse of internet and mobile phones etc. In the case of such teenagers we provide counseling to the entire family and also give awareness to the good parenting. The starting of these centers was a matter of great relief for the police men as well as the clients. These counseling centers will be opened on 2 days a week and the community counselor in charge of respective CDS, and a staff from Snehitha Gender Help Desk will be present there on these days.

The first of its kind of a centre was set up at Adoor Police Station on 17 November 2017. The same was inaugurated by Shri. Jose R, DYSP, Adoor, Following this, counseling centers were started at Pandalam and Aranmula police stations was well. The Counseling Centre at Pandalam Police Station was inaugurated by Shri. Jose, DYSP on 7 December 2017 and the counseling centre at Aranmula police station was inaugurated by the Hon. Smt. Veena George, MLA, Aranmula. More police stations are welcoming this kind of Snehitha Community Counselling centers in their police stations.

Following the huge turnover received by setting up canteens on election day, Kudumbashree members set up temporary canteens at counting centres on 23 May 2018. Temporary Canteens were set up at Malappuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Ernakulam and Kasargod districts of Kerala. Food was made available starting from 6 AM in all counting centres in Malappuram District.  In Kollam, food for 2000 people including counting agents and police were prepared. In Pathanamthitta, food was arranged for 1500 people including counting staff and agent.In Ernakulam, tea and juice corner was started at the counting station. In Kazaragod, counters were set up for providing snacks, lunch and juice. They had been serving food even to the common public as well. In Kanhangad, coupons worth Rs. 1.5 lakhs were sold in advance. 

Kudumbashree Mission had partnered with the office of Chief Electoral Officer, Kerala (CEO) for providing various services during Lok Sabha Elections 2019. Kudumbashree Mission had been entrusted by the various District Electoral Offices in Kerala for various activities such as providing food in training centres, arranging food for polling officials, printing, data entry works, Harithakarmasena for maintaining green protocol etc. As per the directions of the respective District collectors and under the leadership of Kudumbashree District Mission offices, Kudumbashree women had set canteens at the despatch centres and distribution centres for catering food to the officials in charge of conducting elections. Kudumbashree members had set up a total of 100 canteens across the state and had made a turnover of Rs 1.28 crores during the polling day. Rangashree teams of Kudumbashree Mission had presented street plays for spreading awareness on SVEEP in selected spots in 5 districts.

Through this partnering, Kudumbashree Mission envisaged at including these common women in the democratic process thereby ensuring absolute women empowerment in all arenas of their lives.

The Bala Parliament organised by Kudumbashree Mission set a noteworthy representation of Balasabha Children. Shri. A.C Moideen, Minister, Local Self Government Department, Government of Kerala inaugurated the Bala Parliament held at Old Legislative Assembly Hall on 22 May 2019. Selected 140 students from 14 districts across the state took part in the programme. After the Bala Parliament, the Balasabha children also visited the New Legislative Assembly Complex.

Students were divided into different groups and out of them 20 students were identified for the roles of President, Prime Minister, Speaker, Opposition Leader and Ministers of various departments. Abhimanyu A.S from Thiruvananthapuram, Surya Suresh from Kottayam, Adithya from Kannur, Abhishek.L. Namboothiri from Kottayam and Aleena from Alappuzha played the roles of Prime Minister, Speaker, Deputy Speaker, President and Opposition Leader respectively. 

Smt. Asha Vargheese, Director, Kudumbashree Mission welcomed the gathering and Smt. Hemalatha C.K,  District Mission Coordinator, Kudumbashree Malappuram DIstrict Mission extended Vote of Thanks. Shri. K.P Anil, Private Secretary to Minister, LSGD, Shri. A Santhosh Kumar, Additional Private Secretary to Minister, LSGD, Smt. G.S Amrida, Programme Officer, Social Development, Kudumbashree Mission, Shri. Jijin Gangadharan, State Assistant Programme Manager, Kudumbashree Mission, Shri.Jomon, State Assistant Programme Manager, Kudumbashree Mission, District Programme Managers,  Block Co-ordinators and Resource Persons also attended the programme.

The prime objective of constituting Balasabhas is to prevent inter-generational transmission of poverty through capability enhancement of children. Small Learning Groups for experimental and systematic learning, opportunities for understanding democratic process, participation in conserving environment, enabling children to unfold the intricacies of collectivization are the basic focal points of Balasabha. Bala Parliament is being conducted by Kudumbashree Mission starting from 2007 to educate the children and to make them aware and understand  the democratic process and its importance.

The Bala Parliament organised by Kudumbashree Mission set a noteworthy representation of Balasabha Children. Shri. A.C Moideen, Minister, Local Self Government Department, Government of Kerala inaugurated the Bala Parliament held at Old Legislative Assembly Hall on 22 May 2019. Selected 140 students from 14 districts across the state took part in the programme. After the Bala Parliament, the Balasabha children also visited the New Legislative Assembly Complex.
 

Students were divided into different groups and out of them 20 students were identified for the roles of President, Prime Minister, Speaker, Opposition Leader and Ministers of various departments. Abhimanyu A.S from Thiruvananthapuram, Surya Suresh from Kottayam, Adithya from Kannur, Abhishek.L. Namboothiri from Kottayam and Aleena from Alappuzha played the roles of Prime Minister, Speaker, Deputy Speaker, President and Opposition Leader respectively. 

Smt. Asha Vargheese, Director, Kudumbashree Mission welcomed the gathering and Smt. Hemalatha C.K,  District Mission Coordinator, Kudumbashree Malappuram DIstrict Mission extended Vote of Thanks. Shri. K.P Anil, Private Secretary to Minister, LSGD, Shri. A Santhosh Kumar, Additional Private Secretary to Minister, LSGD, Smt. G.S Amrida, Programme Officer, Social Development, Kudumbashree Mission, Shri. Jijin Gangadharan, State Assistant Programme Manager, Kudumbashree Mission, Shri.Jomon, State Assistant Programme Manager, Kudumbashree Mission, District Programme Managers,  Block Co-ordinators and Resource Persons also attended the programme.

The prime objective of constituting Balasabhas is to prevent inter-generational transmission of poverty through capability enhancement of children. Small Learning Groups for experimental and systematic learning, opportunities for understanding democratic process, participation in conserving environment, enabling children to unfold the intricacies of collectivization are the basic focal points of Balasabha. Bala Parliament is being conducted by Kudumbashree Mission starting from 2007 to educate the children and to make them aware and understand  the democratic process and its importance.

Marking the 21st anniversary of Kudumbashree Mission, Kudumbashree Thiruvananthapuram District Mission organised 'Veetiloru Kudumbashree Ulppannam' Campaign (A Kudumbashree Product in every household) on 17 May 2019 to the entire households in the district. All Kudumbashree members in the district became part of the campaign. Products from over 1600 Kudumbashree micro enterprises in the district as well as the products of Kudumbashree Joint Liability Groups (JLG) including variety of pickles and organic vegetables, and all sorts of household products were distributed to the customers. An amount of Rs 83.81 lakhs was recorded as the total turnover of the campaign. A total of 3,65,312 houses in the district were covered as part of the campaign.

Shri. V.S Achuthananthan, Shri. G. Sudhakaran, Minister for Public Works Department and Registration, Government of Kerala, Shri. Kadakampally Surendran, Minister for Co-operation, Tourism and Devaswom, Government of Kerala, Shri. T.K. Jose IAS, Additional Chief Secretary, Local Self Government Department, Government of Kerala, Shri. S. Harikishore IAS, Executive Director, Kudumbashree Mission, Shri. V K Prasanth, Mayor, Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, Shri. V K Madhu, President, District Panchayath and other representatives of the local self-government bodies in the district and other prominent political and cultural organizations became part of the campaign.

The campaign helped in promoting the products of Kudumbashree micro enterprises. Quality products were distributed among the rural, urban areas and tribal areas with the co-ordination of CDS. The programme was launched a month before and posters and boards were placed in different places to gather more publicity. Meetings were assembled for each micro enterprise units under the CDS and the progress was evaluated. Kudumbashree members under each CDSs distributed the products to the households. The Campaign was organised in Parassala, Perumkadavila, Athiyannoor, Nemom, Pothencode, Vellanad, Nedumangadu, Vamanapuram, Kilimanoor, Chirayankeezhu, Varkala, Nedumangad, Attingal ULB, Varkala, Neyyatinkara ULB and Corporation blocks in the district.

Kudumbashree join hands with Meat Products of India for arranging chicken buy back system for 100 broiler farms of Kudumbashree in Ernakulam, Alappuzha, Kottayam and Thrissur districts of Kerala. The MoU regarding the same was signed between Shri. S. Harikishore IAS, Executive Director, Kudumbashree Mission & Dr. A.S Bijulal, Managing Director, Meat Products of India at Kudumbashree State Mission Office, Thiruvananthapuram on 18 May 2019.  

The  association was delayed due to the uncertainty in giving payments for the broiler farmers and the issue was solved when Kudumbashree Broiler Farmers Producer Company came into being. From now, Kudumbashree Broiler Farmers Producer Company will give payments to the broiler farmers on the same day of buying back the chicken, based on the weight report from Meat Products of India Ltd. Kudumbashree Broiler Farmers Producer Company will also make avail chicks, chicken feed, medicines, technical supervision and Janani  Broiler Insurance Scheme at affordable rates.

Meat Products of India Ltd (MPI) is a major Indian meat processing, packaging, and distribution company.  MPI is a public sector undertaking. The company holds a category A No.1 license from the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Government of India for the manufacture and marketing of meat and meat products.

Shri. P C Musthafa, young entrepreneur and founder of iD Fresh Food India Pvt. Ltd addressed the officials of Kudumbashree Mission at the leadership training programme held at Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University Pookkode, Wayanad on 18 May 2019.  The District Mission Coordinators, Assistant District Mission Coordinators and officials from Kudumbashree State Mission attended the leadership training led by Shri. P. C Musthafa.

From a school dropout to an IIM graduate, it is the determination and self confidence that made P C Musthafa, the CEO of a Rs 160 crore turnover company. Shri. P. C Musthafa shared about his entrepreneurial journey and how he succeeded in making his small enterprise into a greater success. As a widely celebrated entrepreneur, he has been lauded with many prestigious awards like JCI national award, Vocational excellence award, Entrepreneur India award etc. iD Fresh Food India Pvt. Ltd was founded by Musthafa and his cousins out of a small kitchen in Bangalore during 2005.  Now P C Musthafa and his team is serving homes across the country and Middle East with a team of more than 1500+ employees.The company also sells ready-made Malabar parottas and chapatis (whole wheat and refined flour variants), ragi and oats idli-dosa batters, paneer, curd, vada batter and filter coffee decoction. Prior to his journey as an entrepreneur, P C Musthafa had worked with a few MNCs  across India, Europe, and the Middle-East. 

Shri. P. C Musthafa motivated the officials on how to achieve success with self confidence and determination. The leadership training led by Shri. P.C Musthafa was indeed a great experience for the officials of Kudumbashree Mission.

A  two day coconut climbing training session has  been conducted by Malapattam Kudumbashree CDS in connection with Gender Self Learning Programme on 14 and 15 May 2019. Next time when you need someone to pluck coconuts, worry not, very soon women trained in coconut climbing would be just a phone call away. Smt. Nalini,  a Kudumbashree  woman who broke the taboo of coconut climbing which was meant only for men is all set to inspire women and to train more Kudumbasree women. In the first phase  Malapattam CDS is planning to give training to 12 Kudumbashree women. They also aim to launch a registered micro enterprise by including these trained members, in which 100 kudumbashree green army activists will get a staunch training session under the guidance of 12 adept coconut climbing trainers. Once the green army activists would be trained, they would revolutionize the existing scenario and would scale up to new heights.

Tasty cafe, an enterprise promoted by NULM is opened at the Directorate of Public Instruction at Thiruvananthapuram. The cafe has been inaugurated Smt. Jessy Joseph, Additional Director of Public Instruction at Directorate of Public Instruction (DPI) on 2 May 2019. The Tasty Cafe opened at DPI is started by three Kudumbashree women, Smt.Lakshmi, Smt. Mini Chandran and Smt. Beena Sanal. They are house wives hailing from Poojappura ward. The women are still on cloud nine and according to them it would not have been possible for them to launch such a venture without the help of the Kudumbashree Mission.
 

Tasty cafe, is being a place to unwind and more than a coffee place for many people who frequently visits here. Within two weeks the tasty cafe had succeeded in gaining the attention of coffee lovers. The entrepreneurs are so over whelmed with the responses of people who comes there every day. Kudumbashree District Mission had supported them by providing two tables, shelves and also made a comfortable atmosphere for them to work there, as it is their first experience to work in a professional manner.
 

The tasty cafe provides all types of tea and coffee which costs from Rs 10- 20. They also provide homely snacks. They prepare snacks from home its self and most of their customers prefer steamed food items such as ilayappom, egg bajji etc. These women are in a journey to fulfill their dreams of acquiring a financially stable life, for now they are earning around Rs 3000 per day. They are ever ready to work hard as they believe in Kudumbashree Mission whom they can confide genuinely. Kudumbasree opens cafe corner at Directorate of Public Instruction at Thiruvananthapuram- Featured TopicsThe enterprise is set up with the help of the centrally designed programme National Urban Livelihoods Mission (NULM). Kudumbashree Mission is the nodal agency for implementing NULM in Kerala.

Nakshathra Ladies Homestay, enterprise promoted by NULM is opened at Tirur Municipality. The unit provide home stay services for women and has sufficient facilities to provide accommodation for 12 customers at a time. Smt. Vijeesha K.P is the entrepreneur who started the home stay who have had previous experience in the same field. The unit is functioning on the first floor of a rented home at Police Lane, Tirur. The need of rented homes and lodges of women for long and short term stay became the motive behind the formation of the unit. As many women from places outside Malappuram district are working and studying in various institutions, offices, and govt offices in and around Tirur. As per the present status, more of them are unnecessarily spend a huge amount for residence and food.

Based on the market potential, Nakshathra Ladies Homestay envisages an attractive package for working women and travelling women.  Nakshathra Ladies Homestay   provides better and secure stay home with homely food in reasonable service charges. The services provided by Nakshathra Ladies Homestay include short stay home services, regular stay home services, homely food and taxi services. Nakshathra Ladies Homestay is a unique women initiative of NULM in Tirur Municipality. Providing better and competitive hospitality management services for travelers and working women is the main objective of the business. 

Rs 2 lakhs is the total project cost out of which  Rs 10000 is the contribution of the beneficiary. Rs 1,90,000 was availed from UCO Bank, Tirur as bank loan. The enterprise is set up with the help of the centrally designed programme  National Urban Livelihoods Mission (NULM). Kudumbashree Mission is the nodal agency for implementing NULM in Kerala.