CDS bye-laws prescribe the roles and responsibilities of the three tier Kudumbashree community organisation and specifies their inter-linkages. The three tiers of the community organisation have distinctive yet complementary responsibilities in the implementation of various Kudumbashree programmes.
Programme/ Scheme |
NHG |
ADS |
CDS |
Micro credit |
Thrift management, internal lending, grading, bank linkage |
Monitoring of thrift and credit, bank linkage |
Monitoring, facilitating bank linkage, payment of matching grant to bank-linked NHGs, updating MIS |
Micro enterprises |
Formation of activity groups for taking up enterprises, support to enterprises |
Formation of activity groups spanning more than one NHG, support to enterprises |
Formation of activity groups spanning more than one ADS, Financial assistance to micro enterprises, liaison with LSGI for support, monitoring of enterprises, formation and support of special enterprises, marketing support |
Collective Farming |
Formation of activity groups / Joint liability groups (JLG) |
Formation of activity groups/ JLGs spanning more than one NHG |
Financial assistance to groups, liaison with banks and Kudumbashree Mission, liaison with LSGI for support, monitoring of progress, marketing support |
Ashraya |
Identification of destitute families, helping with delivery of service package |
Verification of identified families and recommendation to CDS; helping with delivery of service package |
Project formulation, liaison with LSGI and Kudumbashree, ensuring approval of project by LSGI after discussion in evaluation committee, implementing agency of the LSGI for Ashraya |
Balasabha |
Formation of Balasabha, organising programmes |
Monitoring of Balasabha activities, organising ward level Balasamithy activities |
Facilitating formation of Bala panchayats, monitoring of activities of Balasabha and Bala panchayats, channelising LSG and Kudumbashree funds for activities. |
BUDS School |
Support to ADS/CDS |
Support to CDS |
Identification of children with special needs, liaison with LSG for funding and organisation of schools, monitoring of school functioning |
SC and ST Special Projects |
Formation of special NHGs of marginalised communities |
Need identification for services |
Nutritional programmes for special communities, health awareness programmes, liaison for obtaining ration cards. |