The Kudumbashree Story

Community Network

Responsibility Mapping

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.