The Kudumbashree District Mission has embarked on an ambitious 100-day programme to create at least 2,500 micro enterprises and 5,000 jobs by the end of November.
The programme christened ‘Immini Balya Onnu’ is part of the State government’s larger 100-day project to help overcome the economic and livelihood challenges posed by the pandemic.
“We have adopted a two-pronged strategy — self-employment and wage-based employment — to help our members and their dependants overcome the crisis. The idea is to set up at least 2,500 micro enterprises at the rate of at least one in each of the 1,830 Area Development Societies [ADS] in the district,” said Rajeena T.M., assistant district mission coordinator, Kudumbashree.
Each ADS will be encouraged to create enterprises depending on their capabilities and the local demand for sustainable income with the help of Kudumbashree’s…