Kudumbashree's State-level BUDS Day fete at Thrithala on August 16
Thrithala block panchayat president V.P. Rajeena will preside over the function.
BUDS Day will be celebrated in all BUDS institutions too. As many as 13,081 learners attending these institutions will participate in the celebrations.
BUDS institutions are run by the Kudumbashree in association with local self-governments for education and rehabilitation of intellectually challenged children.
The first BUDS Day was celebrated on August 16, 2023. It marks the day the first BUDS school in the State formally opened in the Venganoor grama panchayat in the State capital in 2004.
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
The Hindu
4 days ago
- The Hindu
Kudumbashree's State-level BUDS Day fete at Thrithala on August 16
Minister for Local Self-Government M.B. Rajesh will inaugurate the State-level Kudumbashree BUDS Day celebrations at the BUDS rehabilitation centre, Thrithala, Palakkad, on Saturday (August 16, 2025). Thrithala block panchayat president V.P. Rajeena will preside over the function. BUDS Day will be celebrated in all BUDS institutions too. As many as 13,081 learners attending these institutions will participate in the celebrations. BUDS institutions are run by the Kudumbashree in association with local self-governments for education and rehabilitation of intellectually challenged children. The first BUDS Day was celebrated on August 16, 2023. It marks the day the first BUDS school in the State formally opened in the Venganoor grama panchayat in the State capital in 2004.
The Hindu
08-08-2025
- The Hindu
Efforts to preserve tribal art forms to be stepped up, says Minister
Minister for Local Self-Government M.B. Rajesh has said that efforts to pass on tribal art forms to the new generation will be stepped up as part of a broader government initiative to ensure the comprehensive development of indigenous communities in the State. He was speaking at the State-level inauguration of the Jana Galsa project as part of the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples. The Minister said that the Kudumbashree's work since 2009 on tribal welfare had been exemplary. He emphasised that the government was implementing integrated projects to improve the lives and livelihoods of tribal populations. Highlighting key achievements, Mr. Rajesh said that the Scheduled Tribe Special Scheme, which was launched in Attappadi in 2013 and expanded Statewide in 2016, had improved the market access of tribal entrepreneurs. Products like Hill Value from Attappadi, 'Van Dhan' from Wayanad, and 'Gamthe' from Nilambur are now competing with mainstream brands. At present, 98% of tribal families in the State are part of Kudumbshree neighbourhood groups. A total of 1,24,904 families are associated through 7,135 general and special groups. As part of employment generation, training was given to 2,893 youths for Public Service Commission (PSC) tests, and 193 of them secured jobs, while 394 have found a place in the rank list. Additionally, 1,480 people have found employment through skill development under the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana. The Minister also said that enhanced livelihood opportunities were being extended to the agricultural and animal husbandry sectors. Key projects like the Kudumbashree Tribal Enterprise and Innovation Centre, Communicore (English training for tribal children), Kanas Jaga 2.0 (to foster creativity in children), and community kitchens will be executed more vigorously in the coming months, he added.
New Indian Express
06-08-2025
- New Indian Express
A master stroke to revitalise tribal art forms & aid artists in Kerala
KOCHI: Having made positive interventions in different sectors, Kudumbashree is on a new mission now: Reviving indigenous tribal art forms facing extinction. The community network has come up with 'Jana Galsa' to provide the traditional art forms practised by 37 Kerala tribes a stage at events organised by government and quasi-government agencies, giving its practitioners a means to earning a livelihood. Utilising the art forms in the teaching-learning process in tribal schools, to ensure students are familiarised with the subjects through their own traditional art forms and language, is another aim. 'The first step would be gathering information about the popular and not-so-popular tribal art forms. That begins on August 9,' a Kudumbashree official associated with the project told TNIE. The aim is to create a directory of the art forms with the help of organisations like Kirtads (Kerala Institute for Research Training and Development Studies of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes). 'It is important to identify art forms that the tribals are comfortable presenting in public. There are some art forms that they (only) perform within the community during rites and rituals,' said the official. Once that is done, Kudumbashree will help practitioners get a stage to perform and earn a livelihood. 'They could be provided an avenue in association with the tourism department to perform at tourist destinations or festivals. They might also be registered as Kudumbashree's micro-enterprise groups or used in various Information Education and Communication (IEC) activities,' said the official. Another objective is to use the art forms to help students studying in schools in the tribal belt understand the lessons. 'We will analyse how to connect the art forms with science or maths to help tribal students assimilate the concepts and facts better. However, a module has to be developed for this, and that will happen only after the first phase is over. We aim to complete the survey by the end of August,' the official said. 'All eligible beneficiaries under the tribal project currently implemented by Kudumbashree will be identified for the purpose. It is hoped that by forming a state-level consortium by including art forms under the enterprise model, the tribals will be able to find better livelihood,' the official said.
