Grihastha

It is a project initiated by Kadco for the upliftment of around 10000 unemployed women from the whole of Kerala. Kadco has identified the following trades for the project:

1 Embroidery 1500 beneficiaries
2 Fancy Items 3000 beneficiaries
3 Banana fibre crafts 2000  beneficiaries
4 Handicraft items 1500 beneficiaries
5 Terracotta Jewellery 2000 beneficiaries
Kadco will supply raw materials at subsidized rates and training for the Production of innovative modern products to suit with the requirements of the modern society. For this Kadco will open raw material banks at its HO and Regional Offices.

As the marketing of the above item is a task for the artisans and therefore, Kadco will open marketing centres at its HO and Regional Offices and sell the products of the artisans under Kadco brand name.

kadco already has a showroom for the marketing of products from Artisans at Central regional office (Eranakulam). Products from Grihastha can be marketed as a separate section here.

Also Kadco will conduct Trade fairs exclusively for Grihastha beneficiaries.

This project is not only beneficial for the unemployed women but we are giving opportunity for over 10000 families. Further, Kadco is giving better futre for these families and indirectly imparting education and better life more than 20000 children of socially backward artisans community.
1 Year of incorporation 1981 year of commissioning 1981
2 Accumulated losses as on 30/03/2010(lakhs) 303.96 Lakh
3 Net worth as on 30/03.2010(lakhs) 132.06 Lakh
4 Fixed Asset Gross Block as on 30/03/2010(Lakhs) 26.50 Lakh
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Effective manpower strength as 31/03/2010
(in nos)		 Sr. Executives/ Executives
supervisory staff
Clerks
Last Grade
2 Nos
8 Nos
7 Nos
6 Nos
6 Completion of Internal Audit as on  30-11-2010 2004-2005 Completed
7 Completion of statutory Audit as on 30-11-2010 2004-2005 in progress

Grihastha Project for Unemployed Women Artisans

Grihastha is the project initiated by KADCO for the upliftment of unemployed women by providing job opportunities which can be done in par with their domestic activities and thus creating clusters.

The name it self indicates -women being in home performing various craft jobs for their earnings.

Their products can be marketed by KADCO through our own Craft/Trade Fairs. The courses in Fashion Technology also provide oceans of opportunities. As a whole, around one lakh people are directly and indirectly benefited by this project.