Khadi & Village Industries
The central office of CHASS serves as the hub for its operations, administration, and strategic decision-making. The roles and responsibilities of the central office are crucial to ensure that CHASS functions efficiently and meet its goals.
Training Programme
We have started Khadi Gramodyog Vidyalaya at Mallappally in the year 1986. At present 21 training programmes are ongoing regularly at KGV Mallappally and its various extension centres. We train around 2500-3000 candidates per year. The following table would give particulars of the training.
Sl No | Name of the Courses | Duration | |
1 | Semi Automatic Loom Weaving Course | 6 Months | |
2 | Refresher Course in Spinning & Weaving | 3 Months | |
3 | Frame Loom Weaving Course | 6 Months | |
4 | Carpentry and Wood Engineering | 6 Months | |
5 | Certificate Course in Bee Keeping | 11 days | |
6 | Fruit and Vegetable processing | 2 Months | |
7 | Bakery Course | 2 Months | |
8 | Hand Embroidery | 1 Month | |
9 | Ready Made Garments / Spl.Blouse/ Gown Making | 3 Months | |
10 | Toilet & Laundry Soap Making | 2 months | |
11 | Tailoring & Embroidery Course | 5 Months | |
12 | Beautician Course | 2 Months | |
13 | Umbrella Assembling | 1 Month | |
14 | Paper Conversion Course | 1 Week | |
15 | Fabric Painting | 3 Weeks | |
16 | Flower Making & Arrangements | 3 Weeks | |
17 | Big shopper | 1 Month | |
18 | Candle Making | 1 Week | |
19 | Door Mat Manufacturing | 1 Week | |
20 | Beekeeping Hobby Course | 1 Week | |
21 | Entrepreneurship Awareness Programme | 1 day |
Production Sector
CHASS in its various production centres produce Cotton & Muslin khadi, coloured shirts, Kuppadom dothy etc. We have different workshops to produce wood furniture. Food production unit under CHASS Khadi produces various food products like value added honey products, snacks, cakes and various fruits & vegetable products. The following table would give particulars of the various production centres of the Khadi Section.
No | Name of the centre | Location | Nature of Activity |
1 | Assumption Khadi Centre | Kurumpanadom | Khadi Spinning on Charkha at Cherukara, Parel, Kainady and Vazhappally (Home units ) Khadi Weaving at the Centre |
2 | Amala Khadi Centre | Amalagiri | Khadi Weaving (Color Shirting ) |
3 | Madona Khadi Centre | Athirampuzha | Khadi Spinning at Vettimukal and Weaving at the Centre |
4 | Mallappally Khadi Centre | Mallappally | Khadi Weaving Kuppadom Firefly shirting, Dhothi |
4 | Carpentry Unit | Pallikoottumma | Wood manufacturing and interior decoration & All Building materials made out of wood. |
5 | Carpentry Unit | Mammood | Wood manufacturing and interior decoration & All Building materials made out of wood. |
7 | Mattress Manufacturing | Kottakkapuram | Khadi beds & Pillows, and Khadi Bed Cover |
8 | Bee- Keeping Unit | Kurumpanadom | Agmark Honey Processing & bottling |
9 | Bakery Unit | Mallappally | Various Bakery products, Cake and Biscuits |
10 | FVP Unit | Mallappally | Various pickles more than 10 items |
11 | Processing of Cereals and Pulses | Mallappally | Rice powder, rava, wheat powder and purchase and sales of cereals and pulses. |
Marketing Programme
At present the Khadi& VI Department of CHASS has 6 Sales Emporiums including Central Godown. The following table would give particulars of the various Sales outlets of CHASS.
Sl No | Name of the Showroom | Location |
1 | Khadi Gramodyog Bhavan | Sastri Road Kottayam Ph. 0481-2561684 7593920428 |
2 | Khadi Gramodyog Bhavan | Aramanapady, Changanacherry Ph. 0481-2411216, 9778321482 |
3 | Khadi Plaza Mallappally | KGV Buildings Mallappally |
4 | CHASS Furniture, Mammood | Mallappally Road Ph.0481-2471861 |
5 | CHASS Furniture, Pallikuttumma | AC Road Ph.0477 – 2702008, 9037992380 |
Mallappally Beekeeping Cluster
KVIC has sanctioned one Major Honey Cluster to CHASS for promoting 538 Beekeepers in Trivandrum & Kollam districts. The Common Facility Centre is to be set up at Amboori in Trivandrum district and the preliminary works are ongoing.