Swabhiman, labour bank project

Winning e-governance award, ‘Swabhiman’, the prestigious project of the district administration will be expanded to the rural areas in the district. The software-based scheme pioneered by the district administration aims at availing the service of skilled labourers for the household needs.

After the successful launch in the city limit, the project will soon be launched at Vadakara and Koyilnady taluks, to help the rural people to meet the shortage of skilled labourers. Two new call centres will be opened at the taluk head quarters to extend the advantage of the project to the rural population. The scheme is expected to be launched in December.

With the expansion of the scheme the labourers from rural area also are expected to benefit as they would be able to get job regularly. Presently the benefit is available only to those residing in the Kozhikode Corporation limit.

Native labourers will be enrolled to the scheme from Koyilandy and Vadakara shortly, according to officials. The process will start with the opening of regional call centres at Koyilandy and Vadakara Taluks. Presently the scheme is carried out using the state of art facility at the National Informatics Centre.

According to official data, the scheme has the support of 70 active employees enrolled to their scheme, who are skilled in fields including carpentry, AC and Refrigeration, electronics, coconut tree climbing, gas stove repairing and electrical and plumbing works, they said.
The workers are provided insurance support by the project. Ten per cent of their income is collected by the officials for the purpose. They added that they get an average of 20 to 30 calls regularly at the call centre seeking the service of labourers. Besides, we also get enquiries through SMS and through the web portal www.swabhiman.gov.in, the added.

Apart from Kozhikode rural, similar projects are planned by the district administrations of Wayanad and Kasargod. Representatives of the local bodies and district administrations have already visited Kozhikode for the purpose, and the project is expected to be launched through Akshaya centers, the next year.

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