Kudumbashree Matrimony - A Story of Success

The innovative initiative put forward by the Kudumbashree Thrissur District Mission is standing out unique in the way it touched the lives of many families in Kerala. Claimed to be the first of its kind in the state, the Kudumbashree Matrimony initiative had been launched by the Kudumbashree Porkkulam Grama Panchayath CDS at Porkkulam, near Kunnamkulam in Thrissur district of Kerala. Kudumbashree Matrimony started functioning when Shri. A.C Moideen, Minister for Industries, Sports and Youth Affairs then inaugurated the initiative on 25 July 2016. Smt. Sindhu Balan is the woman behind this innovative initiative. She put forward the idea of Kudumbashree Matrimony during a Plan Review Meeting held at Kudumbashree Thrissur District Mission office.  

How Kudumbashree Matrimony Works?

Through Kudumbashree networks, it is easily possible to get an accurate picture of the potential brides and grooms. No other organization have such a network like that Kudumbashree Mission holds and therefore it is easily possible for Kudumbashree to get the accurate profile of the potential candidates seeking alliance without any difficulties. And therefore the issues caused by the marriage fraudsters could be easily avoided.

Kudumbashree Matrimony is charging much lower amount than the other commercial establishments in the field. In Kudumbashree Matrimony, the registration for women is done absolutely free of cost. Only Rs 500 is charged from the men with tenth standard education as registration fees. Rs 750 is charged for men with higher secondary educations and Rs 1000 is charged from the men with the educational qualification of Graduate Degree and above. 

The best matches for the bride and groom are found through software. The details of the prospective brides and grooms are published in the website only after cross checking by the Neighborhood Groups, Ward members and the Police system.  The educational qualification, job details, whether any police cases exist in their names are also enquired and are cross checked along with this. After the registration, the clients are given usernames and passwords. And then the clients may select their right partner through Kudumbashree Matrimony. Those who have internet access may login through the website and get the details of the matching profiles and for the others, the matching profiles are sent through post.  The NHG women who helps in cross checking the details of the clients are given a fixed amount as commission.

According to Sindhu, only Kudumbashree Mission could something against the marriage frauds, by making use of the vast network that Kudumbashree possess all over the state. Smt. Sujatha Mohan, Smt. Sukanya, Smt. Dhanya and Smt. Sandhya are the other members of Kudumbashree Matrimony.

Sindhu started the initiative by availing a loan of Rs 3 lakh from Kunnamkulam Bank at Thrissur District of Kerala. Four staff are employed at the office of Kudumbashree Matrimony located near Porkulam Grampanchayath Office, Kunnamkulam. So far, Kudumbashree Matrimony had successfully made happen more than 108 marriages. Kudumbashree Matrimony is making an average income of Rs 40,000 to Rs 60,000 every month.

Kudumbashree Matrimony had also opened two more offices at Thrissur: One at Varavoor and other at Peringottukara. Kudumbashree Matrimony will soon be extended to Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Idukki, Ernakulam, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur and Kazargode districts of Kerala.

 The nominal rate, good quality and trust worthy service are the hallmark of Kudumbashree Matrimony that more people are enquiring about the service even from distant places. www.kudumbashreematrimonial.com is the website address of Kudumbashree Matrimony. Thinking out of the box, women like Sindhu Balan are making greater differences in the society as well as in their own lives.