People's Plan Programme.

From the very state of the decentralised planning process, STED began to associate with the Local Self Government bodies in the implementation of projects  for entrepreneurial development and self employment. All District Panchayaths, Corporations, Muncipalities, and big chunk of Block and Grama Panchayaths have utilised our services in the areas of project consultancy, entrepreneurial development training, skill development training, surveys and studies , which helped the effective implementation of the projects.

STED  has helped thousands of its beneficiaries in getting employed or self employed. Many of them are organised into groups or societies so that maximum resources could be pooled from all sources. The form of organisations like proprietor ship , partnership etc are also promoted on need basis. A few of the established units are listed below. The detailed list has been published in the book "STED Activities and Achievements - 1985- 2000"

A FEW OF OUR SUCCESSFUL PROJECTS

• M/S Cute Electronics, Sree nagar Manacaud , Thiruvananthapuram is a very prosperous venture , run by Smt. Sreekala, one of our beneficiaries who had undergone training in  repair and maintenance of electronic home appliances under MEGSAT scheme. The expertise Smt. Sreekala could gain through the training along with her hardwork and commitment resulted in the establishement of  her firm, which is rolling out a variety of electronic products such as Chokes, Stabilisers, Inverters and CFL Adapters.

• M/S Arya Ayurvedic Massage Centre,is a venture started by a group of beneficiaries in Kottayam district who has been trained in Ayurveda Massaging under the MEGSAT scheme. The massaging centre is located at Kumarakom , one of the most beautiful tourist spots in Kerala. Facilities for all kinds of massages such as whole body massage, Face beauty massage, Face massage, Juice massage , Egg massage,  Rasayana massage, Saisava massage, Power massage etc are available at the centre. The centre started functioning in 2000.

• Modern Printing Unit of scheduled caste women -The Kozhikode District Vanitha Co-operative Printing Press Ltd. No. D2701 is a Rs.12 lakhs project at Kozhikode assisted by STED. It was a project under the People’s plan programme of the Kozhikode district Panchayat for the year 1999-2000. STED took up implementation of the project which involved a skill development training for 30 SC unemployed women in all kinds of printing jobs such as DTP, scanning, color separation, offset printing, screen printing etc. and organising them into a society and setting up of a modern printing unit.
  The production unit was established and started functioning in the year 2000  near Sabha School, Puthiyara P.O., Kozhikode. The unit is well-equipped with all modern machineries and equipments. It undertakes offset printing, screen-printing, DTP and other job works.

• M/s Kalarikkal Dress Makers :This is a dress making unit owned by Smt. K.B. Lalithamma, one of the beneficiaries of the Entrepreneurship Development Training Programmes conducted by STED project.Smt. Lalithamma’s dress making unit, M/s Kalarikkal  Dress Makers is situated at Vallikettu, near Vazhithala in Idukki district. Two skilled women and a team of sales personnel are assisting Smt. Lalithamma in her venture. The products are sold mainly through direct marketing. Smt. Lalithamma also regularly supplies to some of the reputed garment sellers in the local areas.

• M/s Bhargava Kalari chikilsalayam This is a venture promoted by Sri. S.K. Rajesh, one of our beneficiaries who got training in Ayurveda Massaging under the MEGSAT scheme. Sri Rajesh is a member of a traditional vaidya family. M/s Bhargava Kalari chikilsalayam, near the KSRTC  Bus stand at Kozhikode is a complete Ayurvedic centre, where the facilities for all kinds of Ayurvedic treatment, massages, yoga, kalari etc. are provided under one roof. Sri. Rajesh is also planning to extend the services to homes by providing massaging for the new born and mothers after delivery at their homes. A team of expert  women meassures, who are specially trained in this is engaged for the purpose. These women will take care of the post-delivery at their homes massages and treatment along with medicines to the needy ones.

• M/s Diginet Hardware services - A group of 7 persons, trained by us in Computer Hardware Maintenance and Networking has recently started a venture named Diginet Hardware Services at Kozhikode. The members of the group secured the technical expertise by attending our vocational training. The unit undertakes assembling of computers, sales and after sales servicing of computers. It also proposes to undertake contracts for computerization and networking of offices. The office of Diginet functions at II Floor, Madeena towers, Palattuthazham, Civil Station P.O., Kozhikode.