Quality rural industrial products for competitive market.

Promoting and developing cottage, micro & small industries with emphasis on eco-friendly and local resources based industries thereby creating employment opportunities, increasing the share of rural industrial benefits equitably to all and contributing to the GDP.

Thrust Area - 1   :  Development of local resource based industries.
      
Goals
- Developed skills in clay based industries.
- Developed skills in food processing.
- Developed skills in coir based industries.
- Developed skills in wood craftsmen / carpentry.
- Developed skills in mat based industries.
      
Thrust Area - 2   : Promoting public, private and community groups in partnership for the development of entrepreneurship activities.
      
Goals
- Competitive Examinations for Recruitments conducted.
- Interviews for Recruitment conducted.
- Efficiency Bar Examinations conducted.
- Interviews for promotions conducted.
- Introduced Improved system for recruitment, transfer and Promotion processes.
    
Thrust Area - 3   :  Providing vocational skill development & career guidance programmes for employment generation.
      
Goals
- Developed national vocational accredited training centres.
- Guided and coordinated employment opportunities.
    
Thrust Area - 4   :  Productivity improvement of rural industrial products.
      
Goals
- Produced competitive products.
    
Thrust Area - 5   :  Promoting marketing & marketing linkages.
      
Goals
- Improved market linkages.
- Established online marketing.

Thrust Area - 6   :  Institutional capacity building and governance.
      
Goals
- Trained and skilled staff.
- Provided and upgraded required machinery and equipment.
- Implemented circulars, guidelines and policies.