| First prize with cheque & bds prize. |
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| First prize with cheque & bds prize. |
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| Interaction during IPR Program |
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| Program on Intellectual Property Rights |
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| Participants at IT Gyanam Yagnam |
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| IT Gyanam Yagnam - Training program on IT organized by Alappuzha BDS Project for coir societies |
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| Third work group meeting |
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| Mr. Jagat Shah conducting lecture for coir societies on exports of coir products |
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| Participants from coir societies interacting at seminar arranged by ACCDS and Alappuzha BDS Project |
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| Seminar on Art and Science of Coir mats and matting for coir societies arranged by ACCDS with Alappuzha BDS project support |
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| Demonstration of geotextile at Rourkela for Iron sponge indutry |
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| BDS and SME visit to Rourkela for geotextiles promotion |
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| Sample Stuffing in BDS Van |
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| BDS Van on Visit |
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| SME - BDS Clinic |
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| New initiative started - SME - BDS Clinic |
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| BDS presenting their veiw |
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| Mr. Jagat Shah discussing with new BDS |
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| Group discussion at 2nd BDS Training |
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| Second BDS training class room session |
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| BDS trying to learn spinning of coir yarn during 2nd BDS Training |
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| Practival demonstration for the BDS during thier field visit |
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| BDS Training field visit - Visited CCRI |
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| SIDBI Review team with BDS Van |
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| Openning of BDS Van by Mr. Anand Bhal - DFID |
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| Mr. Sabu, newly elected presdinet of ICEC signing an MoU with the Alappuzha BDS Project |
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| MoU Signing with ICEC |
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| Role of ERP, CRM and E-commerce for coir competitiveness |
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| SIDBI Review visit - Role of ERP, CRM and E-commerce for coir competitiveness |
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| MoU Signing with ACCDS |
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| ISO Seminar - Coir Product’s business promotion through ISO certification |
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| New dyeing and printing techniques seminar |
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| Dyeing expert's field visit before the seminar |
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| Work group meeting |
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| FOREX seminar by Citibank |
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| FOREX seminar participants |
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| SME out reach seminar on export & design |
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| MOU signing with TCMMMA |
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| MOU signing with CSC |
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| SME outreach seminar audience |
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| Mr. Vani , industrial designer |
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| Mr. Manoj Mittal , SIDBI- Delhi |
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| Mr. Muralidharan, SIDBI- Kochi |
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| Mr. Kumaraswami Pillai, ACCDS |
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| Mr. Venugopal, TCMMMA |
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| Mr. Pavitharan, CSC |
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| Mr. Vani, industrial designer at coir MSME |
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| Mr. Vani, industrial designer at coir MSME |
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| 1-1 meet between BDS providers & MSME |
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| MoU Signing with ICA - Mignesh & Mr. Mahadevan |
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| BDS on way to coir cluster |
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| BDs at spinning centre |
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| BDS at spinning unit |
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| BDS at coir SME |
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| BDS at factory |
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| BDS interacting with an SME |
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| BDS at a coir warehouse |
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| P Ravindranath , KMA |
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| Brahmanandan, CCRI |
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| Dr. R K Singh , SIDBI |
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| Sukumaran, SIDBI |
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| Ist. BDS training 1-2 Dec. 2007 |
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| Ist. BDS training participants |
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| Jagat Shah Ist. BDS training |
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| Mignesh BDS training |
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| IICF booth 7 Dec. 07 |
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| Left to right : Mr. Kjell Olsen of GTZ in conversation with Mr.A C Jose , Chairman Coir Board.Also in the frame are Mr. V S Rathore , CGM - SIDBI , Mr. Rakesh Rewari , DMD - SIDBI & Jagat Shah , Mentor - Cluster Pulse |
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| Prayer before the start of launch program |
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Jagat Shah , Mentor - Cluster Pulse introducing the project to the 150+ participants.
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| Mr. A C Jose , Chairman Coir Board lighting the lamp. |
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| Mr. Rakesh Rewari , DMD - SIDBI lighting the lamp . |
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| Mr. Manoj Mittal , DGM - SIDBI welcoming Mr. A C Jose , Chairman - Coir Board. |
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| Dr. R K Singh , AGM - SIDBI welcoming Mr. K M Nair from SIDBI Chennai. |
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| Mr. V S Rathore , CGM - SIDBI addressing the participants. |
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| left to right : Front table - Mr. Aref Adamali , Competitiveness expert - OTF Group - USA , Mr. Manpj Mittal , DGM ( PMD ) SIDBI, Mr. Sathianandan from SIDBI Kochi , Mr. Thomas from ACCDS - Alappuzha , Mr. Jacob Neroth - President elect ( All India Coir Federation ) |
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Mr. A C Jose , Chairman Coir Board delivering the KEYNOTE address.
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| Mr. Jacob Neroth - President elect ( All India Coir Federation ) addressng the participants |
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| Mr. Mahesh Mishra - Economist , DFID addressng the participants |
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| Mr. Rakesh Rewari , DMD - SIDBI addressng the participants |
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| Mr. Kjell Olsen of GTZ addressng the participants |
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| The core group at the presentation by Cluster Pulse & OTF Group on Alappuzha coir floor covering cluster. |
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| Mr. Aref Adamali , Competitiveness expert - OTF Group - USA making the presentation |
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| Press conference |
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