The quality of the SHG produced / manufactured goods should not only quantitative but qualitative to earn profit as such standaridisation is very important. product standardisation is an efficient way to reduce the cost and increase the quality.

Standardisation of the Product

The following are the parameters taken into account while training is given to SHGs to start a manufacturing unit of any products: material standards, process standards, inspection standards, product standards, packaging and customer satisfaction.

Uniformity, raw materials, machineries, quality, training, are insisted upon for producing a goods.

Raw materials

Procuring right material, cheap and best-cost effective, product specification, optimizing the process control.

Packaging

Packaging is one of the main ways to attract the customer : Though it will not aimed at global recognition at present, it is to be aimed to attract the local market and customers.

Selling the product in different quantity for which small, medium and large packing are important.

Safety

We also give much importance to safer, healthier and more environmentally sound products. The products with improved quality and reliability, greater consistency and delivery of the services and of course lower cost.

Certification of products

Design standards, technical standards, Training standards, legally required documents are ensured at every level.

Group Activities

WOMAN focused on bringing women into non-conventional areas with the support of various organizations motivating the women to undergo training.

Eco friendly areas and using the locally available resources were the focused areas in the beginning in addition to the Science and Technology.

The SHGs after under going skill training jointly run the units sucessfully.

Manufacturing group activities are

• Soap Production Units
• Washing powder & cleaning powder production units
• Napkin production units
• Grocery shops
• Bricks manufacturing unit
• Garments
• Agarpathi, Sambirani, Towels, Pickles & Baskets etc
• Furniture
• Aricanut plates
• Non woven fabric bags manufacturing
• Jute bags manufacturing

Individual Entrepreneurs

They were all micro in scale of operation ranging from an investment of Rs. 10000 to Rs25000 Majority or almost all the women were found in service, business or trade kind of activities.

They were in feminine kind of activities and traditional or conventional areas like.

• Wooden Handles Making, Manpaandam (Pot making)
• Food processing - Murukku, pickles etc., Basket Weaving, Mat Weaving
• Tailoring units, petty shops etc
• Marketing is sucessfully done by the women