Follow the operational evolution of SIGN: from our official legal registration on 4th February 2009 to statewide implementation missions, child retention networks, and agrarian food sustainability.
Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860 (Reg No: 48/2009)
Founded in Malom, Kasaragod by Girija C.C and Sumithlal P.M to lead constitutional advocacy, legal defense, and socio-economic inclusion for historically oppressed SC/ST communities.
Official registration of SIGN A NEW VISION OF SOCIAL JUSTICE FOR SC/ST under Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860 (Reg No: 48/2009, Kasaragod District, Kerala). Founder Girija C.C and Co-Founder Sumithlal P.M establish headquarters at Malom, Vellarikkundu.
The Government of Kerala appoints SIGN as the official implementing agency for the Kasaragod Tribal Rehabilitation Project. Over 450 tribal families resettled with secured land rights, sanitary housing, potable water connections, and basic civic services.
Established 25 decentralized Children's Neighbourhood Groups (CNG) in remote rural wards to combat high dropout rates among BPL students. Implemented academic monitoring, nutrition supplies, and peer learning circles.
Supported by NABARD, SIGN formed hundreds of Self-Help Groups (SHGs) and Joint Liability Groups (JLGs) for SC/ST, religious minorities, and physically challenged individuals, opening credit channels and ending predatory debt trap cycles.
Rolled out EAP, EDP, and ESDP programs in partnership with MSME-DI Thrissur, Government of India, training over 1,200 rural women. Concurrently opened 125 Village Literacy Classes teaching basic literacy, passbook arithmetic, and digital safety.
Certified with official national recognition and regulatory registrations, enabling comprehensive partnerships with corporate CSR boards and philanthropic donors across India.
Served as implementing agency for the All Kerala Bakshya Arogya Swaraj Programme for food sustainability and organic farmers' networks. Granted official NITI Aayog NGO Darpan identification `KL/2024/0403420`.
Advancing smartphone UPI literacy, electronic land record transparency, Endosulfan victim humanitarian care, and indigenous cultural archiving across Kasaragod and North Kerala.
BPW.VII/129, Darkas P.O, Malom, Vellarikkundu Via, Kasaragod District, Kerala - 671534
Tel: 0467 2940620 | Email: signkerala@gmail.com | Web: www.signkerala.org
• Girija C.C - Founder & Chairperson (+91 6282278735)
• Sumithlal P.M - Co-Founder & General Secretary (+91 956212750)
