Kerala State Cashew Development Corporation Limited

KSCDC
Company typePublic Sector Corporation
IndustryCashew Products
FoundedJuly 1969
by P. Ravindran
HeadquartersMundakkal,
Kollam, Kerala
Area served
Kerala
Key people
S. Jayamohan
Chairman
K Sunil John
managing director
B Sujeendran
Director[1]
RevenueRs. 2.50 billion
Number of employees
1500
Websitecashewcorporation.com

The Kerala State Cashew Development Corporation Limited or KSCDC is a model employer in the field of cashew industry mainly to protect the interest of workers and to provide maximum employment to its workers and to give statutory benefits like minimum wages, bonus, etc. prevailing in the cashew industry. It is headquartered in Kollam city, called "Cashew Capital of the World".[2] The head office is situated at Cashew House, Mundakkal in Kollam City, Kerala. KSCDC was incorporated in July 1969 and started Commercial activities in the year 1971 as a company fully owned by the Government of Kerala.[3] Corporation has now more than a turn over of Rs. 2.50 billion. A Central Export Promotion Council for Cashew, Cashew Export Promotion Council of India (CEPCI) is situated at Kollam city.[4]

KSCDC Headquarters(Cashew House) in Mundakkal, Kollam city
  1. ^ "DIRECTOR BOARD – KSCDC". Cashewcorporation.com. Govt of Kerala. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  2. ^ [1] Archived 20 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine Kollam Cashew Organizations – KSCDC, CEPCI
  3. ^ [2] KSCDC, Kollam
  4. ^ [3] Cashew Industry Set to Feel the Pinch