Dr. Muraleedharan
Mr. Muralidharan, on his own interest has done several innovative/developmental initiatives in his home village.
A nice restaurant “Puzhayoram on the banks of beautiful Muvattupuzha River” in collaboration with DTPC
A luxury boat service through the serene, celestial back waters of Upper Kuttanad has contributed to Kerala’s Tourism development
Rice cultivation in approximately 15acres paddy land through an otherwise extinct, conventional agricultural methods, and maintaining a coconut + areca nut plantation of approximately 20 acres
Operating a tourist home “INDUDHARAM”, opposite to VAIKOM MAHADEVAR TEMPLE, attached with all modern amenities
Above initiatives provide around 60+ employments at local level.
PHILANTHROPIST & CSR ACTIVITIES IN KERALA
Mr. Muralidharan has always been in the forefront with a helping hand in emergencies to the needy, be it on the unprecedented floods since last 3years and Covid-19 pandemic in Kerala & Maharashtra.
Few instances of his philanthropic / CSR initiatives include, monthly pension scheme for needy, poorest of poor people in his home village to meet their medical expenses, construction of damaged homes during last year floods
granting land for construction of a Panchayat Health Centre, renovation of village library, contribution of one full month revenue collection from Puzhayoram restaurant amounting Rs21,00,000.00 towards the Chief Ministers Distress Relief Fund to bring some reliefs to the victims of recent Wayanad landslides and floods
a whole hearted assistance to lessen the pains of terminally ill people.
With a group of his colleagues, he started a contract business in FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRY in year 1991, and continued the same for almost a decade. In year 1995, he started VKM group of companies covering segments of HOSPITALITY, HUMAN RESOURCES and SEA FOOD PROCESSING & EXPORTS.
Currently, Mr. Muralidharan is Chairman cum MD of the VKM Group of companies.
VKM group provides approximately 5000+ direct/indirect employments, of which above 70% are WOMEN, there by contributing to NATIONAL WOMEN EMPOWERMENT, and for betterment of 5000+ families across INDIA there by helping them to lead a decent healthy family. By converging people from all parts of the country is helping in a big way to inculcate a oneness feeling among different Indian ethnic identities.
Furthermore, being the mentor of many high tech SEA FOOD MANUFACTURING INSTALLATIONS complying international quality standards which exports to around 18foreign countries such as US, UK, Japan, China, other EEC Member countries, he’s been contributing to the NATIONAL ECONOMY by getting much needed foreign currencies there by making Indian economy stronger.
He has plans in pipe lines for the industrial growth in many parts of the Country
PHILANTHROPIST & CSR ACTIVITIES IN MAHARASHTRA
With a noble mission of uplifting the living standard of backward tribals in mind, he runs an EDUCATIONAL TRUST which operates a school at primary/secondary & high school levels, in a backward tribal belt in Maharashtra.
This institution, with the supports of 23 teaching & non-teaching staff caters high quality educational supports to approximately 181 tribal students, and other socially backward classes every year. Additionally, necessary financial assistances to 40 needy students are provided so as to meet their educational expenses.
Contact V K Muralidharan: murali@vkmfoods.com
Website:www.vkmfoods.com