Kudumbashree NRO's mandate arises from the approval given by the Empowered Committee of NRLM to Kudumbashree to set up the NRO Secretariat, towards providing assistance to the other states under NRLM. The secretariat is headed by the Executive Director and supported by the Program Management Team comprising of Chief Operating Officer, Programme Managers, Thematic Anchors, State Project Coordinators and Field Coordinators. The Administration and Accounts section manages the administrative, financial and human resource functions of the organisation. The State Resource Group has been formed to provide expert guidance and direction in the area of governance and convergence. Whereas the State Mentor Core Group provides policy and strategy formulation support for carrying out activities in partner states. Apart from these, the Programme Committee and Task Force has been formed for overall supervision and monitoring of the functioning of NRO Secretariat.