Maganwadi, Wardha-442001, Maharashtra. T: 07152-253512 F: 240328 www.mgiri.org email: [email protected]Contents ‹ Secretary of the Ministry of MSME visits MGIRI ... 2 ‹ Editorial : Technology delivery to SHGs ... 3 ‹ EC sets a new vision for MGIRI ... 3 ‹ Recent Events ... 4 ‹ MGIRI technology exhibited in Himachal & Gujarat... 5 ‹ Forthcoming events ... 5 ‹ Central Certification Committee of KVIC vists MGIRI .6 ‹ MGIRI in news ... 8 ¼ns’k dh yk[kksa efgyk cpr xVksa dks rduhdh Kku eqgbvk djkus dh pqukSrh½ --- 7 March 2011 Vol 3, Issue 3 M G I R I M G I R I Mahatma Gandhi Institute for Rural Industrialisation A National Institute under the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Govt. of India lw{e] y?kq ,oa e/;e m|e ea=ky; ds lfpo Jh mn;dqekj oekZ 16-3-2011 dks ,efxfj exuokMh ifjlj esa i/kkjsA ifjlj ds 6 foHkkxksa esa fiNys nks lkyksa esa gq, dk;ksZa dk mUgksaus fujh{k.k fd;k vkSj ekxZn“kZu fn;kA [kkl rkSj ij ,efxfj esa fodflr gksusokys la“kksf/kr pj[ks dk Hkh mUgksaus voyksdu fd;k] ftlesa pj[ks dks pykus esa cgqr de Je yxrk gSA lkFk gh igyh ckj ;g laHkkouk mHkj jgh gS fd pj[ks dk /kkxk mruk gh cqyan gksxk ftruk fey dk /kkxk gSA xk¡/khth dk ;g liuk Fkk fd [kknh dks fn;k tkus okyk leFkZu (subsidy etc) de gksrk tk;s vkSj [kknh ds /kkxs fey ds /kkxs dh rqyuk esa vf/kd etcwr gksaA newsletter/ l an sk Mr Uday Kumar Varma IAS, Secretary of the Ministry of MSME, gets a first hand experience of the torque-reduction achieved in the ‘modified NMC charkha of MGIRI’ (16-3-2011).
Mr Uday Kumar Varma IAS, Secretary of the Ministry of MSME, gets a first hand experience of the torque-reduction achieved in the ‘modified NMC charkha of
MGIRI’ (16-3-2011).
Secretary of the Ministry of MSME visits MGIRI
Title: MGIRI Newsletter Editor: Dr T Karunakaran Printer: MGIRI, Wardha Periodicity: Monthly Publisher: Dr T Karunakaran Nr.: MAHBIL 05736 / 13-1-2009-TCLanguage: English / Hindi Place of publication: Wardha Post Regn. Nr.: WDA / 60 / 2010-12
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Inauguration of Audio Visual Studio by the Secretary, Ministry of MSME, Govt. of India.
Director MGIRI explaining the evolution of khadi from takli to solar charkha.
Mr Udaykumar Varma understanding the functioning of solar charkha from its designer Mr Deepkumar Varma.
Dy. Director of Khadi & Textiles Division explains MGIRI’s ‘Muslin Khadi Project’ in West Bengal sponsored by KVIC.
Mr Suriyanarayanan T P (winner of the President’s and State’s awards and Member of Innovation Work Station of MGIRI) explains
his water-burner.
Mr Varma examines the hank dyeing machine developed by MGIRI.
r Udaykumar Varma IAS, Secretary of MSME made an extensive visit to all the units of MGIRI on 16-3-2011. He critically Mexamined all the technologies developed by MGIRI, and showed keen interest in their delivery to the village industries sector. MGIRI had the unique privilege of having the ‘Advanced Engineering Work Station’, ‘Innovation Work Station’ and ‘Audio Visual Studio’ inaugurated by him. Mr Sesh Kumar Pulipaka, Jt Secy, MSME, Prof P L Dhar, Expert Member of KVIC and Mr Angshuman Dey, Deputy Secretary MSME also accompanied him during the visit.
omen’s Self Help Groups (SHG) appeared as an Winnovation in the eighties but soon became recognised as a fundamental concept of development. An SHG is a social unit with potential to transform the economics and polity of the country.
With the contribution of Dr Mohammad Yunus in linking SHG to credit delivery and similar works by SEWA in Ahmedabad the concept became globally recognized. Women through their SHGs numbering tens of lakhs have proved that it is a tool for their saving and money management; but through the exploitative policies of micro-financing institutions (MFIs) this significant gain has been annulled.
Our aim here is to indicate the potential of SHGs in filling major gaps in rural industrialization through:
- acting as the first link in the value chain of agri-based industrial activities (AGRINDUS)
- reducing the cost of productions / distribution by carrying out various processes of value addition using the infrastructure at household level and village level so that with an appropriately designed ‘Advanced Facility Centre’ (AFC) at the cluster head quarter production / services of global quality could be achieved. The cost advantage of cheaper raw materials and labour will also help.
The challenge is ‘technology transfer’ to the SHGs: firstly due to the sheer magnitude. According to NABARD the number of SHGs seeking linkage with bank credit are 2.2 million involving 33 million members while the other
EDITORIAL: Technology delivery to SHGs
segment is of equal size or more. The fact that even the best Indian model namely Kudumbashree of Kerala (with its 1.87 lakh SHGs catering to 36 lakh families) has 2,55,270 farm based credits while only 376 are related to enterprises. This is in spite of the good links with technology through dedicated grass-roots movement like KSSP (Kerala Sashtra Sahitya Parishad) and specialised Rural Technology Resource Centres like the one at Mundur - Palghat.
Tamilnadu’s SHG movement has many breakthroughs in terms of organizational innovations (like companies constituted by SHGs: example - Gram Mooligai Company Ltd (GMCL)), product ranges and NGO backed supporting structures for technology, quality guidance and market support.
But when one sees the really mighty and vibrant network of SHGs of Andhra Pardesh (organised into federations, samakhyas etc at Panchayat, block, district levels) one feels that the women have been left to be content with their small farms, sheeps and pigs and not enabled technologically to aggressively penetrate into value addition directions or other enterprises including services.
There appears to be no national structure for technology delivery in favour of the SHG network.
Now, how to conceive of this complex process of technology transfer involving a large number of technology sources on one hand and millions of SHGs along with their higher level structures on the other.
We take a clue from the national level skill development mission started in 2008 with the task of bringing out 500 million persons trained in global skills. It is sought to be achieved through NSDC (a partnership between Union Government and Industry Associations). New possibilities have arisen: A few new specialised skilling companies like IIJT, Indiaskills, Everonn will fulfill a target of 150 million leaving 100 million to Labour Ministry and 250 million to other institutions under National Skill Development Board.
The current problem is technology transfer and needs
EC sets a new vision for MGIRIthhe 7 meeting of the Executive Committee of MGIRI took Tplace on 16-3-2011 at MGIRI, Wardha and was presided
over by its Chairman Mr Udayakumar Varma, IAS. Important decisions related to MGIRI’s infrastructural aspects like guest house, vehicles and administrative staff were taken besides budget, delegation of authorities, etc. Emphasizing tha t the essential aim of MGIRI should be to transfer innovations to the field with a view to benefit rural industries sector and entrepreneurs. The Secretary indicated: “While how many technologies are developed is important, it is equally, if not more, important as to how many have been actually transformed into fruitful adoption by entrepreneurs in the sector”. The Chairman also instructed that special inter-ministerial meetings should be conducted at Delhi to evolve a strategy for taking forward important MGIRI technologies like solar charkha.
Dr Sugan Baranth, Ex-Chairman, Sarva Seva Sangh in the valedictory session of Social Entrepreneurship Program
(31-3-2011) organized for the Gadchiroli’s youth.
Mr Venkat Rao, Dy Director, Crafts Division demonstrating lacquer turn-
wood craft to the trainees (16-30 March 2011) in MGIRI.
Scientists from North Maharashtra University discussing about technical collaboration with MGIRI (14-3-2011).
Mr Mahesh Kumar, SSO (K&T) at AFKK Sangham, Ponduru discussing on new
spinning tools for Ponduru khadi (14-3-2011).
Certification committee of KVIC having its meeting at MGIRI (27-3-2011).
Dr Kamal Taori discussing with farmers group at MGIRI undergoing technology identification sessions (March 2011).
Dr Adarsh Agnihotri introducing the pilot plant facilities in the Microbiology lab to
internees (March 2011).
Management & Systems team explains to the KVIC State Director about portal
for rural entrepreneurs (16-3-2011).
PSO of K&T examining the block printing technology in an artisan’s work place at
Sanganer, Jaipur (1-3-2011).
A team of 5 members from Shamsher Singh Gandhi Ashram, Barabanki (UP)
visited K&T section as a part of their exposure visit (26-3-2011).
Mr Anand P Bhawalkar, a rural inventor, showing his model of ‘coconut climbing device’ to Mr Seshkumar Pulipaka, Jt
Secy of the Ministry, MSME (16-3-2011).
Inauguration of KVIC sponsored project ‘Muslin Khadi’ - S&T intervention (phase-II) at Nabadweep Kutir Silpa Pratisthan,
West Bengal (3-3-2011).
MGIRI technologies exhibited in ‘Khadi Utsav 2011’ at Ahmedabad
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MGIRI’s solar products and items related to packaging
ahatma Gandhi Institute for Rural Industrialization participated in the national level exhibition ‘Khadi Utsav-2011’ at th thMAhmedabad during 6 March to 4 April 2011. The pavilion was designed by Mr Venkat Rao, Dy Director, Crafts and
Engineering Division, MGIRI. One of the major attractions at the exhibition in Khadi Utsav was MGIRI’s solar charkha. The ‘Khadi Utsav 2011’ was organized by the KVIB, Gujarat and was sponsored by the KVIC, Mumbai.
The technology pavilion for exhibiting MGIRI’s technologies
Forthcoming eventsSr. No
Events Date Led by / in collaboration with
1 Workshop on ‘Latest Dyeing and printing Techniques’ for the Artisians and exposure to other areas such as Internet, and Internet marketing
18 April – 17 May
KVIC and K&T Deptt.
2 Dissemination programme of Ruralhaat.com at Nagpur Exhibition organized by Ministry of Handloom & Handicraft
15th April M&S Section
3 Demonstration programme of production of plant growth regulator (Amino Acids) from Waste human hair
21 – 28 April
B&H Section
4 Dissemination programme of Ruralhaat.com at Agri Expo for Organic farmers expo in Nagpur
11 April M&S & Tirupude College of Management
5 Collaborative meeting with KVIB CEO of Hydrabad 4 April MGIRI 6 Visit to KVK Shridi to study their community Radio station centre on
their programs & functions
Sushri Kumudben Joshi, Chairperson, KVIC accompanied by Mrs Pratibha Singh, Former Member of Parliament visited the MGIRI stall. The exhibition was organized at Mandi (HP) during 3-14 April 2011 by the Khadi Board along with the Small Scale Enterprises Corporation.
MGIRI participates in the Himachal Exhibition of KVIC
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Central Certification Committee of KVIC vists MGIRI’s labs
Mrs Kumudben Joshi showing keen interest in the mosquito coil manufactured by an entrepreneur trained by MGIRI.
Shri Manubhai Mehta, Chairman, CCC of KVIC discussing about ‘stiff and soft finishing with the PSO, K&T division.
Certification Committee understanding the productivity enhancement achieved by MGIRI in the Kalamkari process.
Mrs Kumudben Joshi interacting with Gadchiroli’s youth in the Societial Entrepreneurship programme at MGIRI.
The CCC members showed keen interest in MGIRI’s hank dyeing machine.
The CCC members inspecting the natural dyes and printing materials.
Director of MGIRI introducing MGIRI’s ruralhaat.com to the CCC members.
he Central Certification Committee had its meeting at MGIRI, Wardha in the forenoon of 27-3-2011. Later in Tthe day the members of the Committee visited all the laboratories of MGIRI and familiarized themselves with all the new innovations brought out by MGIRI. The Chairperson of KVIC Ms Kumudben Joshi attempted to elicit the opinion of the experts of the CCC to identify those innovations in each division of MGIRI that are ready for commercial exploitation under various schemes in KVIC. Her ‘roving brainstorming session’ enabled the scientists of MGIRI to conceive of future projects that could be jointly taken up with KVIC.
illcart, the brainchild of Mr Kiran Patil, M Tech (Chemical Engg of IIT Bombay) opened its first shop in Powai Plaza, VMumbai. Yes it brings cart loads of rural craft products and village industries products to urban pockets. It plans to start a series of shops in Mumbai, Pune, Delhi and Bangalore in the next two years. It will be the endeavor of Mr Kiran to make these handicraft products not only cost effective but also more and more functional.
Portal for handicrafts: Villcart is also selling handicrafts on the Internet with free shipping across India. Soon Villcart plans to create an interface on the website where other organizations / enterprises and artisans can also sell products as vendors. For details, contact: Kiran Patil, 164 Powai Plaza, Hiranandani Gardens, Powai, Mumbai - 400076, Phone: 022-42290950, Email: [email protected], Web: www.villcart.com Jute Newspaper Holder Ceramic Candle Stand
Institutions that are in the nature of ‘solution providers’ – of course to be followed by massive training. The technology transfer could be assumed to take place to the level of block level ‘samakhyas’. A host of institutions could be considered: the community polytechnics, the Krishi Vigyan Kendra, the community colleges, the KVIC institutions, the DI-MSMEs at state level, specialised NGOs dedicated to women’s training besides various Technology Resource Centres recognised by DST, CAPART, ICAR and other ministries besides private institutions, Women’s Study Centres, etc.
But a reality check reveals that many institutions have not fulfilled their missions. It is necessary to have public private collaboration as in NSDC. In fact, the present task could be linked to a special wing of NSCD. The resources of organisations like KVIC could be used since KVIC itself has numerous training campuses and commands most of the relevant technologies and schemes. MGIRI could play a promotional role. Further a special model of women’s technology and training centers across the country is necessary to provide fillip to the movement.(For Hindi version see above) – Editor
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Innovative venture of MGIRI’s former project consultant to provide an urban outlets for adivasi / village industry crafts
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Hand-driven looms to give way to solar ones
Mandi, March 4 | Village artisans and small entrepreneurs, including women, will now say goodbye to hand-driven looms. They will now use eco-friendly solar-driven looms to produce their high-end products and sell these in shopping plazas in cities and metros and showcase them online. Kumud Joshi, chairperson, Khadi and Gramodyog Commission, who along with former Mandi MP Pratibha Singh, today inaugurated the sale-cum-exhibition put up by 72 exhibitors from the country at Paddal Maidan here on the occasion of the week-long Shivaratri fair.
The exhibition is organised by the Khadi Board, the Coir Board, the National Small-Scale Enterprises Corporation under the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) headed by Mandi MP Virbhadra Singh.Joshi says that the Khadi Board and the MSME has planned to link each village entrepreneurs to national markets through value additions. The board has planned a pilot project of “women empowerment” that will give them training to use their products and link them to banks and give them access to big markets in the country.
She says the commission in tandem with the MSME has planned to set up over 1,000 units. “We will provide employment to village artisans. They can use solar charkhas and looms to weave shawls and other products using technology to make them compete globally”. She says they can showcase their products online though the website, www.ruralhaat.com.
CEO Khadi and Village Commission JS Mishra says that the MSME has planned to launch 1000 units in Himachal. He says the MSME has generated output worth Rs 21,000 crore last year and employed 2 lakh persons out of which 10,000 were in khadi units. Pratibha Singh says the exhibition will benefit visitors and they will work with the state government to take advantage of MSME under Virbhadra Singh. Mandi Sadar MLA Anil Sharma, OSD to the MSME Amitpal Singh, member, khadi board (north) Ramdas Sharma and others were also present on the occasion.
