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HEG: Global Vikas Trust

At HEG, we believe in empowering people in all aspects of life. One of our primary focuses has been to benefit farmers, in a way that can help increase their incomes. For the same, we have collaborated with Global Vikas Trust’s Global Parli project in the poverty-ridden regions of Raisen, Sehore, Bhopal, Vidhisha, Burhanpur, Badwani, Khargone, Shahjapur, Hoshangabad, Dhar etc. in Madhya Pradesh. This initiative by Mayank Gandhi aims to multiply farm incomes to benefit the farmers and the environment at large. Global Vikas Trust started addressing these issues by a comprehensive intervention at 4 levels - water, soil, cropping patterns and farming practices.

This solution takes progressive measures to ensure:

• Effective and efficient water management practices
• Adoption of remunerative crops over traditional crops
• Adoption of best farming practices to ensure proper cultivation
• Soil quality management by way of using organic materials.

The ground working consists of regular farmer training sessions to help them optimize their plantation practices to fetch optimum yield. Our farmer training schedule is prepared by expert agronomists and the working team in different phases for different regions, plantations and types. For instance, there have been more than 126 training sessions from Jan-Mar 2022 with support from HEG Ltd.

Farmer’s training and exposure visit – March Month, Farmers from Burhanpur along with the Global Parli team had a training and exposure visit to learn more about the techniques of banana plantation in Rise and Shine Biotech, Pune. This exposure visit started at the Banana Tissue Culture Lab, followed by a visit to the primary and secondary hardening poly-house, floriculture and strawberry cultivation to learn more about the advancement in the new technologies for the horticulture practices.

Banana Farmer Success Story - Prakash Nikam from Burhanpur “I spent over 10 years working hard in cotton. Today, with half the effort I will be making 8 times more money. My future has changed forever”. He used to grow cotton earning Rs. 30,000 pa Last year, in one acre, Prakash planted 1700 saplings of Banana (Tissue Culture) on 11/06/2021. The 1^st lot of harvest has come on 12/04/2022 (8 months) of 90 quintals from around 500 plants. He has sold his bananas @ Rs.1,200 per quintal. He couldn’t believe that in 9 months he, earned Rs. 1,08,000 in the 1^st harvest itself. With "4 more rounds of harvests" he expects an annual total income of over Rs. 2,60,000. There are several such success stories under our initiative to transform India by increasing farmer incomes.

Ringas: Rotary Club Free Medical Camp

On the occasion of Khatu Shyam Mela, RSWM Ltd. organised a free medical camp in collaboration with Rotary Club on March 11, 2022. The occasion was well-attended by Shri Anurag Mathur (COO) and Shri Rajeev Kumar Dixit, GM (H&IR).

Ringas: Distribution of Blankets and Bed Sheets to Government Hospital

On the 14^th of January 2022, RSWM Ltd. Ringas Ladies Club aided and supported the Government Hospital Health Centre in Ringas by contributing blankets and bed sheets. The team from RSWM presented the blankets and bed linens (Ladies Staff Club Members, General Manager-P&IR). This is an initiative to assist local disadvantaged people and hospitalised patients.

MPCL: Constructed School Building at Chhanikhor, Kullu

MPCL has constructed Sarswati Vidya Mandir (SVM) school building at Chhanikhor, Kullu for local community under CSR activities. Sarswati Vidya Mandir (SVM) school management requested the MPCL management to construct school building for students of the local area.

MPCL: Women Sewing Training Centre

Since March 2017, MPCL has been providing six-month sewing training (cutting and tailoring) to women of project-affected villages as part of its CSR programme. At the moment, there is a women's sewing training centre in Baradha Baag village. In this training centre, around ten ladies will be trained.

MPCL: Free Medical Health Checkup Camp

Free medical general health checkup camp was conducted by Malana Power Company Limited on March 09, 2022 at Grahan village under Kasol Panchayat. Dr. Jiya-Ul-Haq (MD Medicine) & Dr. Nitesh Joshi MBBS, D.Ch. (CPS Mumbai) were invited from Sri Harihar Hospital Dhalpur, Kullu for this camp. Total 159 registrations including children were recorded during the camp. This initiative of the company was appreciated by the villagers of the Grahan & Thunja villages. Medicine prescribed by the camp doctors were also provided by the MPCL on free of cost basis.

ADHPL: Scholarship Scheme (2021-22)

To encourage the brilliant and needy students of area, ADHPL has started a scholarship scheme for students of 9^th to 12^th classes and some technical courses as defined in the policy. Total 140 students had applied for scholarship during the current FY 2021-22. After scrutinizing the applications and conducting in person interviews of students, 47 students qualified for the scholarship. An amount of Rs. 0.75 Mn was distributed through cheques among the successful students of different areas of Kullu. The scholarship policy of ADHPL is being appreciated from all quarters.

ADHPL: Encouraging Young Buds for School Education

School bags were distributed among school going children up to primary classes of the Govt. Primary schools of Aleo, Prini, Shuru, Jagatsukh, Bhanara & Bahanu between 15^th to 19^th March 2022. The program is intended to encourage the young growing buds for education and also decrease the drop out rates at primary levels. Bags were handed over to the students. Schools staff and parents of children thanked ADHPL.

ADHPL: Intensive Pulse Polio Immunization Campaign

ADHPL organised a Pulse Polio Immunization Campaign in the snowbound and nearby villages in February 2022, vaccinating a total of 115 children over the course of the three-day campaign, as declared by the Indian government.

Jawahar Foundation: Mass Distribution of Sweaters

The winters hit a record-breaking low making it difficult for the deprivileged ones to survive. In addition, Covid has left most BPL homes devoid of the disposable income to invest in warm clothing. Hence, the foundation decided to distribute 3,000 sweaters in different parts of Rajasthan.

The distribution happened in phases. The first phase of distribution happened at the three Swabhiman Bhoj centres where sweaters were distributed amongst the kids, the elderly, the poor, and the differently-abled. In phase two, the foundation visited government schools in and around Banswara and distributed the sweaters amongst students. Students at these schools are usually from economically-challenged backgrounds. In phase three, the distribution took place amidst the MTS workers of RSWM Ltd.

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