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Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Programme: 2010-11

Corporation has taken up ‘Village Adoption Programme’ under CSR on long term sustainable basis in the cotton growing areas of Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Orissa having lesser productivity in cotton in the earlier years and was deprived of improved and innovative cultivation and package of practices.

State Area Name of village Implementing agency
Maharashtra 400 hectares Parda and Wadgaon villages in Buldhana district Directorate of Extension, Dr.Punjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth.
400 hectares Kotha Vedi village in Yeotmal district
Tamil Nadu 400 hectares Nergunam village, Veppanthattai block of Perambalur district Hans Rover Krishi Vidyan Kendra
400 hectares Sengapdai village, Thurumangalam taluka of Madurai district Dhan Foundation
Orissa 400 hectares Nasigaon, Partharla and Takaria villages of Kesinga taluka of Kalahandi district Konark Cotton Growers’ Cooperative Spinning Mills

Total fund allocated for the CSR project for 2010-11 was Rs.35 lakhs i.e. Rs.7 lakhs for each project. The details of allocation of fund and expenditure incurred during 2010-11 are as follows:

State No. of project Fund allocated Rs. Fund Utilized
Maharashtra 2 14,00,000 13,59,955
Tamil Nadu 2 14,00,000 7,93,533
Orissa 1 7,00,000 6,26,849

Total 2130 farmers are involved. Participation of SC/ST/Women components are as follows:

- Maharashtra Tamil Nadu Orissa
Total farmers 887 696 547
SC/ST 148 138 225
Women 86 238 -
Others 653 320 322

Pie diagram representing participation of SC/ST as 24%, Women as 15% and other components as 61%.

Seeds/Hybrids Promoted & Incidences of Pest/Diseases on Crop

  • Seeds/hybrids used/ promoted in the programme: RCH -20 (BG II), SVPR -2 LOCAL, Sri Tulasi, Supper Bunny, Sigma & Dhanu
  • Incidence of pests and Disease on Crop:
    • Pests: Aphids, Jassids, Thrips, Milts, Mirid bug, steam Weevil
    • Diseases: Red leaf of cotton, Root rot, Verticillium wilt, Alternaria and Leaf Spot

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