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Gram Laxmi | 1
Gram Laxmi (The Community Vermi Compost)
Presented By District Rural Development Agency Himmatnagar District Sabarkantha Gujarat India
Reaping Wealth From Waste e-mail gramlaximigmailcom | visit us at wwwSabarkanthazporg
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Gram Laxmi | 3
C O N T E N T
The Context 04-05
GRAM LAXIMI ldquoReaping Wealth from Wasterdquo 06
Introduction of Vermiculture 07
Vermicast Physical Quality Parameters 07
GRAM LAXIMI- An initiative by Sabarkantha Dist Admn 08
Broader Expectation from the project 08
Qualitative Expectations from the project 09
Participants of the project 10
Cost of Unit 12
Implementation Strategy 13
Learning for the better development of the programme 14
Outcomes Impactbenefts 16-17
Case Studies 18-19
The conTexT Gram Laximi is a innovative collective efort of the Government of Gujarat through which the concept of recycling of waste for generating revenue by the community is been demonstrated The convergence of schemes and community participation is the key factor of the programme It is a creative efort for holistic development of the rural as all the segments of the society are benefted
Through Gram Laximi the Government has brought a new light where the community started thinking of livelihood practices diferently Earlier the vermi compost has been identifed as best practices in agriculture and it could be seen as successful practices among the large farmers only But now due to Gram Laximi a revenue generating model of vermi compost the stigma of less productivity in the crops is vanished The small and marginal farmers involved in production of Gram Laximi are using the compost on regular basis in the crops like castor cotton amp ground nuts and due to high productivity in the yields they are proclaiming their testimonies to the other farmers about the good results
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Gram Laxmi | 5
ldquoA NEW JOURNEY OF RURAL PROSPERITYrdquo
GRAM LAXIMI ldquoReaping Wealth from Wasterdquo
Gujarat is one of the most prosperous states of India owing to its development in agricultural productivity and industrialization Agriculture forms a major part of the statersquos economy It not only provides food grains to the people but also provides raw materials for agro-based industries Unfavorable climatic conditions and soil factors in some areas are major concerns for better yield
The various cash crops grown in the state include Groundnut Cotton Tobacco (second highest production in the country) Isabgul Cumin Sugarcane Jawar Bajra Rice Wheat Pulses Tur and Gram Recently the farmers of Gujarat have started producing bananas and mangoes in large scale
Other products include honey wax and bamboo which are produced in fair quantities in diferent forests The state also produces medicinal herbs and fruits like Jamun and Guava Forests also yield considerable quantities of Teak Khair Sadad Hadariyo manual bamboos and other good quality of wood The rural economy of Gujarat depends a lot upon animal husbandry and dairying
Sabarkantha district is located in the north zone of Gujarat with 7390 sqkm land area Out of total 736 lac hectares of land area in the district 444 lacs hectares (6032 of total available land) is under cultivation It has fertile as well as hilly-rocky land Nearly 89 population of the
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district resides in rural areas and earns their living through agriculture and other peripheral sectors like animal husbandry and dairying
Due to lack of segregation practice amongst the people the valuable and degradable organic waste as well as recyclable wastes is discarded along with non-organic toxic waste such waste is piled up near by areas to the residential colonies commercial complex or public institutions With no proper collection mechanism these hips of garbage greatly pollute the surrounding inviting growth of harmful insects bacteria and other micro-organism that afect human health
It is expected and assumed that rural village household owning cattle will adopt the technique as a regular day to day animal husbandry agriculture practices It is very much evident from the statistics there is a lot of scope in generating demand of organic recycled manure through awareness and behavior change in agriculture animal husbandry practices
objecTiVes bull Involvement of small and marginal farmers in the proper non interrupted growth in both the agriculture amp dairy sectors bull Value added manure with high marketability locally and outstation bull Timely generated revenue out of the heaps of garbage by value addition resulting into clean village and less medical expenses bull Reduction in crop amp animal disease bull Improved land quality and further improved farm production bull Reduction in the cost of production less usage of artificial manure while switching over to usage of organic compost
VermicomposT Organic matter recycling has been in use in India for centuries In 19th and 20th century scientifc methods for converting low value organic matter into high value organic composts were developed The activities of earthworms for recycling of organic matter became the focus of attention by scientifc community in mid-1990s
Initially vermiculture ie use of surface living earthworms was carried out at a very small scale-mainly for management of kitchen wastes Gradually the technique is been used in diferent models and diferent setups for recycling the organic wastes on a larger scale at individual and community level
VERmICOmPOST physicaL QuaLiTy parameTers Vermicompost is a dark brownblack humus like coarse material soft in feel and free from any foul smell live weed seeds and other contaminations
bull mucus type substance coated on each particle that increases aeration in the soil provides excellent water retention properties and improves the drainage in heavy soils
bull Contains sufficient moisture (25-35) at the time of packing to ensure high level of biological activities
bull Vermicast is one of the best forms of organic manure and is practically 100 percent like humus
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Gram Laximi- an iniTiaTiVe by sabarkanTha DisT aDmn In order to ensure the objectives DRDA (District Rural Development Agency) Sabarkantha had initiated a Project name ldquoGRAM LAXMIrdquo ( Community Worm Compost Unit) The wormy composting strategy is been used by the agency to recycle all the agriculture and animal husbandry waste into nutritional organic fertilizer
broaDer expecTaTion from The projecT The average smallest village consists of 300 house hold with the holding of 300 to 500 cattle It is expected that the village having the GRAM LAXIMI UNIT having 40 beds will produce 262800 kg of wormy compost during the year
HH Average Cattle per HH
Total cattle
Dung per day per cattle (Kg)
Total dung per day ( Kg)
Dung for 365 days - kg
40 of total dung for re-cycling during 146 days ( Minimum 3 cycles) kg
300 2 600 3 1800 657000 262800
bull The average smallest village will produce 300 tons of wormy compost during the year bull It is expected that the usage of chemical fertilizers in the fields will decrease gradually bull It is expected that certification of organic farms will start in the villages having GRAM
LAXIMI Unit
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QuaLiTaTiVe expecTaTions from The projecT It is expected that there will be a decrease in chemical compositions and increase in the organic nutritional substances useful for agriculture in the soil of the farmers using vermi compost slowly and gradually as the farmers get used to the organic fertilizers It is expected that following compositions will be balance proportionately in the soils of the farmers using vermi compost the compositions are
sr no parameters Vermi cast normal range
1 pH 65 - 75
2 Organic Carbon () 15 - 20
3 Nitrogen () 13 - 17
4 Phosphorus () 12 - 18
5 Potassium (ppm) 800 - 1850
6 Carbon Nitrogen 14 - 15 1
7 Calcium 30 - 45
8 Magnesium 04 - 07
9 Sodium (ppm) 400 - 500
10 Sulphur () 0003 - 004
11 Iron () 03 - 07
12 Zinc () 0028 - 0036
13 Manganese () Traces to 004
14 Copper () 00027 - 00123
15 Boron () 00034 - 00075
16 Aluminum () Traces to 0071
17 Cobalt Molybdenum In available form
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mod
el 1
parTicipanTs of The projecT bull The SHG members are involved in managing the unit and earning income out of
the unit bull The farmers
o In many cases the farmers sell the agriculture waste Rs 050 to the unit an earn additional income
o The farmer use the compost in upgrading and increasing the nutritional values of their soil and decrease the cost of production by nondecreased usages of chemical fertilizers
bull The rural community as a whole The villages are benefted with clean and tidy surrounding as the GRAM LAXIMI unit recycles the agricultureanimal husbandry waste into productive nutritional organic manure
The projecT a inputs - model 1 bull Each Gram Laxmi unit is on Gauchar Public land measuring 360 Square metre (12x30) bull The unit has 40 beds for vermi composting measuring 5x1x075=375cubic meters bull 1beds contain 600 kg of pest material such as cow dung agriculture waste village waste etc bull In each bed 20 kg of worms costing approx 2500 Rs ( Rs 125kg) (It is a onetime cost the worms gets multiplied and doubled in one cycle) bull Additional accessories for the unit management like plough strainer glass etc it is a onetime cost expected to be incurred in the beginning of the project
b outcomes - model 1 bull At the completion of one cycle the total production is of 24 tones of wormy composting ( 600 kg x 40 beds= 24000 kg compost) bull The cost of compost is Rs 24000 kg Rs 5 = Rs 120000-bull Worms produced 20 kg x 40 beds = 800 kg Rs 125 kg = Rs 100000-
As per the project the SHGs are managing GRAM LAXIMI and due to which the sustainability of the programme optimum utilization of the village resources such as water and waste resulting into reduction of input cost and maximizing output is ensured
Table showing cost beneft status of the project
inputs Units Rate Amount outputs Units Rate Amount
DungPest 24000 kg ( 600kg x 40 Beds)
Wormy 800 kg
( 20kg x 40)
Rs 050
125
12000
100000
112000
Vermi Compost
(20kg x 40)
24000
800 kg
5
125
120000
100000
220000
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In some cases viewing at the available resources like availability of land number of cattle in the village the smaller Unit of Gram Laxmi model with 20 beds had been introduced
a inputs-model 2 bull Each Gram Laxmi unit is on Gauchar Public land measuring 180 Square metre (6x15) bull The unit has 20 beds for vermi composting measuring 5x1x075=375cubic meters
b outcomes- model 2 bull At the completion of one cycle the total production is of 12 tones of
vermi composting ( 600 kg x 20 beds= 12000 kg compost) bull The cost of compost is Rs 12000 kg Rs 5 = Rs 60000-bull Worms produced 20 kg x 20 beds = 400 kg Rs 125 kg = Rs 50000-
As per the project the SHGs are managing GRAM LAXIMI and due to which the sustainability of the programme optimum utilization of the village resources such as water and waste resulting into reduction of input cost and maximizing output is ensured
Table showing cost beneft status of the project
inputs Units Rate Amount outputs Units Rate Amount
DungPest 12000 kg ( 600kg x 20 Beds)
Wormy 400 kg
( 20kg x 20)
Rs 050
125
6000
50000
56000
Vermi Compost
(20kg x 20)
12000
400 kg
5
125
60000
50000
110000
mod
el 2
cosT of uniT model-1(40 beds) Model-2(20 beds)
Sr Particulars No
Cost (in Lacs)
Source of funding Cost (in Lacs)
Source of funding
1 Infrastructure Support with vermin
460 MNREGA
TSC 80
150
174
331 MNREGA BRGF SGSY(Infra)
139 100 075
2 Vermi compost Units ndashpest with transport ( 40 beds per unit 800 kg)
016 TSC 20 PC
Nirmal Gujarat
BRGF
043
009
100
008 SEP 025
Cost of Compost unit 476 Total 476 339 Total 339
The unit is been sponsored from various schemes like SGSYNRLM MGNREGA Total Sanitation campaign (TSC) Backward Region Grant Fund (BRGF) Nirmal Gram
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implementation strategy
bull Trainings- SHGS Community Leaders Panchayat Members Farmers Village Volunteers
bull Meetings amp Advertisement bull Backward amp forward linkage ndash
Continuous motivation to farmers and villagers backed up by market linkages in the initial stages
input source In the initial stage the unit were given inputs and a hand holding support now the women of the SHGs are self confdant about the assured income from the unit and are capable enough for handling the unit on their own
bull There is a onetime cost involved in purchasing of accessories required for setting up the GRAM LAXIMI UNIT
bull Every year 5 such cycles can be completed so efectively a woman SHG can get productive employment round the year
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Learning for the better development of the programme
The production cycle increased from estimated 45 days to 60 days and in some cases it increased to 90 days
o Less awareness among the community for small activities like sprinkling of water timely turning of compost upside down to speed up the process of production
o The package of practices given to the members required more close monitoring and identifcation of training needs accordingly for the community
o The production of worms could not be calculated due to various reasons like dying of worms and methodology not properly adopted for weighing of worms at the end of the cycle the weighing of worms done only at the time of selling of works
o Less sensitivity towards practicing the package of practices in production during the frst cycle resulting into to breakage of cycle increased cycle period
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outcomes impactsbenefts
benchmark - 1 REVENUE GENERATION Since inception of the project the total of 339000 kg of vermin compost and 1150 kg of vermin had been sold by the members of the SHGs During the year the SHGs has earned about Rs 1185900 from selling of vermin and compost The total production of compost recorded during the year is 1792000 kg worth a value of Rs 5376000 Rs 3kg
compost
Total Production
Sold Self Used Income from Selling Rs 3kg (Lacks)
Assumed income of self used Rs 3kg (Lacks)
Total value of production (Lacks)
2216000 913000 1303000 2739 3909 6648
During the year since inception 477 members of Sakhi Mandal have joined the movement of ldquogenerating wealth amp supporting the ecology by production of organic manurerdquo
1303000
913000
Sold (KG)
Self Used ( KG)Sold (Kg)
Self Used (Kg)
2739000
3909000
Income from Selling Rs 3kg
Assumed income of self used Rs 3kg
Income from Selling Rs 3Kg
Assumed income of Self used Rs 3Kg
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-
bench mark- 2 POPULARITY The Gram Laximi has started gaining popularity not only in the district of Sabarkantha but in various regions of the country The concept is also being captured by several newspapers as well as television channels to give motivation to the participants of the project and replicate the success of the project
The innovation of reaping wealth through Gram Laxmi has not only gained popularity at national level but it has been noticed even by foreigners The delegate of Asian Development Bank had visited Gram Laxmi Unit of Asai village of Vadali Taluka to witness the success achieved by the members of Maldhari Sakhi Mandal - ldquoReaping Wealth from Wasterdquo through Gram Laxmi Community Vermicompost Unit
bench mark- 3 SOCIAL TRANSFORmATION bull Rural community of 36 villages organized to bull The conservative minded
achieve common vision of improving their stan- Darbar(Rajput) community has ac dard of living by equal and inclusive growth cepted the woman members of the bull Increased confidence of rural women as emerg- family going out of the houses and
ing entrepreneur working in the Gram Laxmi vermi bull Proper disposal of AgricultureAnimal compost Unit and contributing their
Husbandry waste income to the family livelihood bull Improved standard of living of rural women bull Decreased dependence on expensive and
harmful chemical fertilizers bull Increased adoption of organic agriculture
practices which resulted into decreased animal and crop diseases bull Optimum utilization of the village resources such
as water and waste resulting into reduction of input cost and maximizing output
case sTuDies
Name of Jai Ambe
Sakhi mandal -Maldhari Sakhi Mandal
Village amp Taluka Asai Vadali
Year of Formation 2008-09
No of members 15
Account in the bank branch Bank of Baroda
Cash Credit Amount Sanctioned Rs 100000-
Income from Vermin Compost 288000-
All the members of the Sakhi Mandal were involved in daily wage labor Now Gram Laximi unit is a big alternate source of livelihood to the member of Maldhari Sakhi Mandal The members are benefted out of bull Organic Fertilizer produced by them in their village now when the prices of artificial
fertilizer has reached the heights there is a good amount of saving done by the member of the SHGs
bull Additional income by selling the fertilizer in the villages locally as well as outside the village The SHGs has earned Rs 288000- by selling the compost
Name of Jai maldi maa
Sakhi mandal Sakhi mandal
Village amp Taluka Kalleka Khedbrahma
Year of Formation 2008-09
No of members 11
Account in the bank branch Bank of Baroda
Cash Credit Amount Sanctioned Rs 100000-
Income from Vermin Compost 927000-
All the members were earlier involved in farm labour and household activity Now due to Gram Laxmi the entrepreneurial qualities in the members of Sakhi Mandal have emerged The members of Jai Maldi Maa Sakhi Mandal produce the vermi compost and also support other Sakhi Mandals in the near by villages producing vermi compost for selling their produce During the the year the Sakhi Mandal had sold the compost worth Rs 927000- For giving further motivation to other SHGs the leader of Jai Maldi Maa Sakhi Mandal Smt Maniben Bhikhabhai Rabari demonstrated her qualities by receiving the cheque in the Garib Kalyan Mela
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The members of the SHGs were involved in household work Due to social conservative community barrier because of being from a Rajput community the women never came out of their houses Due to social mobilisation by mission mangalam team the women came along in a Sakhi Mandal and later on got involved in production of vermi compost through Gram Laxmi community vermi compost unit The Sakhi Mandal has sold the vermi compost amount of Rs 327000- The members of the SHG got social acceptance for their good work The activity of the women has been welcomed as a sign of prosperity by the man folk of the Rajput community in the village
Name of Jai maha Kali
Sakhi mandal Sakhi mandal
Village amp Taluka Wasan Vadali
Year of Formation 2008-09
No of members 14
Account in the bank branch Bank of Baroda
Cash Credit Amount Sanctioned Rs 100000-
Income from Vermin Compost 327000-
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Presented By DISTRICT RURAL DEVELOPmENT AGENCY Himmatnagar District Sabarkantha Gujarat India
e-mail gramlaximigmailcom | visit us at wwwSabarkanthazporg
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Gram Laxmi | 3
C O N T E N T
The Context 04-05
GRAM LAXIMI ldquoReaping Wealth from Wasterdquo 06
Introduction of Vermiculture 07
Vermicast Physical Quality Parameters 07
GRAM LAXIMI- An initiative by Sabarkantha Dist Admn 08
Broader Expectation from the project 08
Qualitative Expectations from the project 09
Participants of the project 10
Cost of Unit 12
Implementation Strategy 13
Learning for the better development of the programme 14
Outcomes Impactbenefts 16-17
Case Studies 18-19
The conTexT Gram Laximi is a innovative collective efort of the Government of Gujarat through which the concept of recycling of waste for generating revenue by the community is been demonstrated The convergence of schemes and community participation is the key factor of the programme It is a creative efort for holistic development of the rural as all the segments of the society are benefted
Through Gram Laximi the Government has brought a new light where the community started thinking of livelihood practices diferently Earlier the vermi compost has been identifed as best practices in agriculture and it could be seen as successful practices among the large farmers only But now due to Gram Laximi a revenue generating model of vermi compost the stigma of less productivity in the crops is vanished The small and marginal farmers involved in production of Gram Laximi are using the compost on regular basis in the crops like castor cotton amp ground nuts and due to high productivity in the yields they are proclaiming their testimonies to the other farmers about the good results
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Gram Laxmi | 5
ldquoA NEW JOURNEY OF RURAL PROSPERITYrdquo
GRAM LAXIMI ldquoReaping Wealth from Wasterdquo
Gujarat is one of the most prosperous states of India owing to its development in agricultural productivity and industrialization Agriculture forms a major part of the statersquos economy It not only provides food grains to the people but also provides raw materials for agro-based industries Unfavorable climatic conditions and soil factors in some areas are major concerns for better yield
The various cash crops grown in the state include Groundnut Cotton Tobacco (second highest production in the country) Isabgul Cumin Sugarcane Jawar Bajra Rice Wheat Pulses Tur and Gram Recently the farmers of Gujarat have started producing bananas and mangoes in large scale
Other products include honey wax and bamboo which are produced in fair quantities in diferent forests The state also produces medicinal herbs and fruits like Jamun and Guava Forests also yield considerable quantities of Teak Khair Sadad Hadariyo manual bamboos and other good quality of wood The rural economy of Gujarat depends a lot upon animal husbandry and dairying
Sabarkantha district is located in the north zone of Gujarat with 7390 sqkm land area Out of total 736 lac hectares of land area in the district 444 lacs hectares (6032 of total available land) is under cultivation It has fertile as well as hilly-rocky land Nearly 89 population of the
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district resides in rural areas and earns their living through agriculture and other peripheral sectors like animal husbandry and dairying
Due to lack of segregation practice amongst the people the valuable and degradable organic waste as well as recyclable wastes is discarded along with non-organic toxic waste such waste is piled up near by areas to the residential colonies commercial complex or public institutions With no proper collection mechanism these hips of garbage greatly pollute the surrounding inviting growth of harmful insects bacteria and other micro-organism that afect human health
It is expected and assumed that rural village household owning cattle will adopt the technique as a regular day to day animal husbandry agriculture practices It is very much evident from the statistics there is a lot of scope in generating demand of organic recycled manure through awareness and behavior change in agriculture animal husbandry practices
objecTiVes bull Involvement of small and marginal farmers in the proper non interrupted growth in both the agriculture amp dairy sectors bull Value added manure with high marketability locally and outstation bull Timely generated revenue out of the heaps of garbage by value addition resulting into clean village and less medical expenses bull Reduction in crop amp animal disease bull Improved land quality and further improved farm production bull Reduction in the cost of production less usage of artificial manure while switching over to usage of organic compost
VermicomposT Organic matter recycling has been in use in India for centuries In 19th and 20th century scientifc methods for converting low value organic matter into high value organic composts were developed The activities of earthworms for recycling of organic matter became the focus of attention by scientifc community in mid-1990s
Initially vermiculture ie use of surface living earthworms was carried out at a very small scale-mainly for management of kitchen wastes Gradually the technique is been used in diferent models and diferent setups for recycling the organic wastes on a larger scale at individual and community level
VERmICOmPOST physicaL QuaLiTy parameTers Vermicompost is a dark brownblack humus like coarse material soft in feel and free from any foul smell live weed seeds and other contaminations
bull mucus type substance coated on each particle that increases aeration in the soil provides excellent water retention properties and improves the drainage in heavy soils
bull Contains sufficient moisture (25-35) at the time of packing to ensure high level of biological activities
bull Vermicast is one of the best forms of organic manure and is practically 100 percent like humus
Gram Laxmi | 7
Gram Laximi- an iniTiaTiVe by sabarkanTha DisT aDmn In order to ensure the objectives DRDA (District Rural Development Agency) Sabarkantha had initiated a Project name ldquoGRAM LAXMIrdquo ( Community Worm Compost Unit) The wormy composting strategy is been used by the agency to recycle all the agriculture and animal husbandry waste into nutritional organic fertilizer
broaDer expecTaTion from The projecT The average smallest village consists of 300 house hold with the holding of 300 to 500 cattle It is expected that the village having the GRAM LAXIMI UNIT having 40 beds will produce 262800 kg of wormy compost during the year
HH Average Cattle per HH
Total cattle
Dung per day per cattle (Kg)
Total dung per day ( Kg)
Dung for 365 days - kg
40 of total dung for re-cycling during 146 days ( Minimum 3 cycles) kg
300 2 600 3 1800 657000 262800
bull The average smallest village will produce 300 tons of wormy compost during the year bull It is expected that the usage of chemical fertilizers in the fields will decrease gradually bull It is expected that certification of organic farms will start in the villages having GRAM
LAXIMI Unit
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QuaLiTaTiVe expecTaTions from The projecT It is expected that there will be a decrease in chemical compositions and increase in the organic nutritional substances useful for agriculture in the soil of the farmers using vermi compost slowly and gradually as the farmers get used to the organic fertilizers It is expected that following compositions will be balance proportionately in the soils of the farmers using vermi compost the compositions are
sr no parameters Vermi cast normal range
1 pH 65 - 75
2 Organic Carbon () 15 - 20
3 Nitrogen () 13 - 17
4 Phosphorus () 12 - 18
5 Potassium (ppm) 800 - 1850
6 Carbon Nitrogen 14 - 15 1
7 Calcium 30 - 45
8 Magnesium 04 - 07
9 Sodium (ppm) 400 - 500
10 Sulphur () 0003 - 004
11 Iron () 03 - 07
12 Zinc () 0028 - 0036
13 Manganese () Traces to 004
14 Copper () 00027 - 00123
15 Boron () 00034 - 00075
16 Aluminum () Traces to 0071
17 Cobalt Molybdenum In available form
Gram Laxmi | 9
10| Reaping Wealth from Waste
mod
el 1
parTicipanTs of The projecT bull The SHG members are involved in managing the unit and earning income out of
the unit bull The farmers
o In many cases the farmers sell the agriculture waste Rs 050 to the unit an earn additional income
o The farmer use the compost in upgrading and increasing the nutritional values of their soil and decrease the cost of production by nondecreased usages of chemical fertilizers
bull The rural community as a whole The villages are benefted with clean and tidy surrounding as the GRAM LAXIMI unit recycles the agricultureanimal husbandry waste into productive nutritional organic manure
The projecT a inputs - model 1 bull Each Gram Laxmi unit is on Gauchar Public land measuring 360 Square metre (12x30) bull The unit has 40 beds for vermi composting measuring 5x1x075=375cubic meters bull 1beds contain 600 kg of pest material such as cow dung agriculture waste village waste etc bull In each bed 20 kg of worms costing approx 2500 Rs ( Rs 125kg) (It is a onetime cost the worms gets multiplied and doubled in one cycle) bull Additional accessories for the unit management like plough strainer glass etc it is a onetime cost expected to be incurred in the beginning of the project
b outcomes - model 1 bull At the completion of one cycle the total production is of 24 tones of wormy composting ( 600 kg x 40 beds= 24000 kg compost) bull The cost of compost is Rs 24000 kg Rs 5 = Rs 120000-bull Worms produced 20 kg x 40 beds = 800 kg Rs 125 kg = Rs 100000-
As per the project the SHGs are managing GRAM LAXIMI and due to which the sustainability of the programme optimum utilization of the village resources such as water and waste resulting into reduction of input cost and maximizing output is ensured
Table showing cost beneft status of the project
inputs Units Rate Amount outputs Units Rate Amount
DungPest 24000 kg ( 600kg x 40 Beds)
Wormy 800 kg
( 20kg x 40)
Rs 050
125
12000
100000
112000
Vermi Compost
(20kg x 40)
24000
800 kg
5
125
120000
100000
220000
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In some cases viewing at the available resources like availability of land number of cattle in the village the smaller Unit of Gram Laxmi model with 20 beds had been introduced
a inputs-model 2 bull Each Gram Laxmi unit is on Gauchar Public land measuring 180 Square metre (6x15) bull The unit has 20 beds for vermi composting measuring 5x1x075=375cubic meters
b outcomes- model 2 bull At the completion of one cycle the total production is of 12 tones of
vermi composting ( 600 kg x 20 beds= 12000 kg compost) bull The cost of compost is Rs 12000 kg Rs 5 = Rs 60000-bull Worms produced 20 kg x 20 beds = 400 kg Rs 125 kg = Rs 50000-
As per the project the SHGs are managing GRAM LAXIMI and due to which the sustainability of the programme optimum utilization of the village resources such as water and waste resulting into reduction of input cost and maximizing output is ensured
Table showing cost beneft status of the project
inputs Units Rate Amount outputs Units Rate Amount
DungPest 12000 kg ( 600kg x 20 Beds)
Wormy 400 kg
( 20kg x 20)
Rs 050
125
6000
50000
56000
Vermi Compost
(20kg x 20)
12000
400 kg
5
125
60000
50000
110000
mod
el 2
cosT of uniT model-1(40 beds) Model-2(20 beds)
Sr Particulars No
Cost (in Lacs)
Source of funding Cost (in Lacs)
Source of funding
1 Infrastructure Support with vermin
460 MNREGA
TSC 80
150
174
331 MNREGA BRGF SGSY(Infra)
139 100 075
2 Vermi compost Units ndashpest with transport ( 40 beds per unit 800 kg)
016 TSC 20 PC
Nirmal Gujarat
BRGF
043
009
100
008 SEP 025
Cost of Compost unit 476 Total 476 339 Total 339
The unit is been sponsored from various schemes like SGSYNRLM MGNREGA Total Sanitation campaign (TSC) Backward Region Grant Fund (BRGF) Nirmal Gram
Reaping Wealth from Waste 12|
implementation strategy
bull Trainings- SHGS Community Leaders Panchayat Members Farmers Village Volunteers
bull Meetings amp Advertisement bull Backward amp forward linkage ndash
Continuous motivation to farmers and villagers backed up by market linkages in the initial stages
input source In the initial stage the unit were given inputs and a hand holding support now the women of the SHGs are self confdant about the assured income from the unit and are capable enough for handling the unit on their own
bull There is a onetime cost involved in purchasing of accessories required for setting up the GRAM LAXIMI UNIT
bull Every year 5 such cycles can be completed so efectively a woman SHG can get productive employment round the year
Gram Laxmi | 13
Learning for the better development of the programme
The production cycle increased from estimated 45 days to 60 days and in some cases it increased to 90 days
o Less awareness among the community for small activities like sprinkling of water timely turning of compost upside down to speed up the process of production
o The package of practices given to the members required more close monitoring and identifcation of training needs accordingly for the community
o The production of worms could not be calculated due to various reasons like dying of worms and methodology not properly adopted for weighing of worms at the end of the cycle the weighing of worms done only at the time of selling of works
o Less sensitivity towards practicing the package of practices in production during the frst cycle resulting into to breakage of cycle increased cycle period
14| Reaping Wealth from Waste
Gram Laxmi | 15
16| Reaping Wealth from Waste
outcomes impactsbenefts
benchmark - 1 REVENUE GENERATION Since inception of the project the total of 339000 kg of vermin compost and 1150 kg of vermin had been sold by the members of the SHGs During the year the SHGs has earned about Rs 1185900 from selling of vermin and compost The total production of compost recorded during the year is 1792000 kg worth a value of Rs 5376000 Rs 3kg
compost
Total Production
Sold Self Used Income from Selling Rs 3kg (Lacks)
Assumed income of self used Rs 3kg (Lacks)
Total value of production (Lacks)
2216000 913000 1303000 2739 3909 6648
During the year since inception 477 members of Sakhi Mandal have joined the movement of ldquogenerating wealth amp supporting the ecology by production of organic manurerdquo
1303000
913000
Sold (KG)
Self Used ( KG)Sold (Kg)
Self Used (Kg)
2739000
3909000
Income from Selling Rs 3kg
Assumed income of self used Rs 3kg
Income from Selling Rs 3Kg
Assumed income of Self used Rs 3Kg
Gram Laxmi | 17
-
-
bench mark- 2 POPULARITY The Gram Laximi has started gaining popularity not only in the district of Sabarkantha but in various regions of the country The concept is also being captured by several newspapers as well as television channels to give motivation to the participants of the project and replicate the success of the project
The innovation of reaping wealth through Gram Laxmi has not only gained popularity at national level but it has been noticed even by foreigners The delegate of Asian Development Bank had visited Gram Laxmi Unit of Asai village of Vadali Taluka to witness the success achieved by the members of Maldhari Sakhi Mandal - ldquoReaping Wealth from Wasterdquo through Gram Laxmi Community Vermicompost Unit
bench mark- 3 SOCIAL TRANSFORmATION bull Rural community of 36 villages organized to bull The conservative minded
achieve common vision of improving their stan- Darbar(Rajput) community has ac dard of living by equal and inclusive growth cepted the woman members of the bull Increased confidence of rural women as emerg- family going out of the houses and
ing entrepreneur working in the Gram Laxmi vermi bull Proper disposal of AgricultureAnimal compost Unit and contributing their
Husbandry waste income to the family livelihood bull Improved standard of living of rural women bull Decreased dependence on expensive and
harmful chemical fertilizers bull Increased adoption of organic agriculture
practices which resulted into decreased animal and crop diseases bull Optimum utilization of the village resources such
as water and waste resulting into reduction of input cost and maximizing output
case sTuDies
Name of Jai Ambe
Sakhi mandal -Maldhari Sakhi Mandal
Village amp Taluka Asai Vadali
Year of Formation 2008-09
No of members 15
Account in the bank branch Bank of Baroda
Cash Credit Amount Sanctioned Rs 100000-
Income from Vermin Compost 288000-
All the members of the Sakhi Mandal were involved in daily wage labor Now Gram Laximi unit is a big alternate source of livelihood to the member of Maldhari Sakhi Mandal The members are benefted out of bull Organic Fertilizer produced by them in their village now when the prices of artificial
fertilizer has reached the heights there is a good amount of saving done by the member of the SHGs
bull Additional income by selling the fertilizer in the villages locally as well as outside the village The SHGs has earned Rs 288000- by selling the compost
Name of Jai maldi maa
Sakhi mandal Sakhi mandal
Village amp Taluka Kalleka Khedbrahma
Year of Formation 2008-09
No of members 11
Account in the bank branch Bank of Baroda
Cash Credit Amount Sanctioned Rs 100000-
Income from Vermin Compost 927000-
All the members were earlier involved in farm labour and household activity Now due to Gram Laxmi the entrepreneurial qualities in the members of Sakhi Mandal have emerged The members of Jai Maldi Maa Sakhi Mandal produce the vermi compost and also support other Sakhi Mandals in the near by villages producing vermi compost for selling their produce During the the year the Sakhi Mandal had sold the compost worth Rs 927000- For giving further motivation to other SHGs the leader of Jai Maldi Maa Sakhi Mandal Smt Maniben Bhikhabhai Rabari demonstrated her qualities by receiving the cheque in the Garib Kalyan Mela
18| Reaping Wealth from Waste
Gram Laxmi | 19
The members of the SHGs were involved in household work Due to social conservative community barrier because of being from a Rajput community the women never came out of their houses Due to social mobilisation by mission mangalam team the women came along in a Sakhi Mandal and later on got involved in production of vermi compost through Gram Laxmi community vermi compost unit The Sakhi Mandal has sold the vermi compost amount of Rs 327000- The members of the SHG got social acceptance for their good work The activity of the women has been welcomed as a sign of prosperity by the man folk of the Rajput community in the village
Name of Jai maha Kali
Sakhi mandal Sakhi mandal
Village amp Taluka Wasan Vadali
Year of Formation 2008-09
No of members 14
Account in the bank branch Bank of Baroda
Cash Credit Amount Sanctioned Rs 100000-
Income from Vermin Compost 327000-
20| Reaping Wealth from Waste
Presented By DISTRICT RURAL DEVELOPmENT AGENCY Himmatnagar District Sabarkantha Gujarat India
e-mail gramlaximigmailcom | visit us at wwwSabarkanthazporg
Gram Laxmi | 3
C O N T E N T
The Context 04-05
GRAM LAXIMI ldquoReaping Wealth from Wasterdquo 06
Introduction of Vermiculture 07
Vermicast Physical Quality Parameters 07
GRAM LAXIMI- An initiative by Sabarkantha Dist Admn 08
Broader Expectation from the project 08
Qualitative Expectations from the project 09
Participants of the project 10
Cost of Unit 12
Implementation Strategy 13
Learning for the better development of the programme 14
Outcomes Impactbenefts 16-17
Case Studies 18-19
The conTexT Gram Laximi is a innovative collective efort of the Government of Gujarat through which the concept of recycling of waste for generating revenue by the community is been demonstrated The convergence of schemes and community participation is the key factor of the programme It is a creative efort for holistic development of the rural as all the segments of the society are benefted
Through Gram Laximi the Government has brought a new light where the community started thinking of livelihood practices diferently Earlier the vermi compost has been identifed as best practices in agriculture and it could be seen as successful practices among the large farmers only But now due to Gram Laximi a revenue generating model of vermi compost the stigma of less productivity in the crops is vanished The small and marginal farmers involved in production of Gram Laximi are using the compost on regular basis in the crops like castor cotton amp ground nuts and due to high productivity in the yields they are proclaiming their testimonies to the other farmers about the good results
4| Reaping Wealth from Waste
Gram Laxmi | 5
ldquoA NEW JOURNEY OF RURAL PROSPERITYrdquo
GRAM LAXIMI ldquoReaping Wealth from Wasterdquo
Gujarat is one of the most prosperous states of India owing to its development in agricultural productivity and industrialization Agriculture forms a major part of the statersquos economy It not only provides food grains to the people but also provides raw materials for agro-based industries Unfavorable climatic conditions and soil factors in some areas are major concerns for better yield
The various cash crops grown in the state include Groundnut Cotton Tobacco (second highest production in the country) Isabgul Cumin Sugarcane Jawar Bajra Rice Wheat Pulses Tur and Gram Recently the farmers of Gujarat have started producing bananas and mangoes in large scale
Other products include honey wax and bamboo which are produced in fair quantities in diferent forests The state also produces medicinal herbs and fruits like Jamun and Guava Forests also yield considerable quantities of Teak Khair Sadad Hadariyo manual bamboos and other good quality of wood The rural economy of Gujarat depends a lot upon animal husbandry and dairying
Sabarkantha district is located in the north zone of Gujarat with 7390 sqkm land area Out of total 736 lac hectares of land area in the district 444 lacs hectares (6032 of total available land) is under cultivation It has fertile as well as hilly-rocky land Nearly 89 population of the
6| Reaping Wealth from Waste
district resides in rural areas and earns their living through agriculture and other peripheral sectors like animal husbandry and dairying
Due to lack of segregation practice amongst the people the valuable and degradable organic waste as well as recyclable wastes is discarded along with non-organic toxic waste such waste is piled up near by areas to the residential colonies commercial complex or public institutions With no proper collection mechanism these hips of garbage greatly pollute the surrounding inviting growth of harmful insects bacteria and other micro-organism that afect human health
It is expected and assumed that rural village household owning cattle will adopt the technique as a regular day to day animal husbandry agriculture practices It is very much evident from the statistics there is a lot of scope in generating demand of organic recycled manure through awareness and behavior change in agriculture animal husbandry practices
objecTiVes bull Involvement of small and marginal farmers in the proper non interrupted growth in both the agriculture amp dairy sectors bull Value added manure with high marketability locally and outstation bull Timely generated revenue out of the heaps of garbage by value addition resulting into clean village and less medical expenses bull Reduction in crop amp animal disease bull Improved land quality and further improved farm production bull Reduction in the cost of production less usage of artificial manure while switching over to usage of organic compost
VermicomposT Organic matter recycling has been in use in India for centuries In 19th and 20th century scientifc methods for converting low value organic matter into high value organic composts were developed The activities of earthworms for recycling of organic matter became the focus of attention by scientifc community in mid-1990s
Initially vermiculture ie use of surface living earthworms was carried out at a very small scale-mainly for management of kitchen wastes Gradually the technique is been used in diferent models and diferent setups for recycling the organic wastes on a larger scale at individual and community level
VERmICOmPOST physicaL QuaLiTy parameTers Vermicompost is a dark brownblack humus like coarse material soft in feel and free from any foul smell live weed seeds and other contaminations
bull mucus type substance coated on each particle that increases aeration in the soil provides excellent water retention properties and improves the drainage in heavy soils
bull Contains sufficient moisture (25-35) at the time of packing to ensure high level of biological activities
bull Vermicast is one of the best forms of organic manure and is practically 100 percent like humus
Gram Laxmi | 7
Gram Laximi- an iniTiaTiVe by sabarkanTha DisT aDmn In order to ensure the objectives DRDA (District Rural Development Agency) Sabarkantha had initiated a Project name ldquoGRAM LAXMIrdquo ( Community Worm Compost Unit) The wormy composting strategy is been used by the agency to recycle all the agriculture and animal husbandry waste into nutritional organic fertilizer
broaDer expecTaTion from The projecT The average smallest village consists of 300 house hold with the holding of 300 to 500 cattle It is expected that the village having the GRAM LAXIMI UNIT having 40 beds will produce 262800 kg of wormy compost during the year
HH Average Cattle per HH
Total cattle
Dung per day per cattle (Kg)
Total dung per day ( Kg)
Dung for 365 days - kg
40 of total dung for re-cycling during 146 days ( Minimum 3 cycles) kg
300 2 600 3 1800 657000 262800
bull The average smallest village will produce 300 tons of wormy compost during the year bull It is expected that the usage of chemical fertilizers in the fields will decrease gradually bull It is expected that certification of organic farms will start in the villages having GRAM
LAXIMI Unit
8| Reaping Wealth from Waste
QuaLiTaTiVe expecTaTions from The projecT It is expected that there will be a decrease in chemical compositions and increase in the organic nutritional substances useful for agriculture in the soil of the farmers using vermi compost slowly and gradually as the farmers get used to the organic fertilizers It is expected that following compositions will be balance proportionately in the soils of the farmers using vermi compost the compositions are
sr no parameters Vermi cast normal range
1 pH 65 - 75
2 Organic Carbon () 15 - 20
3 Nitrogen () 13 - 17
4 Phosphorus () 12 - 18
5 Potassium (ppm) 800 - 1850
6 Carbon Nitrogen 14 - 15 1
7 Calcium 30 - 45
8 Magnesium 04 - 07
9 Sodium (ppm) 400 - 500
10 Sulphur () 0003 - 004
11 Iron () 03 - 07
12 Zinc () 0028 - 0036
13 Manganese () Traces to 004
14 Copper () 00027 - 00123
15 Boron () 00034 - 00075
16 Aluminum () Traces to 0071
17 Cobalt Molybdenum In available form
Gram Laxmi | 9
10| Reaping Wealth from Waste
mod
el 1
parTicipanTs of The projecT bull The SHG members are involved in managing the unit and earning income out of
the unit bull The farmers
o In many cases the farmers sell the agriculture waste Rs 050 to the unit an earn additional income
o The farmer use the compost in upgrading and increasing the nutritional values of their soil and decrease the cost of production by nondecreased usages of chemical fertilizers
bull The rural community as a whole The villages are benefted with clean and tidy surrounding as the GRAM LAXIMI unit recycles the agricultureanimal husbandry waste into productive nutritional organic manure
The projecT a inputs - model 1 bull Each Gram Laxmi unit is on Gauchar Public land measuring 360 Square metre (12x30) bull The unit has 40 beds for vermi composting measuring 5x1x075=375cubic meters bull 1beds contain 600 kg of pest material such as cow dung agriculture waste village waste etc bull In each bed 20 kg of worms costing approx 2500 Rs ( Rs 125kg) (It is a onetime cost the worms gets multiplied and doubled in one cycle) bull Additional accessories for the unit management like plough strainer glass etc it is a onetime cost expected to be incurred in the beginning of the project
b outcomes - model 1 bull At the completion of one cycle the total production is of 24 tones of wormy composting ( 600 kg x 40 beds= 24000 kg compost) bull The cost of compost is Rs 24000 kg Rs 5 = Rs 120000-bull Worms produced 20 kg x 40 beds = 800 kg Rs 125 kg = Rs 100000-
As per the project the SHGs are managing GRAM LAXIMI and due to which the sustainability of the programme optimum utilization of the village resources such as water and waste resulting into reduction of input cost and maximizing output is ensured
Table showing cost beneft status of the project
inputs Units Rate Amount outputs Units Rate Amount
DungPest 24000 kg ( 600kg x 40 Beds)
Wormy 800 kg
( 20kg x 40)
Rs 050
125
12000
100000
112000
Vermi Compost
(20kg x 40)
24000
800 kg
5
125
120000
100000
220000
Gram Laxmi | 11
In some cases viewing at the available resources like availability of land number of cattle in the village the smaller Unit of Gram Laxmi model with 20 beds had been introduced
a inputs-model 2 bull Each Gram Laxmi unit is on Gauchar Public land measuring 180 Square metre (6x15) bull The unit has 20 beds for vermi composting measuring 5x1x075=375cubic meters
b outcomes- model 2 bull At the completion of one cycle the total production is of 12 tones of
vermi composting ( 600 kg x 20 beds= 12000 kg compost) bull The cost of compost is Rs 12000 kg Rs 5 = Rs 60000-bull Worms produced 20 kg x 20 beds = 400 kg Rs 125 kg = Rs 50000-
As per the project the SHGs are managing GRAM LAXIMI and due to which the sustainability of the programme optimum utilization of the village resources such as water and waste resulting into reduction of input cost and maximizing output is ensured
Table showing cost beneft status of the project
inputs Units Rate Amount outputs Units Rate Amount
DungPest 12000 kg ( 600kg x 20 Beds)
Wormy 400 kg
( 20kg x 20)
Rs 050
125
6000
50000
56000
Vermi Compost
(20kg x 20)
12000
400 kg
5
125
60000
50000
110000
mod
el 2
cosT of uniT model-1(40 beds) Model-2(20 beds)
Sr Particulars No
Cost (in Lacs)
Source of funding Cost (in Lacs)
Source of funding
1 Infrastructure Support with vermin
460 MNREGA
TSC 80
150
174
331 MNREGA BRGF SGSY(Infra)
139 100 075
2 Vermi compost Units ndashpest with transport ( 40 beds per unit 800 kg)
016 TSC 20 PC
Nirmal Gujarat
BRGF
043
009
100
008 SEP 025
Cost of Compost unit 476 Total 476 339 Total 339
The unit is been sponsored from various schemes like SGSYNRLM MGNREGA Total Sanitation campaign (TSC) Backward Region Grant Fund (BRGF) Nirmal Gram
Reaping Wealth from Waste 12|
implementation strategy
bull Trainings- SHGS Community Leaders Panchayat Members Farmers Village Volunteers
bull Meetings amp Advertisement bull Backward amp forward linkage ndash
Continuous motivation to farmers and villagers backed up by market linkages in the initial stages
input source In the initial stage the unit were given inputs and a hand holding support now the women of the SHGs are self confdant about the assured income from the unit and are capable enough for handling the unit on their own
bull There is a onetime cost involved in purchasing of accessories required for setting up the GRAM LAXIMI UNIT
bull Every year 5 such cycles can be completed so efectively a woman SHG can get productive employment round the year
Gram Laxmi | 13
Learning for the better development of the programme
The production cycle increased from estimated 45 days to 60 days and in some cases it increased to 90 days
o Less awareness among the community for small activities like sprinkling of water timely turning of compost upside down to speed up the process of production
o The package of practices given to the members required more close monitoring and identifcation of training needs accordingly for the community
o The production of worms could not be calculated due to various reasons like dying of worms and methodology not properly adopted for weighing of worms at the end of the cycle the weighing of worms done only at the time of selling of works
o Less sensitivity towards practicing the package of practices in production during the frst cycle resulting into to breakage of cycle increased cycle period
14| Reaping Wealth from Waste
Gram Laxmi | 15
16| Reaping Wealth from Waste
outcomes impactsbenefts
benchmark - 1 REVENUE GENERATION Since inception of the project the total of 339000 kg of vermin compost and 1150 kg of vermin had been sold by the members of the SHGs During the year the SHGs has earned about Rs 1185900 from selling of vermin and compost The total production of compost recorded during the year is 1792000 kg worth a value of Rs 5376000 Rs 3kg
compost
Total Production
Sold Self Used Income from Selling Rs 3kg (Lacks)
Assumed income of self used Rs 3kg (Lacks)
Total value of production (Lacks)
2216000 913000 1303000 2739 3909 6648
During the year since inception 477 members of Sakhi Mandal have joined the movement of ldquogenerating wealth amp supporting the ecology by production of organic manurerdquo
1303000
913000
Sold (KG)
Self Used ( KG)Sold (Kg)
Self Used (Kg)
2739000
3909000
Income from Selling Rs 3kg
Assumed income of self used Rs 3kg
Income from Selling Rs 3Kg
Assumed income of Self used Rs 3Kg
Gram Laxmi | 17
-
-
bench mark- 2 POPULARITY The Gram Laximi has started gaining popularity not only in the district of Sabarkantha but in various regions of the country The concept is also being captured by several newspapers as well as television channels to give motivation to the participants of the project and replicate the success of the project
The innovation of reaping wealth through Gram Laxmi has not only gained popularity at national level but it has been noticed even by foreigners The delegate of Asian Development Bank had visited Gram Laxmi Unit of Asai village of Vadali Taluka to witness the success achieved by the members of Maldhari Sakhi Mandal - ldquoReaping Wealth from Wasterdquo through Gram Laxmi Community Vermicompost Unit
bench mark- 3 SOCIAL TRANSFORmATION bull Rural community of 36 villages organized to bull The conservative minded
achieve common vision of improving their stan- Darbar(Rajput) community has ac dard of living by equal and inclusive growth cepted the woman members of the bull Increased confidence of rural women as emerg- family going out of the houses and
ing entrepreneur working in the Gram Laxmi vermi bull Proper disposal of AgricultureAnimal compost Unit and contributing their
Husbandry waste income to the family livelihood bull Improved standard of living of rural women bull Decreased dependence on expensive and
harmful chemical fertilizers bull Increased adoption of organic agriculture
practices which resulted into decreased animal and crop diseases bull Optimum utilization of the village resources such
as water and waste resulting into reduction of input cost and maximizing output
case sTuDies
Name of Jai Ambe
Sakhi mandal -Maldhari Sakhi Mandal
Village amp Taluka Asai Vadali
Year of Formation 2008-09
No of members 15
Account in the bank branch Bank of Baroda
Cash Credit Amount Sanctioned Rs 100000-
Income from Vermin Compost 288000-
All the members of the Sakhi Mandal were involved in daily wage labor Now Gram Laximi unit is a big alternate source of livelihood to the member of Maldhari Sakhi Mandal The members are benefted out of bull Organic Fertilizer produced by them in their village now when the prices of artificial
fertilizer has reached the heights there is a good amount of saving done by the member of the SHGs
bull Additional income by selling the fertilizer in the villages locally as well as outside the village The SHGs has earned Rs 288000- by selling the compost
Name of Jai maldi maa
Sakhi mandal Sakhi mandal
Village amp Taluka Kalleka Khedbrahma
Year of Formation 2008-09
No of members 11
Account in the bank branch Bank of Baroda
Cash Credit Amount Sanctioned Rs 100000-
Income from Vermin Compost 927000-
All the members were earlier involved in farm labour and household activity Now due to Gram Laxmi the entrepreneurial qualities in the members of Sakhi Mandal have emerged The members of Jai Maldi Maa Sakhi Mandal produce the vermi compost and also support other Sakhi Mandals in the near by villages producing vermi compost for selling their produce During the the year the Sakhi Mandal had sold the compost worth Rs 927000- For giving further motivation to other SHGs the leader of Jai Maldi Maa Sakhi Mandal Smt Maniben Bhikhabhai Rabari demonstrated her qualities by receiving the cheque in the Garib Kalyan Mela
18| Reaping Wealth from Waste
Gram Laxmi | 19
The members of the SHGs were involved in household work Due to social conservative community barrier because of being from a Rajput community the women never came out of their houses Due to social mobilisation by mission mangalam team the women came along in a Sakhi Mandal and later on got involved in production of vermi compost through Gram Laxmi community vermi compost unit The Sakhi Mandal has sold the vermi compost amount of Rs 327000- The members of the SHG got social acceptance for their good work The activity of the women has been welcomed as a sign of prosperity by the man folk of the Rajput community in the village
Name of Jai maha Kali
Sakhi mandal Sakhi mandal
Village amp Taluka Wasan Vadali
Year of Formation 2008-09
No of members 14
Account in the bank branch Bank of Baroda
Cash Credit Amount Sanctioned Rs 100000-
Income from Vermin Compost 327000-
20| Reaping Wealth from Waste
Presented By DISTRICT RURAL DEVELOPmENT AGENCY Himmatnagar District Sabarkantha Gujarat India
e-mail gramlaximigmailcom | visit us at wwwSabarkanthazporg
The conTexT Gram Laximi is a innovative collective efort of the Government of Gujarat through which the concept of recycling of waste for generating revenue by the community is been demonstrated The convergence of schemes and community participation is the key factor of the programme It is a creative efort for holistic development of the rural as all the segments of the society are benefted
Through Gram Laximi the Government has brought a new light where the community started thinking of livelihood practices diferently Earlier the vermi compost has been identifed as best practices in agriculture and it could be seen as successful practices among the large farmers only But now due to Gram Laximi a revenue generating model of vermi compost the stigma of less productivity in the crops is vanished The small and marginal farmers involved in production of Gram Laximi are using the compost on regular basis in the crops like castor cotton amp ground nuts and due to high productivity in the yields they are proclaiming their testimonies to the other farmers about the good results
4| Reaping Wealth from Waste
Gram Laxmi | 5
ldquoA NEW JOURNEY OF RURAL PROSPERITYrdquo
GRAM LAXIMI ldquoReaping Wealth from Wasterdquo
Gujarat is one of the most prosperous states of India owing to its development in agricultural productivity and industrialization Agriculture forms a major part of the statersquos economy It not only provides food grains to the people but also provides raw materials for agro-based industries Unfavorable climatic conditions and soil factors in some areas are major concerns for better yield
The various cash crops grown in the state include Groundnut Cotton Tobacco (second highest production in the country) Isabgul Cumin Sugarcane Jawar Bajra Rice Wheat Pulses Tur and Gram Recently the farmers of Gujarat have started producing bananas and mangoes in large scale
Other products include honey wax and bamboo which are produced in fair quantities in diferent forests The state also produces medicinal herbs and fruits like Jamun and Guava Forests also yield considerable quantities of Teak Khair Sadad Hadariyo manual bamboos and other good quality of wood The rural economy of Gujarat depends a lot upon animal husbandry and dairying
Sabarkantha district is located in the north zone of Gujarat with 7390 sqkm land area Out of total 736 lac hectares of land area in the district 444 lacs hectares (6032 of total available land) is under cultivation It has fertile as well as hilly-rocky land Nearly 89 population of the
6| Reaping Wealth from Waste
district resides in rural areas and earns their living through agriculture and other peripheral sectors like animal husbandry and dairying
Due to lack of segregation practice amongst the people the valuable and degradable organic waste as well as recyclable wastes is discarded along with non-organic toxic waste such waste is piled up near by areas to the residential colonies commercial complex or public institutions With no proper collection mechanism these hips of garbage greatly pollute the surrounding inviting growth of harmful insects bacteria and other micro-organism that afect human health
It is expected and assumed that rural village household owning cattle will adopt the technique as a regular day to day animal husbandry agriculture practices It is very much evident from the statistics there is a lot of scope in generating demand of organic recycled manure through awareness and behavior change in agriculture animal husbandry practices
objecTiVes bull Involvement of small and marginal farmers in the proper non interrupted growth in both the agriculture amp dairy sectors bull Value added manure with high marketability locally and outstation bull Timely generated revenue out of the heaps of garbage by value addition resulting into clean village and less medical expenses bull Reduction in crop amp animal disease bull Improved land quality and further improved farm production bull Reduction in the cost of production less usage of artificial manure while switching over to usage of organic compost
VermicomposT Organic matter recycling has been in use in India for centuries In 19th and 20th century scientifc methods for converting low value organic matter into high value organic composts were developed The activities of earthworms for recycling of organic matter became the focus of attention by scientifc community in mid-1990s
Initially vermiculture ie use of surface living earthworms was carried out at a very small scale-mainly for management of kitchen wastes Gradually the technique is been used in diferent models and diferent setups for recycling the organic wastes on a larger scale at individual and community level
VERmICOmPOST physicaL QuaLiTy parameTers Vermicompost is a dark brownblack humus like coarse material soft in feel and free from any foul smell live weed seeds and other contaminations
bull mucus type substance coated on each particle that increases aeration in the soil provides excellent water retention properties and improves the drainage in heavy soils
bull Contains sufficient moisture (25-35) at the time of packing to ensure high level of biological activities
bull Vermicast is one of the best forms of organic manure and is practically 100 percent like humus
Gram Laxmi | 7
Gram Laximi- an iniTiaTiVe by sabarkanTha DisT aDmn In order to ensure the objectives DRDA (District Rural Development Agency) Sabarkantha had initiated a Project name ldquoGRAM LAXMIrdquo ( Community Worm Compost Unit) The wormy composting strategy is been used by the agency to recycle all the agriculture and animal husbandry waste into nutritional organic fertilizer
broaDer expecTaTion from The projecT The average smallest village consists of 300 house hold with the holding of 300 to 500 cattle It is expected that the village having the GRAM LAXIMI UNIT having 40 beds will produce 262800 kg of wormy compost during the year
HH Average Cattle per HH
Total cattle
Dung per day per cattle (Kg)
Total dung per day ( Kg)
Dung for 365 days - kg
40 of total dung for re-cycling during 146 days ( Minimum 3 cycles) kg
300 2 600 3 1800 657000 262800
bull The average smallest village will produce 300 tons of wormy compost during the year bull It is expected that the usage of chemical fertilizers in the fields will decrease gradually bull It is expected that certification of organic farms will start in the villages having GRAM
LAXIMI Unit
8| Reaping Wealth from Waste
QuaLiTaTiVe expecTaTions from The projecT It is expected that there will be a decrease in chemical compositions and increase in the organic nutritional substances useful for agriculture in the soil of the farmers using vermi compost slowly and gradually as the farmers get used to the organic fertilizers It is expected that following compositions will be balance proportionately in the soils of the farmers using vermi compost the compositions are
sr no parameters Vermi cast normal range
1 pH 65 - 75
2 Organic Carbon () 15 - 20
3 Nitrogen () 13 - 17
4 Phosphorus () 12 - 18
5 Potassium (ppm) 800 - 1850
6 Carbon Nitrogen 14 - 15 1
7 Calcium 30 - 45
8 Magnesium 04 - 07
9 Sodium (ppm) 400 - 500
10 Sulphur () 0003 - 004
11 Iron () 03 - 07
12 Zinc () 0028 - 0036
13 Manganese () Traces to 004
14 Copper () 00027 - 00123
15 Boron () 00034 - 00075
16 Aluminum () Traces to 0071
17 Cobalt Molybdenum In available form
Gram Laxmi | 9
10| Reaping Wealth from Waste
mod
el 1
parTicipanTs of The projecT bull The SHG members are involved in managing the unit and earning income out of
the unit bull The farmers
o In many cases the farmers sell the agriculture waste Rs 050 to the unit an earn additional income
o The farmer use the compost in upgrading and increasing the nutritional values of their soil and decrease the cost of production by nondecreased usages of chemical fertilizers
bull The rural community as a whole The villages are benefted with clean and tidy surrounding as the GRAM LAXIMI unit recycles the agricultureanimal husbandry waste into productive nutritional organic manure
The projecT a inputs - model 1 bull Each Gram Laxmi unit is on Gauchar Public land measuring 360 Square metre (12x30) bull The unit has 40 beds for vermi composting measuring 5x1x075=375cubic meters bull 1beds contain 600 kg of pest material such as cow dung agriculture waste village waste etc bull In each bed 20 kg of worms costing approx 2500 Rs ( Rs 125kg) (It is a onetime cost the worms gets multiplied and doubled in one cycle) bull Additional accessories for the unit management like plough strainer glass etc it is a onetime cost expected to be incurred in the beginning of the project
b outcomes - model 1 bull At the completion of one cycle the total production is of 24 tones of wormy composting ( 600 kg x 40 beds= 24000 kg compost) bull The cost of compost is Rs 24000 kg Rs 5 = Rs 120000-bull Worms produced 20 kg x 40 beds = 800 kg Rs 125 kg = Rs 100000-
As per the project the SHGs are managing GRAM LAXIMI and due to which the sustainability of the programme optimum utilization of the village resources such as water and waste resulting into reduction of input cost and maximizing output is ensured
Table showing cost beneft status of the project
inputs Units Rate Amount outputs Units Rate Amount
DungPest 24000 kg ( 600kg x 40 Beds)
Wormy 800 kg
( 20kg x 40)
Rs 050
125
12000
100000
112000
Vermi Compost
(20kg x 40)
24000
800 kg
5
125
120000
100000
220000
Gram Laxmi | 11
In some cases viewing at the available resources like availability of land number of cattle in the village the smaller Unit of Gram Laxmi model with 20 beds had been introduced
a inputs-model 2 bull Each Gram Laxmi unit is on Gauchar Public land measuring 180 Square metre (6x15) bull The unit has 20 beds for vermi composting measuring 5x1x075=375cubic meters
b outcomes- model 2 bull At the completion of one cycle the total production is of 12 tones of
vermi composting ( 600 kg x 20 beds= 12000 kg compost) bull The cost of compost is Rs 12000 kg Rs 5 = Rs 60000-bull Worms produced 20 kg x 20 beds = 400 kg Rs 125 kg = Rs 50000-
As per the project the SHGs are managing GRAM LAXIMI and due to which the sustainability of the programme optimum utilization of the village resources such as water and waste resulting into reduction of input cost and maximizing output is ensured
Table showing cost beneft status of the project
inputs Units Rate Amount outputs Units Rate Amount
DungPest 12000 kg ( 600kg x 20 Beds)
Wormy 400 kg
( 20kg x 20)
Rs 050
125
6000
50000
56000
Vermi Compost
(20kg x 20)
12000
400 kg
5
125
60000
50000
110000
mod
el 2
cosT of uniT model-1(40 beds) Model-2(20 beds)
Sr Particulars No
Cost (in Lacs)
Source of funding Cost (in Lacs)
Source of funding
1 Infrastructure Support with vermin
460 MNREGA
TSC 80
150
174
331 MNREGA BRGF SGSY(Infra)
139 100 075
2 Vermi compost Units ndashpest with transport ( 40 beds per unit 800 kg)
016 TSC 20 PC
Nirmal Gujarat
BRGF
043
009
100
008 SEP 025
Cost of Compost unit 476 Total 476 339 Total 339
The unit is been sponsored from various schemes like SGSYNRLM MGNREGA Total Sanitation campaign (TSC) Backward Region Grant Fund (BRGF) Nirmal Gram
Reaping Wealth from Waste 12|
implementation strategy
bull Trainings- SHGS Community Leaders Panchayat Members Farmers Village Volunteers
bull Meetings amp Advertisement bull Backward amp forward linkage ndash
Continuous motivation to farmers and villagers backed up by market linkages in the initial stages
input source In the initial stage the unit were given inputs and a hand holding support now the women of the SHGs are self confdant about the assured income from the unit and are capable enough for handling the unit on their own
bull There is a onetime cost involved in purchasing of accessories required for setting up the GRAM LAXIMI UNIT
bull Every year 5 such cycles can be completed so efectively a woman SHG can get productive employment round the year
Gram Laxmi | 13
Learning for the better development of the programme
The production cycle increased from estimated 45 days to 60 days and in some cases it increased to 90 days
o Less awareness among the community for small activities like sprinkling of water timely turning of compost upside down to speed up the process of production
o The package of practices given to the members required more close monitoring and identifcation of training needs accordingly for the community
o The production of worms could not be calculated due to various reasons like dying of worms and methodology not properly adopted for weighing of worms at the end of the cycle the weighing of worms done only at the time of selling of works
o Less sensitivity towards practicing the package of practices in production during the frst cycle resulting into to breakage of cycle increased cycle period
14| Reaping Wealth from Waste
Gram Laxmi | 15
16| Reaping Wealth from Waste
outcomes impactsbenefts
benchmark - 1 REVENUE GENERATION Since inception of the project the total of 339000 kg of vermin compost and 1150 kg of vermin had been sold by the members of the SHGs During the year the SHGs has earned about Rs 1185900 from selling of vermin and compost The total production of compost recorded during the year is 1792000 kg worth a value of Rs 5376000 Rs 3kg
compost
Total Production
Sold Self Used Income from Selling Rs 3kg (Lacks)
Assumed income of self used Rs 3kg (Lacks)
Total value of production (Lacks)
2216000 913000 1303000 2739 3909 6648
During the year since inception 477 members of Sakhi Mandal have joined the movement of ldquogenerating wealth amp supporting the ecology by production of organic manurerdquo
1303000
913000
Sold (KG)
Self Used ( KG)Sold (Kg)
Self Used (Kg)
2739000
3909000
Income from Selling Rs 3kg
Assumed income of self used Rs 3kg
Income from Selling Rs 3Kg
Assumed income of Self used Rs 3Kg
Gram Laxmi | 17
-
-
bench mark- 2 POPULARITY The Gram Laximi has started gaining popularity not only in the district of Sabarkantha but in various regions of the country The concept is also being captured by several newspapers as well as television channels to give motivation to the participants of the project and replicate the success of the project
The innovation of reaping wealth through Gram Laxmi has not only gained popularity at national level but it has been noticed even by foreigners The delegate of Asian Development Bank had visited Gram Laxmi Unit of Asai village of Vadali Taluka to witness the success achieved by the members of Maldhari Sakhi Mandal - ldquoReaping Wealth from Wasterdquo through Gram Laxmi Community Vermicompost Unit
bench mark- 3 SOCIAL TRANSFORmATION bull Rural community of 36 villages organized to bull The conservative minded
achieve common vision of improving their stan- Darbar(Rajput) community has ac dard of living by equal and inclusive growth cepted the woman members of the bull Increased confidence of rural women as emerg- family going out of the houses and
ing entrepreneur working in the Gram Laxmi vermi bull Proper disposal of AgricultureAnimal compost Unit and contributing their
Husbandry waste income to the family livelihood bull Improved standard of living of rural women bull Decreased dependence on expensive and
harmful chemical fertilizers bull Increased adoption of organic agriculture
practices which resulted into decreased animal and crop diseases bull Optimum utilization of the village resources such
as water and waste resulting into reduction of input cost and maximizing output
case sTuDies
Name of Jai Ambe
Sakhi mandal -Maldhari Sakhi Mandal
Village amp Taluka Asai Vadali
Year of Formation 2008-09
No of members 15
Account in the bank branch Bank of Baroda
Cash Credit Amount Sanctioned Rs 100000-
Income from Vermin Compost 288000-
All the members of the Sakhi Mandal were involved in daily wage labor Now Gram Laximi unit is a big alternate source of livelihood to the member of Maldhari Sakhi Mandal The members are benefted out of bull Organic Fertilizer produced by them in their village now when the prices of artificial
fertilizer has reached the heights there is a good amount of saving done by the member of the SHGs
bull Additional income by selling the fertilizer in the villages locally as well as outside the village The SHGs has earned Rs 288000- by selling the compost
Name of Jai maldi maa
Sakhi mandal Sakhi mandal
Village amp Taluka Kalleka Khedbrahma
Year of Formation 2008-09
No of members 11
Account in the bank branch Bank of Baroda
Cash Credit Amount Sanctioned Rs 100000-
Income from Vermin Compost 927000-
All the members were earlier involved in farm labour and household activity Now due to Gram Laxmi the entrepreneurial qualities in the members of Sakhi Mandal have emerged The members of Jai Maldi Maa Sakhi Mandal produce the vermi compost and also support other Sakhi Mandals in the near by villages producing vermi compost for selling their produce During the the year the Sakhi Mandal had sold the compost worth Rs 927000- For giving further motivation to other SHGs the leader of Jai Maldi Maa Sakhi Mandal Smt Maniben Bhikhabhai Rabari demonstrated her qualities by receiving the cheque in the Garib Kalyan Mela
18| Reaping Wealth from Waste
Gram Laxmi | 19
The members of the SHGs were involved in household work Due to social conservative community barrier because of being from a Rajput community the women never came out of their houses Due to social mobilisation by mission mangalam team the women came along in a Sakhi Mandal and later on got involved in production of vermi compost through Gram Laxmi community vermi compost unit The Sakhi Mandal has sold the vermi compost amount of Rs 327000- The members of the SHG got social acceptance for their good work The activity of the women has been welcomed as a sign of prosperity by the man folk of the Rajput community in the village
Name of Jai maha Kali
Sakhi mandal Sakhi mandal
Village amp Taluka Wasan Vadali
Year of Formation 2008-09
No of members 14
Account in the bank branch Bank of Baroda
Cash Credit Amount Sanctioned Rs 100000-
Income from Vermin Compost 327000-
20| Reaping Wealth from Waste
Presented By DISTRICT RURAL DEVELOPmENT AGENCY Himmatnagar District Sabarkantha Gujarat India
e-mail gramlaximigmailcom | visit us at wwwSabarkanthazporg
Gram Laxmi | 5
ldquoA NEW JOURNEY OF RURAL PROSPERITYrdquo
GRAM LAXIMI ldquoReaping Wealth from Wasterdquo
Gujarat is one of the most prosperous states of India owing to its development in agricultural productivity and industrialization Agriculture forms a major part of the statersquos economy It not only provides food grains to the people but also provides raw materials for agro-based industries Unfavorable climatic conditions and soil factors in some areas are major concerns for better yield
The various cash crops grown in the state include Groundnut Cotton Tobacco (second highest production in the country) Isabgul Cumin Sugarcane Jawar Bajra Rice Wheat Pulses Tur and Gram Recently the farmers of Gujarat have started producing bananas and mangoes in large scale
Other products include honey wax and bamboo which are produced in fair quantities in diferent forests The state also produces medicinal herbs and fruits like Jamun and Guava Forests also yield considerable quantities of Teak Khair Sadad Hadariyo manual bamboos and other good quality of wood The rural economy of Gujarat depends a lot upon animal husbandry and dairying
Sabarkantha district is located in the north zone of Gujarat with 7390 sqkm land area Out of total 736 lac hectares of land area in the district 444 lacs hectares (6032 of total available land) is under cultivation It has fertile as well as hilly-rocky land Nearly 89 population of the
6| Reaping Wealth from Waste
district resides in rural areas and earns their living through agriculture and other peripheral sectors like animal husbandry and dairying
Due to lack of segregation practice amongst the people the valuable and degradable organic waste as well as recyclable wastes is discarded along with non-organic toxic waste such waste is piled up near by areas to the residential colonies commercial complex or public institutions With no proper collection mechanism these hips of garbage greatly pollute the surrounding inviting growth of harmful insects bacteria and other micro-organism that afect human health
It is expected and assumed that rural village household owning cattle will adopt the technique as a regular day to day animal husbandry agriculture practices It is very much evident from the statistics there is a lot of scope in generating demand of organic recycled manure through awareness and behavior change in agriculture animal husbandry practices
objecTiVes bull Involvement of small and marginal farmers in the proper non interrupted growth in both the agriculture amp dairy sectors bull Value added manure with high marketability locally and outstation bull Timely generated revenue out of the heaps of garbage by value addition resulting into clean village and less medical expenses bull Reduction in crop amp animal disease bull Improved land quality and further improved farm production bull Reduction in the cost of production less usage of artificial manure while switching over to usage of organic compost
VermicomposT Organic matter recycling has been in use in India for centuries In 19th and 20th century scientifc methods for converting low value organic matter into high value organic composts were developed The activities of earthworms for recycling of organic matter became the focus of attention by scientifc community in mid-1990s
Initially vermiculture ie use of surface living earthworms was carried out at a very small scale-mainly for management of kitchen wastes Gradually the technique is been used in diferent models and diferent setups for recycling the organic wastes on a larger scale at individual and community level
VERmICOmPOST physicaL QuaLiTy parameTers Vermicompost is a dark brownblack humus like coarse material soft in feel and free from any foul smell live weed seeds and other contaminations
bull mucus type substance coated on each particle that increases aeration in the soil provides excellent water retention properties and improves the drainage in heavy soils
bull Contains sufficient moisture (25-35) at the time of packing to ensure high level of biological activities
bull Vermicast is one of the best forms of organic manure and is practically 100 percent like humus
Gram Laxmi | 7
Gram Laximi- an iniTiaTiVe by sabarkanTha DisT aDmn In order to ensure the objectives DRDA (District Rural Development Agency) Sabarkantha had initiated a Project name ldquoGRAM LAXMIrdquo ( Community Worm Compost Unit) The wormy composting strategy is been used by the agency to recycle all the agriculture and animal husbandry waste into nutritional organic fertilizer
broaDer expecTaTion from The projecT The average smallest village consists of 300 house hold with the holding of 300 to 500 cattle It is expected that the village having the GRAM LAXIMI UNIT having 40 beds will produce 262800 kg of wormy compost during the year
HH Average Cattle per HH
Total cattle
Dung per day per cattle (Kg)
Total dung per day ( Kg)
Dung for 365 days - kg
40 of total dung for re-cycling during 146 days ( Minimum 3 cycles) kg
300 2 600 3 1800 657000 262800
bull The average smallest village will produce 300 tons of wormy compost during the year bull It is expected that the usage of chemical fertilizers in the fields will decrease gradually bull It is expected that certification of organic farms will start in the villages having GRAM
LAXIMI Unit
8| Reaping Wealth from Waste
QuaLiTaTiVe expecTaTions from The projecT It is expected that there will be a decrease in chemical compositions and increase in the organic nutritional substances useful for agriculture in the soil of the farmers using vermi compost slowly and gradually as the farmers get used to the organic fertilizers It is expected that following compositions will be balance proportionately in the soils of the farmers using vermi compost the compositions are
sr no parameters Vermi cast normal range
1 pH 65 - 75
2 Organic Carbon () 15 - 20
3 Nitrogen () 13 - 17
4 Phosphorus () 12 - 18
5 Potassium (ppm) 800 - 1850
6 Carbon Nitrogen 14 - 15 1
7 Calcium 30 - 45
8 Magnesium 04 - 07
9 Sodium (ppm) 400 - 500
10 Sulphur () 0003 - 004
11 Iron () 03 - 07
12 Zinc () 0028 - 0036
13 Manganese () Traces to 004
14 Copper () 00027 - 00123
15 Boron () 00034 - 00075
16 Aluminum () Traces to 0071
17 Cobalt Molybdenum In available form
Gram Laxmi | 9
10| Reaping Wealth from Waste
mod
el 1
parTicipanTs of The projecT bull The SHG members are involved in managing the unit and earning income out of
the unit bull The farmers
o In many cases the farmers sell the agriculture waste Rs 050 to the unit an earn additional income
o The farmer use the compost in upgrading and increasing the nutritional values of their soil and decrease the cost of production by nondecreased usages of chemical fertilizers
bull The rural community as a whole The villages are benefted with clean and tidy surrounding as the GRAM LAXIMI unit recycles the agricultureanimal husbandry waste into productive nutritional organic manure
The projecT a inputs - model 1 bull Each Gram Laxmi unit is on Gauchar Public land measuring 360 Square metre (12x30) bull The unit has 40 beds for vermi composting measuring 5x1x075=375cubic meters bull 1beds contain 600 kg of pest material such as cow dung agriculture waste village waste etc bull In each bed 20 kg of worms costing approx 2500 Rs ( Rs 125kg) (It is a onetime cost the worms gets multiplied and doubled in one cycle) bull Additional accessories for the unit management like plough strainer glass etc it is a onetime cost expected to be incurred in the beginning of the project
b outcomes - model 1 bull At the completion of one cycle the total production is of 24 tones of wormy composting ( 600 kg x 40 beds= 24000 kg compost) bull The cost of compost is Rs 24000 kg Rs 5 = Rs 120000-bull Worms produced 20 kg x 40 beds = 800 kg Rs 125 kg = Rs 100000-
As per the project the SHGs are managing GRAM LAXIMI and due to which the sustainability of the programme optimum utilization of the village resources such as water and waste resulting into reduction of input cost and maximizing output is ensured
Table showing cost beneft status of the project
inputs Units Rate Amount outputs Units Rate Amount
DungPest 24000 kg ( 600kg x 40 Beds)
Wormy 800 kg
( 20kg x 40)
Rs 050
125
12000
100000
112000
Vermi Compost
(20kg x 40)
24000
800 kg
5
125
120000
100000
220000
Gram Laxmi | 11
In some cases viewing at the available resources like availability of land number of cattle in the village the smaller Unit of Gram Laxmi model with 20 beds had been introduced
a inputs-model 2 bull Each Gram Laxmi unit is on Gauchar Public land measuring 180 Square metre (6x15) bull The unit has 20 beds for vermi composting measuring 5x1x075=375cubic meters
b outcomes- model 2 bull At the completion of one cycle the total production is of 12 tones of
vermi composting ( 600 kg x 20 beds= 12000 kg compost) bull The cost of compost is Rs 12000 kg Rs 5 = Rs 60000-bull Worms produced 20 kg x 20 beds = 400 kg Rs 125 kg = Rs 50000-
As per the project the SHGs are managing GRAM LAXIMI and due to which the sustainability of the programme optimum utilization of the village resources such as water and waste resulting into reduction of input cost and maximizing output is ensured
Table showing cost beneft status of the project
inputs Units Rate Amount outputs Units Rate Amount
DungPest 12000 kg ( 600kg x 20 Beds)
Wormy 400 kg
( 20kg x 20)
Rs 050
125
6000
50000
56000
Vermi Compost
(20kg x 20)
12000
400 kg
5
125
60000
50000
110000
mod
el 2
cosT of uniT model-1(40 beds) Model-2(20 beds)
Sr Particulars No
Cost (in Lacs)
Source of funding Cost (in Lacs)
Source of funding
1 Infrastructure Support with vermin
460 MNREGA
TSC 80
150
174
331 MNREGA BRGF SGSY(Infra)
139 100 075
2 Vermi compost Units ndashpest with transport ( 40 beds per unit 800 kg)
016 TSC 20 PC
Nirmal Gujarat
BRGF
043
009
100
008 SEP 025
Cost of Compost unit 476 Total 476 339 Total 339
The unit is been sponsored from various schemes like SGSYNRLM MGNREGA Total Sanitation campaign (TSC) Backward Region Grant Fund (BRGF) Nirmal Gram
Reaping Wealth from Waste 12|
implementation strategy
bull Trainings- SHGS Community Leaders Panchayat Members Farmers Village Volunteers
bull Meetings amp Advertisement bull Backward amp forward linkage ndash
Continuous motivation to farmers and villagers backed up by market linkages in the initial stages
input source In the initial stage the unit were given inputs and a hand holding support now the women of the SHGs are self confdant about the assured income from the unit and are capable enough for handling the unit on their own
bull There is a onetime cost involved in purchasing of accessories required for setting up the GRAM LAXIMI UNIT
bull Every year 5 such cycles can be completed so efectively a woman SHG can get productive employment round the year
Gram Laxmi | 13
Learning for the better development of the programme
The production cycle increased from estimated 45 days to 60 days and in some cases it increased to 90 days
o Less awareness among the community for small activities like sprinkling of water timely turning of compost upside down to speed up the process of production
o The package of practices given to the members required more close monitoring and identifcation of training needs accordingly for the community
o The production of worms could not be calculated due to various reasons like dying of worms and methodology not properly adopted for weighing of worms at the end of the cycle the weighing of worms done only at the time of selling of works
o Less sensitivity towards practicing the package of practices in production during the frst cycle resulting into to breakage of cycle increased cycle period
14| Reaping Wealth from Waste
Gram Laxmi | 15
16| Reaping Wealth from Waste
outcomes impactsbenefts
benchmark - 1 REVENUE GENERATION Since inception of the project the total of 339000 kg of vermin compost and 1150 kg of vermin had been sold by the members of the SHGs During the year the SHGs has earned about Rs 1185900 from selling of vermin and compost The total production of compost recorded during the year is 1792000 kg worth a value of Rs 5376000 Rs 3kg
compost
Total Production
Sold Self Used Income from Selling Rs 3kg (Lacks)
Assumed income of self used Rs 3kg (Lacks)
Total value of production (Lacks)
2216000 913000 1303000 2739 3909 6648
During the year since inception 477 members of Sakhi Mandal have joined the movement of ldquogenerating wealth amp supporting the ecology by production of organic manurerdquo
1303000
913000
Sold (KG)
Self Used ( KG)Sold (Kg)
Self Used (Kg)
2739000
3909000
Income from Selling Rs 3kg
Assumed income of self used Rs 3kg
Income from Selling Rs 3Kg
Assumed income of Self used Rs 3Kg
Gram Laxmi | 17
-
-
bench mark- 2 POPULARITY The Gram Laximi has started gaining popularity not only in the district of Sabarkantha but in various regions of the country The concept is also being captured by several newspapers as well as television channels to give motivation to the participants of the project and replicate the success of the project
The innovation of reaping wealth through Gram Laxmi has not only gained popularity at national level but it has been noticed even by foreigners The delegate of Asian Development Bank had visited Gram Laxmi Unit of Asai village of Vadali Taluka to witness the success achieved by the members of Maldhari Sakhi Mandal - ldquoReaping Wealth from Wasterdquo through Gram Laxmi Community Vermicompost Unit
bench mark- 3 SOCIAL TRANSFORmATION bull Rural community of 36 villages organized to bull The conservative minded
achieve common vision of improving their stan- Darbar(Rajput) community has ac dard of living by equal and inclusive growth cepted the woman members of the bull Increased confidence of rural women as emerg- family going out of the houses and
ing entrepreneur working in the Gram Laxmi vermi bull Proper disposal of AgricultureAnimal compost Unit and contributing their
Husbandry waste income to the family livelihood bull Improved standard of living of rural women bull Decreased dependence on expensive and
harmful chemical fertilizers bull Increased adoption of organic agriculture
practices which resulted into decreased animal and crop diseases bull Optimum utilization of the village resources such
as water and waste resulting into reduction of input cost and maximizing output
case sTuDies
Name of Jai Ambe
Sakhi mandal -Maldhari Sakhi Mandal
Village amp Taluka Asai Vadali
Year of Formation 2008-09
No of members 15
Account in the bank branch Bank of Baroda
Cash Credit Amount Sanctioned Rs 100000-
Income from Vermin Compost 288000-
All the members of the Sakhi Mandal were involved in daily wage labor Now Gram Laximi unit is a big alternate source of livelihood to the member of Maldhari Sakhi Mandal The members are benefted out of bull Organic Fertilizer produced by them in their village now when the prices of artificial
fertilizer has reached the heights there is a good amount of saving done by the member of the SHGs
bull Additional income by selling the fertilizer in the villages locally as well as outside the village The SHGs has earned Rs 288000- by selling the compost
Name of Jai maldi maa
Sakhi mandal Sakhi mandal
Village amp Taluka Kalleka Khedbrahma
Year of Formation 2008-09
No of members 11
Account in the bank branch Bank of Baroda
Cash Credit Amount Sanctioned Rs 100000-
Income from Vermin Compost 927000-
All the members were earlier involved in farm labour and household activity Now due to Gram Laxmi the entrepreneurial qualities in the members of Sakhi Mandal have emerged The members of Jai Maldi Maa Sakhi Mandal produce the vermi compost and also support other Sakhi Mandals in the near by villages producing vermi compost for selling their produce During the the year the Sakhi Mandal had sold the compost worth Rs 927000- For giving further motivation to other SHGs the leader of Jai Maldi Maa Sakhi Mandal Smt Maniben Bhikhabhai Rabari demonstrated her qualities by receiving the cheque in the Garib Kalyan Mela
18| Reaping Wealth from Waste
Gram Laxmi | 19
The members of the SHGs were involved in household work Due to social conservative community barrier because of being from a Rajput community the women never came out of their houses Due to social mobilisation by mission mangalam team the women came along in a Sakhi Mandal and later on got involved in production of vermi compost through Gram Laxmi community vermi compost unit The Sakhi Mandal has sold the vermi compost amount of Rs 327000- The members of the SHG got social acceptance for their good work The activity of the women has been welcomed as a sign of prosperity by the man folk of the Rajput community in the village
Name of Jai maha Kali
Sakhi mandal Sakhi mandal
Village amp Taluka Wasan Vadali
Year of Formation 2008-09
No of members 14
Account in the bank branch Bank of Baroda
Cash Credit Amount Sanctioned Rs 100000-
Income from Vermin Compost 327000-
20| Reaping Wealth from Waste
Presented By DISTRICT RURAL DEVELOPmENT AGENCY Himmatnagar District Sabarkantha Gujarat India
e-mail gramlaximigmailcom | visit us at wwwSabarkanthazporg
GRAM LAXIMI ldquoReaping Wealth from Wasterdquo
Gujarat is one of the most prosperous states of India owing to its development in agricultural productivity and industrialization Agriculture forms a major part of the statersquos economy It not only provides food grains to the people but also provides raw materials for agro-based industries Unfavorable climatic conditions and soil factors in some areas are major concerns for better yield
The various cash crops grown in the state include Groundnut Cotton Tobacco (second highest production in the country) Isabgul Cumin Sugarcane Jawar Bajra Rice Wheat Pulses Tur and Gram Recently the farmers of Gujarat have started producing bananas and mangoes in large scale
Other products include honey wax and bamboo which are produced in fair quantities in diferent forests The state also produces medicinal herbs and fruits like Jamun and Guava Forests also yield considerable quantities of Teak Khair Sadad Hadariyo manual bamboos and other good quality of wood The rural economy of Gujarat depends a lot upon animal husbandry and dairying
Sabarkantha district is located in the north zone of Gujarat with 7390 sqkm land area Out of total 736 lac hectares of land area in the district 444 lacs hectares (6032 of total available land) is under cultivation It has fertile as well as hilly-rocky land Nearly 89 population of the
6| Reaping Wealth from Waste
district resides in rural areas and earns their living through agriculture and other peripheral sectors like animal husbandry and dairying
Due to lack of segregation practice amongst the people the valuable and degradable organic waste as well as recyclable wastes is discarded along with non-organic toxic waste such waste is piled up near by areas to the residential colonies commercial complex or public institutions With no proper collection mechanism these hips of garbage greatly pollute the surrounding inviting growth of harmful insects bacteria and other micro-organism that afect human health
It is expected and assumed that rural village household owning cattle will adopt the technique as a regular day to day animal husbandry agriculture practices It is very much evident from the statistics there is a lot of scope in generating demand of organic recycled manure through awareness and behavior change in agriculture animal husbandry practices
objecTiVes bull Involvement of small and marginal farmers in the proper non interrupted growth in both the agriculture amp dairy sectors bull Value added manure with high marketability locally and outstation bull Timely generated revenue out of the heaps of garbage by value addition resulting into clean village and less medical expenses bull Reduction in crop amp animal disease bull Improved land quality and further improved farm production bull Reduction in the cost of production less usage of artificial manure while switching over to usage of organic compost
VermicomposT Organic matter recycling has been in use in India for centuries In 19th and 20th century scientifc methods for converting low value organic matter into high value organic composts were developed The activities of earthworms for recycling of organic matter became the focus of attention by scientifc community in mid-1990s
Initially vermiculture ie use of surface living earthworms was carried out at a very small scale-mainly for management of kitchen wastes Gradually the technique is been used in diferent models and diferent setups for recycling the organic wastes on a larger scale at individual and community level
VERmICOmPOST physicaL QuaLiTy parameTers Vermicompost is a dark brownblack humus like coarse material soft in feel and free from any foul smell live weed seeds and other contaminations
bull mucus type substance coated on each particle that increases aeration in the soil provides excellent water retention properties and improves the drainage in heavy soils
bull Contains sufficient moisture (25-35) at the time of packing to ensure high level of biological activities
bull Vermicast is one of the best forms of organic manure and is practically 100 percent like humus
Gram Laxmi | 7
Gram Laximi- an iniTiaTiVe by sabarkanTha DisT aDmn In order to ensure the objectives DRDA (District Rural Development Agency) Sabarkantha had initiated a Project name ldquoGRAM LAXMIrdquo ( Community Worm Compost Unit) The wormy composting strategy is been used by the agency to recycle all the agriculture and animal husbandry waste into nutritional organic fertilizer
broaDer expecTaTion from The projecT The average smallest village consists of 300 house hold with the holding of 300 to 500 cattle It is expected that the village having the GRAM LAXIMI UNIT having 40 beds will produce 262800 kg of wormy compost during the year
HH Average Cattle per HH
Total cattle
Dung per day per cattle (Kg)
Total dung per day ( Kg)
Dung for 365 days - kg
40 of total dung for re-cycling during 146 days ( Minimum 3 cycles) kg
300 2 600 3 1800 657000 262800
bull The average smallest village will produce 300 tons of wormy compost during the year bull It is expected that the usage of chemical fertilizers in the fields will decrease gradually bull It is expected that certification of organic farms will start in the villages having GRAM
LAXIMI Unit
8| Reaping Wealth from Waste
QuaLiTaTiVe expecTaTions from The projecT It is expected that there will be a decrease in chemical compositions and increase in the organic nutritional substances useful for agriculture in the soil of the farmers using vermi compost slowly and gradually as the farmers get used to the organic fertilizers It is expected that following compositions will be balance proportionately in the soils of the farmers using vermi compost the compositions are
sr no parameters Vermi cast normal range
1 pH 65 - 75
2 Organic Carbon () 15 - 20
3 Nitrogen () 13 - 17
4 Phosphorus () 12 - 18
5 Potassium (ppm) 800 - 1850
6 Carbon Nitrogen 14 - 15 1
7 Calcium 30 - 45
8 Magnesium 04 - 07
9 Sodium (ppm) 400 - 500
10 Sulphur () 0003 - 004
11 Iron () 03 - 07
12 Zinc () 0028 - 0036
13 Manganese () Traces to 004
14 Copper () 00027 - 00123
15 Boron () 00034 - 00075
16 Aluminum () Traces to 0071
17 Cobalt Molybdenum In available form
Gram Laxmi | 9
10| Reaping Wealth from Waste
mod
el 1
parTicipanTs of The projecT bull The SHG members are involved in managing the unit and earning income out of
the unit bull The farmers
o In many cases the farmers sell the agriculture waste Rs 050 to the unit an earn additional income
o The farmer use the compost in upgrading and increasing the nutritional values of their soil and decrease the cost of production by nondecreased usages of chemical fertilizers
bull The rural community as a whole The villages are benefted with clean and tidy surrounding as the GRAM LAXIMI unit recycles the agricultureanimal husbandry waste into productive nutritional organic manure
The projecT a inputs - model 1 bull Each Gram Laxmi unit is on Gauchar Public land measuring 360 Square metre (12x30) bull The unit has 40 beds for vermi composting measuring 5x1x075=375cubic meters bull 1beds contain 600 kg of pest material such as cow dung agriculture waste village waste etc bull In each bed 20 kg of worms costing approx 2500 Rs ( Rs 125kg) (It is a onetime cost the worms gets multiplied and doubled in one cycle) bull Additional accessories for the unit management like plough strainer glass etc it is a onetime cost expected to be incurred in the beginning of the project
b outcomes - model 1 bull At the completion of one cycle the total production is of 24 tones of wormy composting ( 600 kg x 40 beds= 24000 kg compost) bull The cost of compost is Rs 24000 kg Rs 5 = Rs 120000-bull Worms produced 20 kg x 40 beds = 800 kg Rs 125 kg = Rs 100000-
As per the project the SHGs are managing GRAM LAXIMI and due to which the sustainability of the programme optimum utilization of the village resources such as water and waste resulting into reduction of input cost and maximizing output is ensured
Table showing cost beneft status of the project
inputs Units Rate Amount outputs Units Rate Amount
DungPest 24000 kg ( 600kg x 40 Beds)
Wormy 800 kg
( 20kg x 40)
Rs 050
125
12000
100000
112000
Vermi Compost
(20kg x 40)
24000
800 kg
5
125
120000
100000
220000
Gram Laxmi | 11
In some cases viewing at the available resources like availability of land number of cattle in the village the smaller Unit of Gram Laxmi model with 20 beds had been introduced
a inputs-model 2 bull Each Gram Laxmi unit is on Gauchar Public land measuring 180 Square metre (6x15) bull The unit has 20 beds for vermi composting measuring 5x1x075=375cubic meters
b outcomes- model 2 bull At the completion of one cycle the total production is of 12 tones of
vermi composting ( 600 kg x 20 beds= 12000 kg compost) bull The cost of compost is Rs 12000 kg Rs 5 = Rs 60000-bull Worms produced 20 kg x 20 beds = 400 kg Rs 125 kg = Rs 50000-
As per the project the SHGs are managing GRAM LAXIMI and due to which the sustainability of the programme optimum utilization of the village resources such as water and waste resulting into reduction of input cost and maximizing output is ensured
Table showing cost beneft status of the project
inputs Units Rate Amount outputs Units Rate Amount
DungPest 12000 kg ( 600kg x 20 Beds)
Wormy 400 kg
( 20kg x 20)
Rs 050
125
6000
50000
56000
Vermi Compost
(20kg x 20)
12000
400 kg
5
125
60000
50000
110000
mod
el 2
cosT of uniT model-1(40 beds) Model-2(20 beds)
Sr Particulars No
Cost (in Lacs)
Source of funding Cost (in Lacs)
Source of funding
1 Infrastructure Support with vermin
460 MNREGA
TSC 80
150
174
331 MNREGA BRGF SGSY(Infra)
139 100 075
2 Vermi compost Units ndashpest with transport ( 40 beds per unit 800 kg)
016 TSC 20 PC
Nirmal Gujarat
BRGF
043
009
100
008 SEP 025
Cost of Compost unit 476 Total 476 339 Total 339
The unit is been sponsored from various schemes like SGSYNRLM MGNREGA Total Sanitation campaign (TSC) Backward Region Grant Fund (BRGF) Nirmal Gram
Reaping Wealth from Waste 12|
implementation strategy
bull Trainings- SHGS Community Leaders Panchayat Members Farmers Village Volunteers
bull Meetings amp Advertisement bull Backward amp forward linkage ndash
Continuous motivation to farmers and villagers backed up by market linkages in the initial stages
input source In the initial stage the unit were given inputs and a hand holding support now the women of the SHGs are self confdant about the assured income from the unit and are capable enough for handling the unit on their own
bull There is a onetime cost involved in purchasing of accessories required for setting up the GRAM LAXIMI UNIT
bull Every year 5 such cycles can be completed so efectively a woman SHG can get productive employment round the year
Gram Laxmi | 13
Learning for the better development of the programme
The production cycle increased from estimated 45 days to 60 days and in some cases it increased to 90 days
o Less awareness among the community for small activities like sprinkling of water timely turning of compost upside down to speed up the process of production
o The package of practices given to the members required more close monitoring and identifcation of training needs accordingly for the community
o The production of worms could not be calculated due to various reasons like dying of worms and methodology not properly adopted for weighing of worms at the end of the cycle the weighing of worms done only at the time of selling of works
o Less sensitivity towards practicing the package of practices in production during the frst cycle resulting into to breakage of cycle increased cycle period
14| Reaping Wealth from Waste
Gram Laxmi | 15
16| Reaping Wealth from Waste
outcomes impactsbenefts
benchmark - 1 REVENUE GENERATION Since inception of the project the total of 339000 kg of vermin compost and 1150 kg of vermin had been sold by the members of the SHGs During the year the SHGs has earned about Rs 1185900 from selling of vermin and compost The total production of compost recorded during the year is 1792000 kg worth a value of Rs 5376000 Rs 3kg
compost
Total Production
Sold Self Used Income from Selling Rs 3kg (Lacks)
Assumed income of self used Rs 3kg (Lacks)
Total value of production (Lacks)
2216000 913000 1303000 2739 3909 6648
During the year since inception 477 members of Sakhi Mandal have joined the movement of ldquogenerating wealth amp supporting the ecology by production of organic manurerdquo
1303000
913000
Sold (KG)
Self Used ( KG)Sold (Kg)
Self Used (Kg)
2739000
3909000
Income from Selling Rs 3kg
Assumed income of self used Rs 3kg
Income from Selling Rs 3Kg
Assumed income of Self used Rs 3Kg
Gram Laxmi | 17
-
-
bench mark- 2 POPULARITY The Gram Laximi has started gaining popularity not only in the district of Sabarkantha but in various regions of the country The concept is also being captured by several newspapers as well as television channels to give motivation to the participants of the project and replicate the success of the project
The innovation of reaping wealth through Gram Laxmi has not only gained popularity at national level but it has been noticed even by foreigners The delegate of Asian Development Bank had visited Gram Laxmi Unit of Asai village of Vadali Taluka to witness the success achieved by the members of Maldhari Sakhi Mandal - ldquoReaping Wealth from Wasterdquo through Gram Laxmi Community Vermicompost Unit
bench mark- 3 SOCIAL TRANSFORmATION bull Rural community of 36 villages organized to bull The conservative minded
achieve common vision of improving their stan- Darbar(Rajput) community has ac dard of living by equal and inclusive growth cepted the woman members of the bull Increased confidence of rural women as emerg- family going out of the houses and
ing entrepreneur working in the Gram Laxmi vermi bull Proper disposal of AgricultureAnimal compost Unit and contributing their
Husbandry waste income to the family livelihood bull Improved standard of living of rural women bull Decreased dependence on expensive and
harmful chemical fertilizers bull Increased adoption of organic agriculture
practices which resulted into decreased animal and crop diseases bull Optimum utilization of the village resources such
as water and waste resulting into reduction of input cost and maximizing output
case sTuDies
Name of Jai Ambe
Sakhi mandal -Maldhari Sakhi Mandal
Village amp Taluka Asai Vadali
Year of Formation 2008-09
No of members 15
Account in the bank branch Bank of Baroda
Cash Credit Amount Sanctioned Rs 100000-
Income from Vermin Compost 288000-
All the members of the Sakhi Mandal were involved in daily wage labor Now Gram Laximi unit is a big alternate source of livelihood to the member of Maldhari Sakhi Mandal The members are benefted out of bull Organic Fertilizer produced by them in their village now when the prices of artificial
fertilizer has reached the heights there is a good amount of saving done by the member of the SHGs
bull Additional income by selling the fertilizer in the villages locally as well as outside the village The SHGs has earned Rs 288000- by selling the compost
Name of Jai maldi maa
Sakhi mandal Sakhi mandal
Village amp Taluka Kalleka Khedbrahma
Year of Formation 2008-09
No of members 11
Account in the bank branch Bank of Baroda
Cash Credit Amount Sanctioned Rs 100000-
Income from Vermin Compost 927000-
All the members were earlier involved in farm labour and household activity Now due to Gram Laxmi the entrepreneurial qualities in the members of Sakhi Mandal have emerged The members of Jai Maldi Maa Sakhi Mandal produce the vermi compost and also support other Sakhi Mandals in the near by villages producing vermi compost for selling their produce During the the year the Sakhi Mandal had sold the compost worth Rs 927000- For giving further motivation to other SHGs the leader of Jai Maldi Maa Sakhi Mandal Smt Maniben Bhikhabhai Rabari demonstrated her qualities by receiving the cheque in the Garib Kalyan Mela
18| Reaping Wealth from Waste
Gram Laxmi | 19
The members of the SHGs were involved in household work Due to social conservative community barrier because of being from a Rajput community the women never came out of their houses Due to social mobilisation by mission mangalam team the women came along in a Sakhi Mandal and later on got involved in production of vermi compost through Gram Laxmi community vermi compost unit The Sakhi Mandal has sold the vermi compost amount of Rs 327000- The members of the SHG got social acceptance for their good work The activity of the women has been welcomed as a sign of prosperity by the man folk of the Rajput community in the village
Name of Jai maha Kali
Sakhi mandal Sakhi mandal
Village amp Taluka Wasan Vadali
Year of Formation 2008-09
No of members 14
Account in the bank branch Bank of Baroda
Cash Credit Amount Sanctioned Rs 100000-
Income from Vermin Compost 327000-
20| Reaping Wealth from Waste
Presented By DISTRICT RURAL DEVELOPmENT AGENCY Himmatnagar District Sabarkantha Gujarat India
e-mail gramlaximigmailcom | visit us at wwwSabarkanthazporg
objecTiVes bull Involvement of small and marginal farmers in the proper non interrupted growth in both the agriculture amp dairy sectors bull Value added manure with high marketability locally and outstation bull Timely generated revenue out of the heaps of garbage by value addition resulting into clean village and less medical expenses bull Reduction in crop amp animal disease bull Improved land quality and further improved farm production bull Reduction in the cost of production less usage of artificial manure while switching over to usage of organic compost
VermicomposT Organic matter recycling has been in use in India for centuries In 19th and 20th century scientifc methods for converting low value organic matter into high value organic composts were developed The activities of earthworms for recycling of organic matter became the focus of attention by scientifc community in mid-1990s
Initially vermiculture ie use of surface living earthworms was carried out at a very small scale-mainly for management of kitchen wastes Gradually the technique is been used in diferent models and diferent setups for recycling the organic wastes on a larger scale at individual and community level
VERmICOmPOST physicaL QuaLiTy parameTers Vermicompost is a dark brownblack humus like coarse material soft in feel and free from any foul smell live weed seeds and other contaminations
bull mucus type substance coated on each particle that increases aeration in the soil provides excellent water retention properties and improves the drainage in heavy soils
bull Contains sufficient moisture (25-35) at the time of packing to ensure high level of biological activities
bull Vermicast is one of the best forms of organic manure and is practically 100 percent like humus
Gram Laxmi | 7
Gram Laximi- an iniTiaTiVe by sabarkanTha DisT aDmn In order to ensure the objectives DRDA (District Rural Development Agency) Sabarkantha had initiated a Project name ldquoGRAM LAXMIrdquo ( Community Worm Compost Unit) The wormy composting strategy is been used by the agency to recycle all the agriculture and animal husbandry waste into nutritional organic fertilizer
broaDer expecTaTion from The projecT The average smallest village consists of 300 house hold with the holding of 300 to 500 cattle It is expected that the village having the GRAM LAXIMI UNIT having 40 beds will produce 262800 kg of wormy compost during the year
HH Average Cattle per HH
Total cattle
Dung per day per cattle (Kg)
Total dung per day ( Kg)
Dung for 365 days - kg
40 of total dung for re-cycling during 146 days ( Minimum 3 cycles) kg
300 2 600 3 1800 657000 262800
bull The average smallest village will produce 300 tons of wormy compost during the year bull It is expected that the usage of chemical fertilizers in the fields will decrease gradually bull It is expected that certification of organic farms will start in the villages having GRAM
LAXIMI Unit
8| Reaping Wealth from Waste
QuaLiTaTiVe expecTaTions from The projecT It is expected that there will be a decrease in chemical compositions and increase in the organic nutritional substances useful for agriculture in the soil of the farmers using vermi compost slowly and gradually as the farmers get used to the organic fertilizers It is expected that following compositions will be balance proportionately in the soils of the farmers using vermi compost the compositions are
sr no parameters Vermi cast normal range
1 pH 65 - 75
2 Organic Carbon () 15 - 20
3 Nitrogen () 13 - 17
4 Phosphorus () 12 - 18
5 Potassium (ppm) 800 - 1850
6 Carbon Nitrogen 14 - 15 1
7 Calcium 30 - 45
8 Magnesium 04 - 07
9 Sodium (ppm) 400 - 500
10 Sulphur () 0003 - 004
11 Iron () 03 - 07
12 Zinc () 0028 - 0036
13 Manganese () Traces to 004
14 Copper () 00027 - 00123
15 Boron () 00034 - 00075
16 Aluminum () Traces to 0071
17 Cobalt Molybdenum In available form
Gram Laxmi | 9
10| Reaping Wealth from Waste
mod
el 1
parTicipanTs of The projecT bull The SHG members are involved in managing the unit and earning income out of
the unit bull The farmers
o In many cases the farmers sell the agriculture waste Rs 050 to the unit an earn additional income
o The farmer use the compost in upgrading and increasing the nutritional values of their soil and decrease the cost of production by nondecreased usages of chemical fertilizers
bull The rural community as a whole The villages are benefted with clean and tidy surrounding as the GRAM LAXIMI unit recycles the agricultureanimal husbandry waste into productive nutritional organic manure
The projecT a inputs - model 1 bull Each Gram Laxmi unit is on Gauchar Public land measuring 360 Square metre (12x30) bull The unit has 40 beds for vermi composting measuring 5x1x075=375cubic meters bull 1beds contain 600 kg of pest material such as cow dung agriculture waste village waste etc bull In each bed 20 kg of worms costing approx 2500 Rs ( Rs 125kg) (It is a onetime cost the worms gets multiplied and doubled in one cycle) bull Additional accessories for the unit management like plough strainer glass etc it is a onetime cost expected to be incurred in the beginning of the project
b outcomes - model 1 bull At the completion of one cycle the total production is of 24 tones of wormy composting ( 600 kg x 40 beds= 24000 kg compost) bull The cost of compost is Rs 24000 kg Rs 5 = Rs 120000-bull Worms produced 20 kg x 40 beds = 800 kg Rs 125 kg = Rs 100000-
As per the project the SHGs are managing GRAM LAXIMI and due to which the sustainability of the programme optimum utilization of the village resources such as water and waste resulting into reduction of input cost and maximizing output is ensured
Table showing cost beneft status of the project
inputs Units Rate Amount outputs Units Rate Amount
DungPest 24000 kg ( 600kg x 40 Beds)
Wormy 800 kg
( 20kg x 40)
Rs 050
125
12000
100000
112000
Vermi Compost
(20kg x 40)
24000
800 kg
5
125
120000
100000
220000
Gram Laxmi | 11
In some cases viewing at the available resources like availability of land number of cattle in the village the smaller Unit of Gram Laxmi model with 20 beds had been introduced
a inputs-model 2 bull Each Gram Laxmi unit is on Gauchar Public land measuring 180 Square metre (6x15) bull The unit has 20 beds for vermi composting measuring 5x1x075=375cubic meters
b outcomes- model 2 bull At the completion of one cycle the total production is of 12 tones of
vermi composting ( 600 kg x 20 beds= 12000 kg compost) bull The cost of compost is Rs 12000 kg Rs 5 = Rs 60000-bull Worms produced 20 kg x 20 beds = 400 kg Rs 125 kg = Rs 50000-
As per the project the SHGs are managing GRAM LAXIMI and due to which the sustainability of the programme optimum utilization of the village resources such as water and waste resulting into reduction of input cost and maximizing output is ensured
Table showing cost beneft status of the project
inputs Units Rate Amount outputs Units Rate Amount
DungPest 12000 kg ( 600kg x 20 Beds)
Wormy 400 kg
( 20kg x 20)
Rs 050
125
6000
50000
56000
Vermi Compost
(20kg x 20)
12000
400 kg
5
125
60000
50000
110000
mod
el 2
cosT of uniT model-1(40 beds) Model-2(20 beds)
Sr Particulars No
Cost (in Lacs)
Source of funding Cost (in Lacs)
Source of funding
1 Infrastructure Support with vermin
460 MNREGA
TSC 80
150
174
331 MNREGA BRGF SGSY(Infra)
139 100 075
2 Vermi compost Units ndashpest with transport ( 40 beds per unit 800 kg)
016 TSC 20 PC
Nirmal Gujarat
BRGF
043
009
100
008 SEP 025
Cost of Compost unit 476 Total 476 339 Total 339
The unit is been sponsored from various schemes like SGSYNRLM MGNREGA Total Sanitation campaign (TSC) Backward Region Grant Fund (BRGF) Nirmal Gram
Reaping Wealth from Waste 12|
implementation strategy
bull Trainings- SHGS Community Leaders Panchayat Members Farmers Village Volunteers
bull Meetings amp Advertisement bull Backward amp forward linkage ndash
Continuous motivation to farmers and villagers backed up by market linkages in the initial stages
input source In the initial stage the unit were given inputs and a hand holding support now the women of the SHGs are self confdant about the assured income from the unit and are capable enough for handling the unit on their own
bull There is a onetime cost involved in purchasing of accessories required for setting up the GRAM LAXIMI UNIT
bull Every year 5 such cycles can be completed so efectively a woman SHG can get productive employment round the year
Gram Laxmi | 13
Learning for the better development of the programme
The production cycle increased from estimated 45 days to 60 days and in some cases it increased to 90 days
o Less awareness among the community for small activities like sprinkling of water timely turning of compost upside down to speed up the process of production
o The package of practices given to the members required more close monitoring and identifcation of training needs accordingly for the community
o The production of worms could not be calculated due to various reasons like dying of worms and methodology not properly adopted for weighing of worms at the end of the cycle the weighing of worms done only at the time of selling of works
o Less sensitivity towards practicing the package of practices in production during the frst cycle resulting into to breakage of cycle increased cycle period
14| Reaping Wealth from Waste
Gram Laxmi | 15
16| Reaping Wealth from Waste
outcomes impactsbenefts
benchmark - 1 REVENUE GENERATION Since inception of the project the total of 339000 kg of vermin compost and 1150 kg of vermin had been sold by the members of the SHGs During the year the SHGs has earned about Rs 1185900 from selling of vermin and compost The total production of compost recorded during the year is 1792000 kg worth a value of Rs 5376000 Rs 3kg
compost
Total Production
Sold Self Used Income from Selling Rs 3kg (Lacks)
Assumed income of self used Rs 3kg (Lacks)
Total value of production (Lacks)
2216000 913000 1303000 2739 3909 6648
During the year since inception 477 members of Sakhi Mandal have joined the movement of ldquogenerating wealth amp supporting the ecology by production of organic manurerdquo
1303000
913000
Sold (KG)
Self Used ( KG)Sold (Kg)
Self Used (Kg)
2739000
3909000
Income from Selling Rs 3kg
Assumed income of self used Rs 3kg
Income from Selling Rs 3Kg
Assumed income of Self used Rs 3Kg
Gram Laxmi | 17
-
-
bench mark- 2 POPULARITY The Gram Laximi has started gaining popularity not only in the district of Sabarkantha but in various regions of the country The concept is also being captured by several newspapers as well as television channels to give motivation to the participants of the project and replicate the success of the project
The innovation of reaping wealth through Gram Laxmi has not only gained popularity at national level but it has been noticed even by foreigners The delegate of Asian Development Bank had visited Gram Laxmi Unit of Asai village of Vadali Taluka to witness the success achieved by the members of Maldhari Sakhi Mandal - ldquoReaping Wealth from Wasterdquo through Gram Laxmi Community Vermicompost Unit
bench mark- 3 SOCIAL TRANSFORmATION bull Rural community of 36 villages organized to bull The conservative minded
achieve common vision of improving their stan- Darbar(Rajput) community has ac dard of living by equal and inclusive growth cepted the woman members of the bull Increased confidence of rural women as emerg- family going out of the houses and
ing entrepreneur working in the Gram Laxmi vermi bull Proper disposal of AgricultureAnimal compost Unit and contributing their
Husbandry waste income to the family livelihood bull Improved standard of living of rural women bull Decreased dependence on expensive and
harmful chemical fertilizers bull Increased adoption of organic agriculture
practices which resulted into decreased animal and crop diseases bull Optimum utilization of the village resources such
as water and waste resulting into reduction of input cost and maximizing output
case sTuDies
Name of Jai Ambe
Sakhi mandal -Maldhari Sakhi Mandal
Village amp Taluka Asai Vadali
Year of Formation 2008-09
No of members 15
Account in the bank branch Bank of Baroda
Cash Credit Amount Sanctioned Rs 100000-
Income from Vermin Compost 288000-
All the members of the Sakhi Mandal were involved in daily wage labor Now Gram Laximi unit is a big alternate source of livelihood to the member of Maldhari Sakhi Mandal The members are benefted out of bull Organic Fertilizer produced by them in their village now when the prices of artificial
fertilizer has reached the heights there is a good amount of saving done by the member of the SHGs
bull Additional income by selling the fertilizer in the villages locally as well as outside the village The SHGs has earned Rs 288000- by selling the compost
Name of Jai maldi maa
Sakhi mandal Sakhi mandal
Village amp Taluka Kalleka Khedbrahma
Year of Formation 2008-09
No of members 11
Account in the bank branch Bank of Baroda
Cash Credit Amount Sanctioned Rs 100000-
Income from Vermin Compost 927000-
All the members were earlier involved in farm labour and household activity Now due to Gram Laxmi the entrepreneurial qualities in the members of Sakhi Mandal have emerged The members of Jai Maldi Maa Sakhi Mandal produce the vermi compost and also support other Sakhi Mandals in the near by villages producing vermi compost for selling their produce During the the year the Sakhi Mandal had sold the compost worth Rs 927000- For giving further motivation to other SHGs the leader of Jai Maldi Maa Sakhi Mandal Smt Maniben Bhikhabhai Rabari demonstrated her qualities by receiving the cheque in the Garib Kalyan Mela
18| Reaping Wealth from Waste
Gram Laxmi | 19
The members of the SHGs were involved in household work Due to social conservative community barrier because of being from a Rajput community the women never came out of their houses Due to social mobilisation by mission mangalam team the women came along in a Sakhi Mandal and later on got involved in production of vermi compost through Gram Laxmi community vermi compost unit The Sakhi Mandal has sold the vermi compost amount of Rs 327000- The members of the SHG got social acceptance for their good work The activity of the women has been welcomed as a sign of prosperity by the man folk of the Rajput community in the village
Name of Jai maha Kali
Sakhi mandal Sakhi mandal
Village amp Taluka Wasan Vadali
Year of Formation 2008-09
No of members 14
Account in the bank branch Bank of Baroda
Cash Credit Amount Sanctioned Rs 100000-
Income from Vermin Compost 327000-
20| Reaping Wealth from Waste
Presented By DISTRICT RURAL DEVELOPmENT AGENCY Himmatnagar District Sabarkantha Gujarat India
e-mail gramlaximigmailcom | visit us at wwwSabarkanthazporg
Gram Laximi- an iniTiaTiVe by sabarkanTha DisT aDmn In order to ensure the objectives DRDA (District Rural Development Agency) Sabarkantha had initiated a Project name ldquoGRAM LAXMIrdquo ( Community Worm Compost Unit) The wormy composting strategy is been used by the agency to recycle all the agriculture and animal husbandry waste into nutritional organic fertilizer
broaDer expecTaTion from The projecT The average smallest village consists of 300 house hold with the holding of 300 to 500 cattle It is expected that the village having the GRAM LAXIMI UNIT having 40 beds will produce 262800 kg of wormy compost during the year
HH Average Cattle per HH
Total cattle
Dung per day per cattle (Kg)
Total dung per day ( Kg)
Dung for 365 days - kg
40 of total dung for re-cycling during 146 days ( Minimum 3 cycles) kg
300 2 600 3 1800 657000 262800
bull The average smallest village will produce 300 tons of wormy compost during the year bull It is expected that the usage of chemical fertilizers in the fields will decrease gradually bull It is expected that certification of organic farms will start in the villages having GRAM
LAXIMI Unit
8| Reaping Wealth from Waste
QuaLiTaTiVe expecTaTions from The projecT It is expected that there will be a decrease in chemical compositions and increase in the organic nutritional substances useful for agriculture in the soil of the farmers using vermi compost slowly and gradually as the farmers get used to the organic fertilizers It is expected that following compositions will be balance proportionately in the soils of the farmers using vermi compost the compositions are
sr no parameters Vermi cast normal range
1 pH 65 - 75
2 Organic Carbon () 15 - 20
3 Nitrogen () 13 - 17
4 Phosphorus () 12 - 18
5 Potassium (ppm) 800 - 1850
6 Carbon Nitrogen 14 - 15 1
7 Calcium 30 - 45
8 Magnesium 04 - 07
9 Sodium (ppm) 400 - 500
10 Sulphur () 0003 - 004
11 Iron () 03 - 07
12 Zinc () 0028 - 0036
13 Manganese () Traces to 004
14 Copper () 00027 - 00123
15 Boron () 00034 - 00075
16 Aluminum () Traces to 0071
17 Cobalt Molybdenum In available form
Gram Laxmi | 9
10| Reaping Wealth from Waste
mod
el 1
parTicipanTs of The projecT bull The SHG members are involved in managing the unit and earning income out of
the unit bull The farmers
o In many cases the farmers sell the agriculture waste Rs 050 to the unit an earn additional income
o The farmer use the compost in upgrading and increasing the nutritional values of their soil and decrease the cost of production by nondecreased usages of chemical fertilizers
bull The rural community as a whole The villages are benefted with clean and tidy surrounding as the GRAM LAXIMI unit recycles the agricultureanimal husbandry waste into productive nutritional organic manure
The projecT a inputs - model 1 bull Each Gram Laxmi unit is on Gauchar Public land measuring 360 Square metre (12x30) bull The unit has 40 beds for vermi composting measuring 5x1x075=375cubic meters bull 1beds contain 600 kg of pest material such as cow dung agriculture waste village waste etc bull In each bed 20 kg of worms costing approx 2500 Rs ( Rs 125kg) (It is a onetime cost the worms gets multiplied and doubled in one cycle) bull Additional accessories for the unit management like plough strainer glass etc it is a onetime cost expected to be incurred in the beginning of the project
b outcomes - model 1 bull At the completion of one cycle the total production is of 24 tones of wormy composting ( 600 kg x 40 beds= 24000 kg compost) bull The cost of compost is Rs 24000 kg Rs 5 = Rs 120000-bull Worms produced 20 kg x 40 beds = 800 kg Rs 125 kg = Rs 100000-
As per the project the SHGs are managing GRAM LAXIMI and due to which the sustainability of the programme optimum utilization of the village resources such as water and waste resulting into reduction of input cost and maximizing output is ensured
Table showing cost beneft status of the project
inputs Units Rate Amount outputs Units Rate Amount
DungPest 24000 kg ( 600kg x 40 Beds)
Wormy 800 kg
( 20kg x 40)
Rs 050
125
12000
100000
112000
Vermi Compost
(20kg x 40)
24000
800 kg
5
125
120000
100000
220000
Gram Laxmi | 11
In some cases viewing at the available resources like availability of land number of cattle in the village the smaller Unit of Gram Laxmi model with 20 beds had been introduced
a inputs-model 2 bull Each Gram Laxmi unit is on Gauchar Public land measuring 180 Square metre (6x15) bull The unit has 20 beds for vermi composting measuring 5x1x075=375cubic meters
b outcomes- model 2 bull At the completion of one cycle the total production is of 12 tones of
vermi composting ( 600 kg x 20 beds= 12000 kg compost) bull The cost of compost is Rs 12000 kg Rs 5 = Rs 60000-bull Worms produced 20 kg x 20 beds = 400 kg Rs 125 kg = Rs 50000-
As per the project the SHGs are managing GRAM LAXIMI and due to which the sustainability of the programme optimum utilization of the village resources such as water and waste resulting into reduction of input cost and maximizing output is ensured
Table showing cost beneft status of the project
inputs Units Rate Amount outputs Units Rate Amount
DungPest 12000 kg ( 600kg x 20 Beds)
Wormy 400 kg
( 20kg x 20)
Rs 050
125
6000
50000
56000
Vermi Compost
(20kg x 20)
12000
400 kg
5
125
60000
50000
110000
mod
el 2
cosT of uniT model-1(40 beds) Model-2(20 beds)
Sr Particulars No
Cost (in Lacs)
Source of funding Cost (in Lacs)
Source of funding
1 Infrastructure Support with vermin
460 MNREGA
TSC 80
150
174
331 MNREGA BRGF SGSY(Infra)
139 100 075
2 Vermi compost Units ndashpest with transport ( 40 beds per unit 800 kg)
016 TSC 20 PC
Nirmal Gujarat
BRGF
043
009
100
008 SEP 025
Cost of Compost unit 476 Total 476 339 Total 339
The unit is been sponsored from various schemes like SGSYNRLM MGNREGA Total Sanitation campaign (TSC) Backward Region Grant Fund (BRGF) Nirmal Gram
Reaping Wealth from Waste 12|
implementation strategy
bull Trainings- SHGS Community Leaders Panchayat Members Farmers Village Volunteers
bull Meetings amp Advertisement bull Backward amp forward linkage ndash
Continuous motivation to farmers and villagers backed up by market linkages in the initial stages
input source In the initial stage the unit were given inputs and a hand holding support now the women of the SHGs are self confdant about the assured income from the unit and are capable enough for handling the unit on their own
bull There is a onetime cost involved in purchasing of accessories required for setting up the GRAM LAXIMI UNIT
bull Every year 5 such cycles can be completed so efectively a woman SHG can get productive employment round the year
Gram Laxmi | 13
Learning for the better development of the programme
The production cycle increased from estimated 45 days to 60 days and in some cases it increased to 90 days
o Less awareness among the community for small activities like sprinkling of water timely turning of compost upside down to speed up the process of production
o The package of practices given to the members required more close monitoring and identifcation of training needs accordingly for the community
o The production of worms could not be calculated due to various reasons like dying of worms and methodology not properly adopted for weighing of worms at the end of the cycle the weighing of worms done only at the time of selling of works
o Less sensitivity towards practicing the package of practices in production during the frst cycle resulting into to breakage of cycle increased cycle period
14| Reaping Wealth from Waste
Gram Laxmi | 15
16| Reaping Wealth from Waste
outcomes impactsbenefts
benchmark - 1 REVENUE GENERATION Since inception of the project the total of 339000 kg of vermin compost and 1150 kg of vermin had been sold by the members of the SHGs During the year the SHGs has earned about Rs 1185900 from selling of vermin and compost The total production of compost recorded during the year is 1792000 kg worth a value of Rs 5376000 Rs 3kg
compost
Total Production
Sold Self Used Income from Selling Rs 3kg (Lacks)
Assumed income of self used Rs 3kg (Lacks)
Total value of production (Lacks)
2216000 913000 1303000 2739 3909 6648
During the year since inception 477 members of Sakhi Mandal have joined the movement of ldquogenerating wealth amp supporting the ecology by production of organic manurerdquo
1303000
913000
Sold (KG)
Self Used ( KG)Sold (Kg)
Self Used (Kg)
2739000
3909000
Income from Selling Rs 3kg
Assumed income of self used Rs 3kg
Income from Selling Rs 3Kg
Assumed income of Self used Rs 3Kg
Gram Laxmi | 17
-
-
bench mark- 2 POPULARITY The Gram Laximi has started gaining popularity not only in the district of Sabarkantha but in various regions of the country The concept is also being captured by several newspapers as well as television channels to give motivation to the participants of the project and replicate the success of the project
The innovation of reaping wealth through Gram Laxmi has not only gained popularity at national level but it has been noticed even by foreigners The delegate of Asian Development Bank had visited Gram Laxmi Unit of Asai village of Vadali Taluka to witness the success achieved by the members of Maldhari Sakhi Mandal - ldquoReaping Wealth from Wasterdquo through Gram Laxmi Community Vermicompost Unit
bench mark- 3 SOCIAL TRANSFORmATION bull Rural community of 36 villages organized to bull The conservative minded
achieve common vision of improving their stan- Darbar(Rajput) community has ac dard of living by equal and inclusive growth cepted the woman members of the bull Increased confidence of rural women as emerg- family going out of the houses and
ing entrepreneur working in the Gram Laxmi vermi bull Proper disposal of AgricultureAnimal compost Unit and contributing their
Husbandry waste income to the family livelihood bull Improved standard of living of rural women bull Decreased dependence on expensive and
harmful chemical fertilizers bull Increased adoption of organic agriculture
practices which resulted into decreased animal and crop diseases bull Optimum utilization of the village resources such
as water and waste resulting into reduction of input cost and maximizing output
case sTuDies
Name of Jai Ambe
Sakhi mandal -Maldhari Sakhi Mandal
Village amp Taluka Asai Vadali
Year of Formation 2008-09
No of members 15
Account in the bank branch Bank of Baroda
Cash Credit Amount Sanctioned Rs 100000-
Income from Vermin Compost 288000-
All the members of the Sakhi Mandal were involved in daily wage labor Now Gram Laximi unit is a big alternate source of livelihood to the member of Maldhari Sakhi Mandal The members are benefted out of bull Organic Fertilizer produced by them in their village now when the prices of artificial
fertilizer has reached the heights there is a good amount of saving done by the member of the SHGs
bull Additional income by selling the fertilizer in the villages locally as well as outside the village The SHGs has earned Rs 288000- by selling the compost
Name of Jai maldi maa
Sakhi mandal Sakhi mandal
Village amp Taluka Kalleka Khedbrahma
Year of Formation 2008-09
No of members 11
Account in the bank branch Bank of Baroda
Cash Credit Amount Sanctioned Rs 100000-
Income from Vermin Compost 927000-
All the members were earlier involved in farm labour and household activity Now due to Gram Laxmi the entrepreneurial qualities in the members of Sakhi Mandal have emerged The members of Jai Maldi Maa Sakhi Mandal produce the vermi compost and also support other Sakhi Mandals in the near by villages producing vermi compost for selling their produce During the the year the Sakhi Mandal had sold the compost worth Rs 927000- For giving further motivation to other SHGs the leader of Jai Maldi Maa Sakhi Mandal Smt Maniben Bhikhabhai Rabari demonstrated her qualities by receiving the cheque in the Garib Kalyan Mela
18| Reaping Wealth from Waste
Gram Laxmi | 19
The members of the SHGs were involved in household work Due to social conservative community barrier because of being from a Rajput community the women never came out of their houses Due to social mobilisation by mission mangalam team the women came along in a Sakhi Mandal and later on got involved in production of vermi compost through Gram Laxmi community vermi compost unit The Sakhi Mandal has sold the vermi compost amount of Rs 327000- The members of the SHG got social acceptance for their good work The activity of the women has been welcomed as a sign of prosperity by the man folk of the Rajput community in the village
Name of Jai maha Kali
Sakhi mandal Sakhi mandal
Village amp Taluka Wasan Vadali
Year of Formation 2008-09
No of members 14
Account in the bank branch Bank of Baroda
Cash Credit Amount Sanctioned Rs 100000-
Income from Vermin Compost 327000-
20| Reaping Wealth from Waste
Presented By DISTRICT RURAL DEVELOPmENT AGENCY Himmatnagar District Sabarkantha Gujarat India
e-mail gramlaximigmailcom | visit us at wwwSabarkanthazporg
QuaLiTaTiVe expecTaTions from The projecT It is expected that there will be a decrease in chemical compositions and increase in the organic nutritional substances useful for agriculture in the soil of the farmers using vermi compost slowly and gradually as the farmers get used to the organic fertilizers It is expected that following compositions will be balance proportionately in the soils of the farmers using vermi compost the compositions are
sr no parameters Vermi cast normal range
1 pH 65 - 75
2 Organic Carbon () 15 - 20
3 Nitrogen () 13 - 17
4 Phosphorus () 12 - 18
5 Potassium (ppm) 800 - 1850
6 Carbon Nitrogen 14 - 15 1
7 Calcium 30 - 45
8 Magnesium 04 - 07
9 Sodium (ppm) 400 - 500
10 Sulphur () 0003 - 004
11 Iron () 03 - 07
12 Zinc () 0028 - 0036
13 Manganese () Traces to 004
14 Copper () 00027 - 00123
15 Boron () 00034 - 00075
16 Aluminum () Traces to 0071
17 Cobalt Molybdenum In available form
Gram Laxmi | 9
10| Reaping Wealth from Waste
mod
el 1
parTicipanTs of The projecT bull The SHG members are involved in managing the unit and earning income out of
the unit bull The farmers
o In many cases the farmers sell the agriculture waste Rs 050 to the unit an earn additional income
o The farmer use the compost in upgrading and increasing the nutritional values of their soil and decrease the cost of production by nondecreased usages of chemical fertilizers
bull The rural community as a whole The villages are benefted with clean and tidy surrounding as the GRAM LAXIMI unit recycles the agricultureanimal husbandry waste into productive nutritional organic manure
The projecT a inputs - model 1 bull Each Gram Laxmi unit is on Gauchar Public land measuring 360 Square metre (12x30) bull The unit has 40 beds for vermi composting measuring 5x1x075=375cubic meters bull 1beds contain 600 kg of pest material such as cow dung agriculture waste village waste etc bull In each bed 20 kg of worms costing approx 2500 Rs ( Rs 125kg) (It is a onetime cost the worms gets multiplied and doubled in one cycle) bull Additional accessories for the unit management like plough strainer glass etc it is a onetime cost expected to be incurred in the beginning of the project
b outcomes - model 1 bull At the completion of one cycle the total production is of 24 tones of wormy composting ( 600 kg x 40 beds= 24000 kg compost) bull The cost of compost is Rs 24000 kg Rs 5 = Rs 120000-bull Worms produced 20 kg x 40 beds = 800 kg Rs 125 kg = Rs 100000-
As per the project the SHGs are managing GRAM LAXIMI and due to which the sustainability of the programme optimum utilization of the village resources such as water and waste resulting into reduction of input cost and maximizing output is ensured
Table showing cost beneft status of the project
inputs Units Rate Amount outputs Units Rate Amount
DungPest 24000 kg ( 600kg x 40 Beds)
Wormy 800 kg
( 20kg x 40)
Rs 050
125
12000
100000
112000
Vermi Compost
(20kg x 40)
24000
800 kg
5
125
120000
100000
220000
Gram Laxmi | 11
In some cases viewing at the available resources like availability of land number of cattle in the village the smaller Unit of Gram Laxmi model with 20 beds had been introduced
a inputs-model 2 bull Each Gram Laxmi unit is on Gauchar Public land measuring 180 Square metre (6x15) bull The unit has 20 beds for vermi composting measuring 5x1x075=375cubic meters
b outcomes- model 2 bull At the completion of one cycle the total production is of 12 tones of
vermi composting ( 600 kg x 20 beds= 12000 kg compost) bull The cost of compost is Rs 12000 kg Rs 5 = Rs 60000-bull Worms produced 20 kg x 20 beds = 400 kg Rs 125 kg = Rs 50000-
As per the project the SHGs are managing GRAM LAXIMI and due to which the sustainability of the programme optimum utilization of the village resources such as water and waste resulting into reduction of input cost and maximizing output is ensured
Table showing cost beneft status of the project
inputs Units Rate Amount outputs Units Rate Amount
DungPest 12000 kg ( 600kg x 20 Beds)
Wormy 400 kg
( 20kg x 20)
Rs 050
125
6000
50000
56000
Vermi Compost
(20kg x 20)
12000
400 kg
5
125
60000
50000
110000
mod
el 2
cosT of uniT model-1(40 beds) Model-2(20 beds)
Sr Particulars No
Cost (in Lacs)
Source of funding Cost (in Lacs)
Source of funding
1 Infrastructure Support with vermin
460 MNREGA
TSC 80
150
174
331 MNREGA BRGF SGSY(Infra)
139 100 075
2 Vermi compost Units ndashpest with transport ( 40 beds per unit 800 kg)
016 TSC 20 PC
Nirmal Gujarat
BRGF
043
009
100
008 SEP 025
Cost of Compost unit 476 Total 476 339 Total 339
The unit is been sponsored from various schemes like SGSYNRLM MGNREGA Total Sanitation campaign (TSC) Backward Region Grant Fund (BRGF) Nirmal Gram
Reaping Wealth from Waste 12|
implementation strategy
bull Trainings- SHGS Community Leaders Panchayat Members Farmers Village Volunteers
bull Meetings amp Advertisement bull Backward amp forward linkage ndash
Continuous motivation to farmers and villagers backed up by market linkages in the initial stages
input source In the initial stage the unit were given inputs and a hand holding support now the women of the SHGs are self confdant about the assured income from the unit and are capable enough for handling the unit on their own
bull There is a onetime cost involved in purchasing of accessories required for setting up the GRAM LAXIMI UNIT
bull Every year 5 such cycles can be completed so efectively a woman SHG can get productive employment round the year
Gram Laxmi | 13
Learning for the better development of the programme
The production cycle increased from estimated 45 days to 60 days and in some cases it increased to 90 days
o Less awareness among the community for small activities like sprinkling of water timely turning of compost upside down to speed up the process of production
o The package of practices given to the members required more close monitoring and identifcation of training needs accordingly for the community
o The production of worms could not be calculated due to various reasons like dying of worms and methodology not properly adopted for weighing of worms at the end of the cycle the weighing of worms done only at the time of selling of works
o Less sensitivity towards practicing the package of practices in production during the frst cycle resulting into to breakage of cycle increased cycle period
14| Reaping Wealth from Waste
Gram Laxmi | 15
16| Reaping Wealth from Waste
outcomes impactsbenefts
benchmark - 1 REVENUE GENERATION Since inception of the project the total of 339000 kg of vermin compost and 1150 kg of vermin had been sold by the members of the SHGs During the year the SHGs has earned about Rs 1185900 from selling of vermin and compost The total production of compost recorded during the year is 1792000 kg worth a value of Rs 5376000 Rs 3kg
compost
Total Production
Sold Self Used Income from Selling Rs 3kg (Lacks)
Assumed income of self used Rs 3kg (Lacks)
Total value of production (Lacks)
2216000 913000 1303000 2739 3909 6648
During the year since inception 477 members of Sakhi Mandal have joined the movement of ldquogenerating wealth amp supporting the ecology by production of organic manurerdquo
1303000
913000
Sold (KG)
Self Used ( KG)Sold (Kg)
Self Used (Kg)
2739000
3909000
Income from Selling Rs 3kg
Assumed income of self used Rs 3kg
Income from Selling Rs 3Kg
Assumed income of Self used Rs 3Kg
Gram Laxmi | 17
-
-
bench mark- 2 POPULARITY The Gram Laximi has started gaining popularity not only in the district of Sabarkantha but in various regions of the country The concept is also being captured by several newspapers as well as television channels to give motivation to the participants of the project and replicate the success of the project
The innovation of reaping wealth through Gram Laxmi has not only gained popularity at national level but it has been noticed even by foreigners The delegate of Asian Development Bank had visited Gram Laxmi Unit of Asai village of Vadali Taluka to witness the success achieved by the members of Maldhari Sakhi Mandal - ldquoReaping Wealth from Wasterdquo through Gram Laxmi Community Vermicompost Unit
bench mark- 3 SOCIAL TRANSFORmATION bull Rural community of 36 villages organized to bull The conservative minded
achieve common vision of improving their stan- Darbar(Rajput) community has ac dard of living by equal and inclusive growth cepted the woman members of the bull Increased confidence of rural women as emerg- family going out of the houses and
ing entrepreneur working in the Gram Laxmi vermi bull Proper disposal of AgricultureAnimal compost Unit and contributing their
Husbandry waste income to the family livelihood bull Improved standard of living of rural women bull Decreased dependence on expensive and
harmful chemical fertilizers bull Increased adoption of organic agriculture
practices which resulted into decreased animal and crop diseases bull Optimum utilization of the village resources such
as water and waste resulting into reduction of input cost and maximizing output
case sTuDies
Name of Jai Ambe
Sakhi mandal -Maldhari Sakhi Mandal
Village amp Taluka Asai Vadali
Year of Formation 2008-09
No of members 15
Account in the bank branch Bank of Baroda
Cash Credit Amount Sanctioned Rs 100000-
Income from Vermin Compost 288000-
All the members of the Sakhi Mandal were involved in daily wage labor Now Gram Laximi unit is a big alternate source of livelihood to the member of Maldhari Sakhi Mandal The members are benefted out of bull Organic Fertilizer produced by them in their village now when the prices of artificial
fertilizer has reached the heights there is a good amount of saving done by the member of the SHGs
bull Additional income by selling the fertilizer in the villages locally as well as outside the village The SHGs has earned Rs 288000- by selling the compost
Name of Jai maldi maa
Sakhi mandal Sakhi mandal
Village amp Taluka Kalleka Khedbrahma
Year of Formation 2008-09
No of members 11
Account in the bank branch Bank of Baroda
Cash Credit Amount Sanctioned Rs 100000-
Income from Vermin Compost 927000-
All the members were earlier involved in farm labour and household activity Now due to Gram Laxmi the entrepreneurial qualities in the members of Sakhi Mandal have emerged The members of Jai Maldi Maa Sakhi Mandal produce the vermi compost and also support other Sakhi Mandals in the near by villages producing vermi compost for selling their produce During the the year the Sakhi Mandal had sold the compost worth Rs 927000- For giving further motivation to other SHGs the leader of Jai Maldi Maa Sakhi Mandal Smt Maniben Bhikhabhai Rabari demonstrated her qualities by receiving the cheque in the Garib Kalyan Mela
18| Reaping Wealth from Waste
Gram Laxmi | 19
The members of the SHGs were involved in household work Due to social conservative community barrier because of being from a Rajput community the women never came out of their houses Due to social mobilisation by mission mangalam team the women came along in a Sakhi Mandal and later on got involved in production of vermi compost through Gram Laxmi community vermi compost unit The Sakhi Mandal has sold the vermi compost amount of Rs 327000- The members of the SHG got social acceptance for their good work The activity of the women has been welcomed as a sign of prosperity by the man folk of the Rajput community in the village
Name of Jai maha Kali
Sakhi mandal Sakhi mandal
Village amp Taluka Wasan Vadali
Year of Formation 2008-09
No of members 14
Account in the bank branch Bank of Baroda
Cash Credit Amount Sanctioned Rs 100000-
Income from Vermin Compost 327000-
20| Reaping Wealth from Waste
Presented By DISTRICT RURAL DEVELOPmENT AGENCY Himmatnagar District Sabarkantha Gujarat India
e-mail gramlaximigmailcom | visit us at wwwSabarkanthazporg
10| Reaping Wealth from Waste
mod
el 1
parTicipanTs of The projecT bull The SHG members are involved in managing the unit and earning income out of
the unit bull The farmers
o In many cases the farmers sell the agriculture waste Rs 050 to the unit an earn additional income
o The farmer use the compost in upgrading and increasing the nutritional values of their soil and decrease the cost of production by nondecreased usages of chemical fertilizers
bull The rural community as a whole The villages are benefted with clean and tidy surrounding as the GRAM LAXIMI unit recycles the agricultureanimal husbandry waste into productive nutritional organic manure
The projecT a inputs - model 1 bull Each Gram Laxmi unit is on Gauchar Public land measuring 360 Square metre (12x30) bull The unit has 40 beds for vermi composting measuring 5x1x075=375cubic meters bull 1beds contain 600 kg of pest material such as cow dung agriculture waste village waste etc bull In each bed 20 kg of worms costing approx 2500 Rs ( Rs 125kg) (It is a onetime cost the worms gets multiplied and doubled in one cycle) bull Additional accessories for the unit management like plough strainer glass etc it is a onetime cost expected to be incurred in the beginning of the project
b outcomes - model 1 bull At the completion of one cycle the total production is of 24 tones of wormy composting ( 600 kg x 40 beds= 24000 kg compost) bull The cost of compost is Rs 24000 kg Rs 5 = Rs 120000-bull Worms produced 20 kg x 40 beds = 800 kg Rs 125 kg = Rs 100000-
As per the project the SHGs are managing GRAM LAXIMI and due to which the sustainability of the programme optimum utilization of the village resources such as water and waste resulting into reduction of input cost and maximizing output is ensured
Table showing cost beneft status of the project
inputs Units Rate Amount outputs Units Rate Amount
DungPest 24000 kg ( 600kg x 40 Beds)
Wormy 800 kg
( 20kg x 40)
Rs 050
125
12000
100000
112000
Vermi Compost
(20kg x 40)
24000
800 kg
5
125
120000
100000
220000
Gram Laxmi | 11
In some cases viewing at the available resources like availability of land number of cattle in the village the smaller Unit of Gram Laxmi model with 20 beds had been introduced
a inputs-model 2 bull Each Gram Laxmi unit is on Gauchar Public land measuring 180 Square metre (6x15) bull The unit has 20 beds for vermi composting measuring 5x1x075=375cubic meters
b outcomes- model 2 bull At the completion of one cycle the total production is of 12 tones of
vermi composting ( 600 kg x 20 beds= 12000 kg compost) bull The cost of compost is Rs 12000 kg Rs 5 = Rs 60000-bull Worms produced 20 kg x 20 beds = 400 kg Rs 125 kg = Rs 50000-
As per the project the SHGs are managing GRAM LAXIMI and due to which the sustainability of the programme optimum utilization of the village resources such as water and waste resulting into reduction of input cost and maximizing output is ensured
Table showing cost beneft status of the project
inputs Units Rate Amount outputs Units Rate Amount
DungPest 12000 kg ( 600kg x 20 Beds)
Wormy 400 kg
( 20kg x 20)
Rs 050
125
6000
50000
56000
Vermi Compost
(20kg x 20)
12000
400 kg
5
125
60000
50000
110000
mod
el 2
cosT of uniT model-1(40 beds) Model-2(20 beds)
Sr Particulars No
Cost (in Lacs)
Source of funding Cost (in Lacs)
Source of funding
1 Infrastructure Support with vermin
460 MNREGA
TSC 80
150
174
331 MNREGA BRGF SGSY(Infra)
139 100 075
2 Vermi compost Units ndashpest with transport ( 40 beds per unit 800 kg)
016 TSC 20 PC
Nirmal Gujarat
BRGF
043
009
100
008 SEP 025
Cost of Compost unit 476 Total 476 339 Total 339
The unit is been sponsored from various schemes like SGSYNRLM MGNREGA Total Sanitation campaign (TSC) Backward Region Grant Fund (BRGF) Nirmal Gram
Reaping Wealth from Waste 12|
implementation strategy
bull Trainings- SHGS Community Leaders Panchayat Members Farmers Village Volunteers
bull Meetings amp Advertisement bull Backward amp forward linkage ndash
Continuous motivation to farmers and villagers backed up by market linkages in the initial stages
input source In the initial stage the unit were given inputs and a hand holding support now the women of the SHGs are self confdant about the assured income from the unit and are capable enough for handling the unit on their own
bull There is a onetime cost involved in purchasing of accessories required for setting up the GRAM LAXIMI UNIT
bull Every year 5 such cycles can be completed so efectively a woman SHG can get productive employment round the year
Gram Laxmi | 13
Learning for the better development of the programme
The production cycle increased from estimated 45 days to 60 days and in some cases it increased to 90 days
o Less awareness among the community for small activities like sprinkling of water timely turning of compost upside down to speed up the process of production
o The package of practices given to the members required more close monitoring and identifcation of training needs accordingly for the community
o The production of worms could not be calculated due to various reasons like dying of worms and methodology not properly adopted for weighing of worms at the end of the cycle the weighing of worms done only at the time of selling of works
o Less sensitivity towards practicing the package of practices in production during the frst cycle resulting into to breakage of cycle increased cycle period
14| Reaping Wealth from Waste
Gram Laxmi | 15
16| Reaping Wealth from Waste
outcomes impactsbenefts
benchmark - 1 REVENUE GENERATION Since inception of the project the total of 339000 kg of vermin compost and 1150 kg of vermin had been sold by the members of the SHGs During the year the SHGs has earned about Rs 1185900 from selling of vermin and compost The total production of compost recorded during the year is 1792000 kg worth a value of Rs 5376000 Rs 3kg
compost
Total Production
Sold Self Used Income from Selling Rs 3kg (Lacks)
Assumed income of self used Rs 3kg (Lacks)
Total value of production (Lacks)
2216000 913000 1303000 2739 3909 6648
During the year since inception 477 members of Sakhi Mandal have joined the movement of ldquogenerating wealth amp supporting the ecology by production of organic manurerdquo
1303000
913000
Sold (KG)
Self Used ( KG)Sold (Kg)
Self Used (Kg)
2739000
3909000
Income from Selling Rs 3kg
Assumed income of self used Rs 3kg
Income from Selling Rs 3Kg
Assumed income of Self used Rs 3Kg
Gram Laxmi | 17
-
-
bench mark- 2 POPULARITY The Gram Laximi has started gaining popularity not only in the district of Sabarkantha but in various regions of the country The concept is also being captured by several newspapers as well as television channels to give motivation to the participants of the project and replicate the success of the project
The innovation of reaping wealth through Gram Laxmi has not only gained popularity at national level but it has been noticed even by foreigners The delegate of Asian Development Bank had visited Gram Laxmi Unit of Asai village of Vadali Taluka to witness the success achieved by the members of Maldhari Sakhi Mandal - ldquoReaping Wealth from Wasterdquo through Gram Laxmi Community Vermicompost Unit
bench mark- 3 SOCIAL TRANSFORmATION bull Rural community of 36 villages organized to bull The conservative minded
achieve common vision of improving their stan- Darbar(Rajput) community has ac dard of living by equal and inclusive growth cepted the woman members of the bull Increased confidence of rural women as emerg- family going out of the houses and
ing entrepreneur working in the Gram Laxmi vermi bull Proper disposal of AgricultureAnimal compost Unit and contributing their
Husbandry waste income to the family livelihood bull Improved standard of living of rural women bull Decreased dependence on expensive and
harmful chemical fertilizers bull Increased adoption of organic agriculture
practices which resulted into decreased animal and crop diseases bull Optimum utilization of the village resources such
as water and waste resulting into reduction of input cost and maximizing output
case sTuDies
Name of Jai Ambe
Sakhi mandal -Maldhari Sakhi Mandal
Village amp Taluka Asai Vadali
Year of Formation 2008-09
No of members 15
Account in the bank branch Bank of Baroda
Cash Credit Amount Sanctioned Rs 100000-
Income from Vermin Compost 288000-
All the members of the Sakhi Mandal were involved in daily wage labor Now Gram Laximi unit is a big alternate source of livelihood to the member of Maldhari Sakhi Mandal The members are benefted out of bull Organic Fertilizer produced by them in their village now when the prices of artificial
fertilizer has reached the heights there is a good amount of saving done by the member of the SHGs
bull Additional income by selling the fertilizer in the villages locally as well as outside the village The SHGs has earned Rs 288000- by selling the compost
Name of Jai maldi maa
Sakhi mandal Sakhi mandal
Village amp Taluka Kalleka Khedbrahma
Year of Formation 2008-09
No of members 11
Account in the bank branch Bank of Baroda
Cash Credit Amount Sanctioned Rs 100000-
Income from Vermin Compost 927000-
All the members were earlier involved in farm labour and household activity Now due to Gram Laxmi the entrepreneurial qualities in the members of Sakhi Mandal have emerged The members of Jai Maldi Maa Sakhi Mandal produce the vermi compost and also support other Sakhi Mandals in the near by villages producing vermi compost for selling their produce During the the year the Sakhi Mandal had sold the compost worth Rs 927000- For giving further motivation to other SHGs the leader of Jai Maldi Maa Sakhi Mandal Smt Maniben Bhikhabhai Rabari demonstrated her qualities by receiving the cheque in the Garib Kalyan Mela
18| Reaping Wealth from Waste
Gram Laxmi | 19
The members of the SHGs were involved in household work Due to social conservative community barrier because of being from a Rajput community the women never came out of their houses Due to social mobilisation by mission mangalam team the women came along in a Sakhi Mandal and later on got involved in production of vermi compost through Gram Laxmi community vermi compost unit The Sakhi Mandal has sold the vermi compost amount of Rs 327000- The members of the SHG got social acceptance for their good work The activity of the women has been welcomed as a sign of prosperity by the man folk of the Rajput community in the village
Name of Jai maha Kali
Sakhi mandal Sakhi mandal
Village amp Taluka Wasan Vadali
Year of Formation 2008-09
No of members 14
Account in the bank branch Bank of Baroda
Cash Credit Amount Sanctioned Rs 100000-
Income from Vermin Compost 327000-
20| Reaping Wealth from Waste
Presented By DISTRICT RURAL DEVELOPmENT AGENCY Himmatnagar District Sabarkantha Gujarat India
e-mail gramlaximigmailcom | visit us at wwwSabarkanthazporg
Gram Laxmi | 11
In some cases viewing at the available resources like availability of land number of cattle in the village the smaller Unit of Gram Laxmi model with 20 beds had been introduced
a inputs-model 2 bull Each Gram Laxmi unit is on Gauchar Public land measuring 180 Square metre (6x15) bull The unit has 20 beds for vermi composting measuring 5x1x075=375cubic meters
b outcomes- model 2 bull At the completion of one cycle the total production is of 12 tones of
vermi composting ( 600 kg x 20 beds= 12000 kg compost) bull The cost of compost is Rs 12000 kg Rs 5 = Rs 60000-bull Worms produced 20 kg x 20 beds = 400 kg Rs 125 kg = Rs 50000-
As per the project the SHGs are managing GRAM LAXIMI and due to which the sustainability of the programme optimum utilization of the village resources such as water and waste resulting into reduction of input cost and maximizing output is ensured
Table showing cost beneft status of the project
inputs Units Rate Amount outputs Units Rate Amount
DungPest 12000 kg ( 600kg x 20 Beds)
Wormy 400 kg
( 20kg x 20)
Rs 050
125
6000
50000
56000
Vermi Compost
(20kg x 20)
12000
400 kg
5
125
60000
50000
110000
mod
el 2
cosT of uniT model-1(40 beds) Model-2(20 beds)
Sr Particulars No
Cost (in Lacs)
Source of funding Cost (in Lacs)
Source of funding
1 Infrastructure Support with vermin
460 MNREGA
TSC 80
150
174
331 MNREGA BRGF SGSY(Infra)
139 100 075
2 Vermi compost Units ndashpest with transport ( 40 beds per unit 800 kg)
016 TSC 20 PC
Nirmal Gujarat
BRGF
043
009
100
008 SEP 025
Cost of Compost unit 476 Total 476 339 Total 339
The unit is been sponsored from various schemes like SGSYNRLM MGNREGA Total Sanitation campaign (TSC) Backward Region Grant Fund (BRGF) Nirmal Gram
Reaping Wealth from Waste 12|
implementation strategy
bull Trainings- SHGS Community Leaders Panchayat Members Farmers Village Volunteers
bull Meetings amp Advertisement bull Backward amp forward linkage ndash
Continuous motivation to farmers and villagers backed up by market linkages in the initial stages
input source In the initial stage the unit were given inputs and a hand holding support now the women of the SHGs are self confdant about the assured income from the unit and are capable enough for handling the unit on their own
bull There is a onetime cost involved in purchasing of accessories required for setting up the GRAM LAXIMI UNIT
bull Every year 5 such cycles can be completed so efectively a woman SHG can get productive employment round the year
Gram Laxmi | 13
Learning for the better development of the programme
The production cycle increased from estimated 45 days to 60 days and in some cases it increased to 90 days
o Less awareness among the community for small activities like sprinkling of water timely turning of compost upside down to speed up the process of production
o The package of practices given to the members required more close monitoring and identifcation of training needs accordingly for the community
o The production of worms could not be calculated due to various reasons like dying of worms and methodology not properly adopted for weighing of worms at the end of the cycle the weighing of worms done only at the time of selling of works
o Less sensitivity towards practicing the package of practices in production during the frst cycle resulting into to breakage of cycle increased cycle period
14| Reaping Wealth from Waste
Gram Laxmi | 15
16| Reaping Wealth from Waste
outcomes impactsbenefts
benchmark - 1 REVENUE GENERATION Since inception of the project the total of 339000 kg of vermin compost and 1150 kg of vermin had been sold by the members of the SHGs During the year the SHGs has earned about Rs 1185900 from selling of vermin and compost The total production of compost recorded during the year is 1792000 kg worth a value of Rs 5376000 Rs 3kg
compost
Total Production
Sold Self Used Income from Selling Rs 3kg (Lacks)
Assumed income of self used Rs 3kg (Lacks)
Total value of production (Lacks)
2216000 913000 1303000 2739 3909 6648
During the year since inception 477 members of Sakhi Mandal have joined the movement of ldquogenerating wealth amp supporting the ecology by production of organic manurerdquo
1303000
913000
Sold (KG)
Self Used ( KG)Sold (Kg)
Self Used (Kg)
2739000
3909000
Income from Selling Rs 3kg
Assumed income of self used Rs 3kg
Income from Selling Rs 3Kg
Assumed income of Self used Rs 3Kg
Gram Laxmi | 17
-
-
bench mark- 2 POPULARITY The Gram Laximi has started gaining popularity not only in the district of Sabarkantha but in various regions of the country The concept is also being captured by several newspapers as well as television channels to give motivation to the participants of the project and replicate the success of the project
The innovation of reaping wealth through Gram Laxmi has not only gained popularity at national level but it has been noticed even by foreigners The delegate of Asian Development Bank had visited Gram Laxmi Unit of Asai village of Vadali Taluka to witness the success achieved by the members of Maldhari Sakhi Mandal - ldquoReaping Wealth from Wasterdquo through Gram Laxmi Community Vermicompost Unit
bench mark- 3 SOCIAL TRANSFORmATION bull Rural community of 36 villages organized to bull The conservative minded
achieve common vision of improving their stan- Darbar(Rajput) community has ac dard of living by equal and inclusive growth cepted the woman members of the bull Increased confidence of rural women as emerg- family going out of the houses and
ing entrepreneur working in the Gram Laxmi vermi bull Proper disposal of AgricultureAnimal compost Unit and contributing their
Husbandry waste income to the family livelihood bull Improved standard of living of rural women bull Decreased dependence on expensive and
harmful chemical fertilizers bull Increased adoption of organic agriculture
practices which resulted into decreased animal and crop diseases bull Optimum utilization of the village resources such
as water and waste resulting into reduction of input cost and maximizing output
case sTuDies
Name of Jai Ambe
Sakhi mandal -Maldhari Sakhi Mandal
Village amp Taluka Asai Vadali
Year of Formation 2008-09
No of members 15
Account in the bank branch Bank of Baroda
Cash Credit Amount Sanctioned Rs 100000-
Income from Vermin Compost 288000-
All the members of the Sakhi Mandal were involved in daily wage labor Now Gram Laximi unit is a big alternate source of livelihood to the member of Maldhari Sakhi Mandal The members are benefted out of bull Organic Fertilizer produced by them in their village now when the prices of artificial
fertilizer has reached the heights there is a good amount of saving done by the member of the SHGs
bull Additional income by selling the fertilizer in the villages locally as well as outside the village The SHGs has earned Rs 288000- by selling the compost
Name of Jai maldi maa
Sakhi mandal Sakhi mandal
Village amp Taluka Kalleka Khedbrahma
Year of Formation 2008-09
No of members 11
Account in the bank branch Bank of Baroda
Cash Credit Amount Sanctioned Rs 100000-
Income from Vermin Compost 927000-
All the members were earlier involved in farm labour and household activity Now due to Gram Laxmi the entrepreneurial qualities in the members of Sakhi Mandal have emerged The members of Jai Maldi Maa Sakhi Mandal produce the vermi compost and also support other Sakhi Mandals in the near by villages producing vermi compost for selling their produce During the the year the Sakhi Mandal had sold the compost worth Rs 927000- For giving further motivation to other SHGs the leader of Jai Maldi Maa Sakhi Mandal Smt Maniben Bhikhabhai Rabari demonstrated her qualities by receiving the cheque in the Garib Kalyan Mela
18| Reaping Wealth from Waste
Gram Laxmi | 19
The members of the SHGs were involved in household work Due to social conservative community barrier because of being from a Rajput community the women never came out of their houses Due to social mobilisation by mission mangalam team the women came along in a Sakhi Mandal and later on got involved in production of vermi compost through Gram Laxmi community vermi compost unit The Sakhi Mandal has sold the vermi compost amount of Rs 327000- The members of the SHG got social acceptance for their good work The activity of the women has been welcomed as a sign of prosperity by the man folk of the Rajput community in the village
Name of Jai maha Kali
Sakhi mandal Sakhi mandal
Village amp Taluka Wasan Vadali
Year of Formation 2008-09
No of members 14
Account in the bank branch Bank of Baroda
Cash Credit Amount Sanctioned Rs 100000-
Income from Vermin Compost 327000-
20| Reaping Wealth from Waste
Presented By DISTRICT RURAL DEVELOPmENT AGENCY Himmatnagar District Sabarkantha Gujarat India
e-mail gramlaximigmailcom | visit us at wwwSabarkanthazporg
cosT of uniT model-1(40 beds) Model-2(20 beds)
Sr Particulars No
Cost (in Lacs)
Source of funding Cost (in Lacs)
Source of funding
1 Infrastructure Support with vermin
460 MNREGA
TSC 80
150
174
331 MNREGA BRGF SGSY(Infra)
139 100 075
2 Vermi compost Units ndashpest with transport ( 40 beds per unit 800 kg)
016 TSC 20 PC
Nirmal Gujarat
BRGF
043
009
100
008 SEP 025
Cost of Compost unit 476 Total 476 339 Total 339
The unit is been sponsored from various schemes like SGSYNRLM MGNREGA Total Sanitation campaign (TSC) Backward Region Grant Fund (BRGF) Nirmal Gram
Reaping Wealth from Waste 12|
implementation strategy
bull Trainings- SHGS Community Leaders Panchayat Members Farmers Village Volunteers
bull Meetings amp Advertisement bull Backward amp forward linkage ndash
Continuous motivation to farmers and villagers backed up by market linkages in the initial stages
input source In the initial stage the unit were given inputs and a hand holding support now the women of the SHGs are self confdant about the assured income from the unit and are capable enough for handling the unit on their own
bull There is a onetime cost involved in purchasing of accessories required for setting up the GRAM LAXIMI UNIT
bull Every year 5 such cycles can be completed so efectively a woman SHG can get productive employment round the year
Gram Laxmi | 13
Learning for the better development of the programme
The production cycle increased from estimated 45 days to 60 days and in some cases it increased to 90 days
o Less awareness among the community for small activities like sprinkling of water timely turning of compost upside down to speed up the process of production
o The package of practices given to the members required more close monitoring and identifcation of training needs accordingly for the community
o The production of worms could not be calculated due to various reasons like dying of worms and methodology not properly adopted for weighing of worms at the end of the cycle the weighing of worms done only at the time of selling of works
o Less sensitivity towards practicing the package of practices in production during the frst cycle resulting into to breakage of cycle increased cycle period
14| Reaping Wealth from Waste
Gram Laxmi | 15
16| Reaping Wealth from Waste
outcomes impactsbenefts
benchmark - 1 REVENUE GENERATION Since inception of the project the total of 339000 kg of vermin compost and 1150 kg of vermin had been sold by the members of the SHGs During the year the SHGs has earned about Rs 1185900 from selling of vermin and compost The total production of compost recorded during the year is 1792000 kg worth a value of Rs 5376000 Rs 3kg
compost
Total Production
Sold Self Used Income from Selling Rs 3kg (Lacks)
Assumed income of self used Rs 3kg (Lacks)
Total value of production (Lacks)
2216000 913000 1303000 2739 3909 6648
During the year since inception 477 members of Sakhi Mandal have joined the movement of ldquogenerating wealth amp supporting the ecology by production of organic manurerdquo
1303000
913000
Sold (KG)
Self Used ( KG)Sold (Kg)
Self Used (Kg)
2739000
3909000
Income from Selling Rs 3kg
Assumed income of self used Rs 3kg
Income from Selling Rs 3Kg
Assumed income of Self used Rs 3Kg
Gram Laxmi | 17
-
-
bench mark- 2 POPULARITY The Gram Laximi has started gaining popularity not only in the district of Sabarkantha but in various regions of the country The concept is also being captured by several newspapers as well as television channels to give motivation to the participants of the project and replicate the success of the project
The innovation of reaping wealth through Gram Laxmi has not only gained popularity at national level but it has been noticed even by foreigners The delegate of Asian Development Bank had visited Gram Laxmi Unit of Asai village of Vadali Taluka to witness the success achieved by the members of Maldhari Sakhi Mandal - ldquoReaping Wealth from Wasterdquo through Gram Laxmi Community Vermicompost Unit
bench mark- 3 SOCIAL TRANSFORmATION bull Rural community of 36 villages organized to bull The conservative minded
achieve common vision of improving their stan- Darbar(Rajput) community has ac dard of living by equal and inclusive growth cepted the woman members of the bull Increased confidence of rural women as emerg- family going out of the houses and
ing entrepreneur working in the Gram Laxmi vermi bull Proper disposal of AgricultureAnimal compost Unit and contributing their
Husbandry waste income to the family livelihood bull Improved standard of living of rural women bull Decreased dependence on expensive and
harmful chemical fertilizers bull Increased adoption of organic agriculture
practices which resulted into decreased animal and crop diseases bull Optimum utilization of the village resources such
as water and waste resulting into reduction of input cost and maximizing output
case sTuDies
Name of Jai Ambe
Sakhi mandal -Maldhari Sakhi Mandal
Village amp Taluka Asai Vadali
Year of Formation 2008-09
No of members 15
Account in the bank branch Bank of Baroda
Cash Credit Amount Sanctioned Rs 100000-
Income from Vermin Compost 288000-
All the members of the Sakhi Mandal were involved in daily wage labor Now Gram Laximi unit is a big alternate source of livelihood to the member of Maldhari Sakhi Mandal The members are benefted out of bull Organic Fertilizer produced by them in their village now when the prices of artificial
fertilizer has reached the heights there is a good amount of saving done by the member of the SHGs
bull Additional income by selling the fertilizer in the villages locally as well as outside the village The SHGs has earned Rs 288000- by selling the compost
Name of Jai maldi maa
Sakhi mandal Sakhi mandal
Village amp Taluka Kalleka Khedbrahma
Year of Formation 2008-09
No of members 11
Account in the bank branch Bank of Baroda
Cash Credit Amount Sanctioned Rs 100000-
Income from Vermin Compost 927000-
All the members were earlier involved in farm labour and household activity Now due to Gram Laxmi the entrepreneurial qualities in the members of Sakhi Mandal have emerged The members of Jai Maldi Maa Sakhi Mandal produce the vermi compost and also support other Sakhi Mandals in the near by villages producing vermi compost for selling their produce During the the year the Sakhi Mandal had sold the compost worth Rs 927000- For giving further motivation to other SHGs the leader of Jai Maldi Maa Sakhi Mandal Smt Maniben Bhikhabhai Rabari demonstrated her qualities by receiving the cheque in the Garib Kalyan Mela
18| Reaping Wealth from Waste
Gram Laxmi | 19
The members of the SHGs were involved in household work Due to social conservative community barrier because of being from a Rajput community the women never came out of their houses Due to social mobilisation by mission mangalam team the women came along in a Sakhi Mandal and later on got involved in production of vermi compost through Gram Laxmi community vermi compost unit The Sakhi Mandal has sold the vermi compost amount of Rs 327000- The members of the SHG got social acceptance for their good work The activity of the women has been welcomed as a sign of prosperity by the man folk of the Rajput community in the village
Name of Jai maha Kali
Sakhi mandal Sakhi mandal
Village amp Taluka Wasan Vadali
Year of Formation 2008-09
No of members 14
Account in the bank branch Bank of Baroda
Cash Credit Amount Sanctioned Rs 100000-
Income from Vermin Compost 327000-
20| Reaping Wealth from Waste
Presented By DISTRICT RURAL DEVELOPmENT AGENCY Himmatnagar District Sabarkantha Gujarat India
e-mail gramlaximigmailcom | visit us at wwwSabarkanthazporg
implementation strategy
bull Trainings- SHGS Community Leaders Panchayat Members Farmers Village Volunteers
bull Meetings amp Advertisement bull Backward amp forward linkage ndash
Continuous motivation to farmers and villagers backed up by market linkages in the initial stages
input source In the initial stage the unit were given inputs and a hand holding support now the women of the SHGs are self confdant about the assured income from the unit and are capable enough for handling the unit on their own
bull There is a onetime cost involved in purchasing of accessories required for setting up the GRAM LAXIMI UNIT
bull Every year 5 such cycles can be completed so efectively a woman SHG can get productive employment round the year
Gram Laxmi | 13
Learning for the better development of the programme
The production cycle increased from estimated 45 days to 60 days and in some cases it increased to 90 days
o Less awareness among the community for small activities like sprinkling of water timely turning of compost upside down to speed up the process of production
o The package of practices given to the members required more close monitoring and identifcation of training needs accordingly for the community
o The production of worms could not be calculated due to various reasons like dying of worms and methodology not properly adopted for weighing of worms at the end of the cycle the weighing of worms done only at the time of selling of works
o Less sensitivity towards practicing the package of practices in production during the frst cycle resulting into to breakage of cycle increased cycle period
14| Reaping Wealth from Waste
Gram Laxmi | 15
16| Reaping Wealth from Waste
outcomes impactsbenefts
benchmark - 1 REVENUE GENERATION Since inception of the project the total of 339000 kg of vermin compost and 1150 kg of vermin had been sold by the members of the SHGs During the year the SHGs has earned about Rs 1185900 from selling of vermin and compost The total production of compost recorded during the year is 1792000 kg worth a value of Rs 5376000 Rs 3kg
compost
Total Production
Sold Self Used Income from Selling Rs 3kg (Lacks)
Assumed income of self used Rs 3kg (Lacks)
Total value of production (Lacks)
2216000 913000 1303000 2739 3909 6648
During the year since inception 477 members of Sakhi Mandal have joined the movement of ldquogenerating wealth amp supporting the ecology by production of organic manurerdquo
1303000
913000
Sold (KG)
Self Used ( KG)Sold (Kg)
Self Used (Kg)
2739000
3909000
Income from Selling Rs 3kg
Assumed income of self used Rs 3kg
Income from Selling Rs 3Kg
Assumed income of Self used Rs 3Kg
Gram Laxmi | 17
-
-
bench mark- 2 POPULARITY The Gram Laximi has started gaining popularity not only in the district of Sabarkantha but in various regions of the country The concept is also being captured by several newspapers as well as television channels to give motivation to the participants of the project and replicate the success of the project
The innovation of reaping wealth through Gram Laxmi has not only gained popularity at national level but it has been noticed even by foreigners The delegate of Asian Development Bank had visited Gram Laxmi Unit of Asai village of Vadali Taluka to witness the success achieved by the members of Maldhari Sakhi Mandal - ldquoReaping Wealth from Wasterdquo through Gram Laxmi Community Vermicompost Unit
bench mark- 3 SOCIAL TRANSFORmATION bull Rural community of 36 villages organized to bull The conservative minded
achieve common vision of improving their stan- Darbar(Rajput) community has ac dard of living by equal and inclusive growth cepted the woman members of the bull Increased confidence of rural women as emerg- family going out of the houses and
ing entrepreneur working in the Gram Laxmi vermi bull Proper disposal of AgricultureAnimal compost Unit and contributing their
Husbandry waste income to the family livelihood bull Improved standard of living of rural women bull Decreased dependence on expensive and
harmful chemical fertilizers bull Increased adoption of organic agriculture
practices which resulted into decreased animal and crop diseases bull Optimum utilization of the village resources such
as water and waste resulting into reduction of input cost and maximizing output
case sTuDies
Name of Jai Ambe
Sakhi mandal -Maldhari Sakhi Mandal
Village amp Taluka Asai Vadali
Year of Formation 2008-09
No of members 15
Account in the bank branch Bank of Baroda
Cash Credit Amount Sanctioned Rs 100000-
Income from Vermin Compost 288000-
All the members of the Sakhi Mandal were involved in daily wage labor Now Gram Laximi unit is a big alternate source of livelihood to the member of Maldhari Sakhi Mandal The members are benefted out of bull Organic Fertilizer produced by them in their village now when the prices of artificial
fertilizer has reached the heights there is a good amount of saving done by the member of the SHGs
bull Additional income by selling the fertilizer in the villages locally as well as outside the village The SHGs has earned Rs 288000- by selling the compost
Name of Jai maldi maa
Sakhi mandal Sakhi mandal
Village amp Taluka Kalleka Khedbrahma
Year of Formation 2008-09
No of members 11
Account in the bank branch Bank of Baroda
Cash Credit Amount Sanctioned Rs 100000-
Income from Vermin Compost 927000-
All the members were earlier involved in farm labour and household activity Now due to Gram Laxmi the entrepreneurial qualities in the members of Sakhi Mandal have emerged The members of Jai Maldi Maa Sakhi Mandal produce the vermi compost and also support other Sakhi Mandals in the near by villages producing vermi compost for selling their produce During the the year the Sakhi Mandal had sold the compost worth Rs 927000- For giving further motivation to other SHGs the leader of Jai Maldi Maa Sakhi Mandal Smt Maniben Bhikhabhai Rabari demonstrated her qualities by receiving the cheque in the Garib Kalyan Mela
18| Reaping Wealth from Waste
Gram Laxmi | 19
The members of the SHGs were involved in household work Due to social conservative community barrier because of being from a Rajput community the women never came out of their houses Due to social mobilisation by mission mangalam team the women came along in a Sakhi Mandal and later on got involved in production of vermi compost through Gram Laxmi community vermi compost unit The Sakhi Mandal has sold the vermi compost amount of Rs 327000- The members of the SHG got social acceptance for their good work The activity of the women has been welcomed as a sign of prosperity by the man folk of the Rajput community in the village
Name of Jai maha Kali
Sakhi mandal Sakhi mandal
Village amp Taluka Wasan Vadali
Year of Formation 2008-09
No of members 14
Account in the bank branch Bank of Baroda
Cash Credit Amount Sanctioned Rs 100000-
Income from Vermin Compost 327000-
20| Reaping Wealth from Waste
Presented By DISTRICT RURAL DEVELOPmENT AGENCY Himmatnagar District Sabarkantha Gujarat India
e-mail gramlaximigmailcom | visit us at wwwSabarkanthazporg
Learning for the better development of the programme
The production cycle increased from estimated 45 days to 60 days and in some cases it increased to 90 days
o Less awareness among the community for small activities like sprinkling of water timely turning of compost upside down to speed up the process of production
o The package of practices given to the members required more close monitoring and identifcation of training needs accordingly for the community
o The production of worms could not be calculated due to various reasons like dying of worms and methodology not properly adopted for weighing of worms at the end of the cycle the weighing of worms done only at the time of selling of works
o Less sensitivity towards practicing the package of practices in production during the frst cycle resulting into to breakage of cycle increased cycle period
14| Reaping Wealth from Waste
Gram Laxmi | 15
16| Reaping Wealth from Waste
outcomes impactsbenefts
benchmark - 1 REVENUE GENERATION Since inception of the project the total of 339000 kg of vermin compost and 1150 kg of vermin had been sold by the members of the SHGs During the year the SHGs has earned about Rs 1185900 from selling of vermin and compost The total production of compost recorded during the year is 1792000 kg worth a value of Rs 5376000 Rs 3kg
compost
Total Production
Sold Self Used Income from Selling Rs 3kg (Lacks)
Assumed income of self used Rs 3kg (Lacks)
Total value of production (Lacks)
2216000 913000 1303000 2739 3909 6648
During the year since inception 477 members of Sakhi Mandal have joined the movement of ldquogenerating wealth amp supporting the ecology by production of organic manurerdquo
1303000
913000
Sold (KG)
Self Used ( KG)Sold (Kg)
Self Used (Kg)
2739000
3909000
Income from Selling Rs 3kg
Assumed income of self used Rs 3kg
Income from Selling Rs 3Kg
Assumed income of Self used Rs 3Kg
Gram Laxmi | 17
-
-
bench mark- 2 POPULARITY The Gram Laximi has started gaining popularity not only in the district of Sabarkantha but in various regions of the country The concept is also being captured by several newspapers as well as television channels to give motivation to the participants of the project and replicate the success of the project
The innovation of reaping wealth through Gram Laxmi has not only gained popularity at national level but it has been noticed even by foreigners The delegate of Asian Development Bank had visited Gram Laxmi Unit of Asai village of Vadali Taluka to witness the success achieved by the members of Maldhari Sakhi Mandal - ldquoReaping Wealth from Wasterdquo through Gram Laxmi Community Vermicompost Unit
bench mark- 3 SOCIAL TRANSFORmATION bull Rural community of 36 villages organized to bull The conservative minded
achieve common vision of improving their stan- Darbar(Rajput) community has ac dard of living by equal and inclusive growth cepted the woman members of the bull Increased confidence of rural women as emerg- family going out of the houses and
ing entrepreneur working in the Gram Laxmi vermi bull Proper disposal of AgricultureAnimal compost Unit and contributing their
Husbandry waste income to the family livelihood bull Improved standard of living of rural women bull Decreased dependence on expensive and
harmful chemical fertilizers bull Increased adoption of organic agriculture
practices which resulted into decreased animal and crop diseases bull Optimum utilization of the village resources such
as water and waste resulting into reduction of input cost and maximizing output
case sTuDies
Name of Jai Ambe
Sakhi mandal -Maldhari Sakhi Mandal
Village amp Taluka Asai Vadali
Year of Formation 2008-09
No of members 15
Account in the bank branch Bank of Baroda
Cash Credit Amount Sanctioned Rs 100000-
Income from Vermin Compost 288000-
All the members of the Sakhi Mandal were involved in daily wage labor Now Gram Laximi unit is a big alternate source of livelihood to the member of Maldhari Sakhi Mandal The members are benefted out of bull Organic Fertilizer produced by them in their village now when the prices of artificial
fertilizer has reached the heights there is a good amount of saving done by the member of the SHGs
bull Additional income by selling the fertilizer in the villages locally as well as outside the village The SHGs has earned Rs 288000- by selling the compost
Name of Jai maldi maa
Sakhi mandal Sakhi mandal
Village amp Taluka Kalleka Khedbrahma
Year of Formation 2008-09
No of members 11
Account in the bank branch Bank of Baroda
Cash Credit Amount Sanctioned Rs 100000-
Income from Vermin Compost 927000-
All the members were earlier involved in farm labour and household activity Now due to Gram Laxmi the entrepreneurial qualities in the members of Sakhi Mandal have emerged The members of Jai Maldi Maa Sakhi Mandal produce the vermi compost and also support other Sakhi Mandals in the near by villages producing vermi compost for selling their produce During the the year the Sakhi Mandal had sold the compost worth Rs 927000- For giving further motivation to other SHGs the leader of Jai Maldi Maa Sakhi Mandal Smt Maniben Bhikhabhai Rabari demonstrated her qualities by receiving the cheque in the Garib Kalyan Mela
18| Reaping Wealth from Waste
Gram Laxmi | 19
The members of the SHGs were involved in household work Due to social conservative community barrier because of being from a Rajput community the women never came out of their houses Due to social mobilisation by mission mangalam team the women came along in a Sakhi Mandal and later on got involved in production of vermi compost through Gram Laxmi community vermi compost unit The Sakhi Mandal has sold the vermi compost amount of Rs 327000- The members of the SHG got social acceptance for their good work The activity of the women has been welcomed as a sign of prosperity by the man folk of the Rajput community in the village
Name of Jai maha Kali
Sakhi mandal Sakhi mandal
Village amp Taluka Wasan Vadali
Year of Formation 2008-09
No of members 14
Account in the bank branch Bank of Baroda
Cash Credit Amount Sanctioned Rs 100000-
Income from Vermin Compost 327000-
20| Reaping Wealth from Waste
Presented By DISTRICT RURAL DEVELOPmENT AGENCY Himmatnagar District Sabarkantha Gujarat India
e-mail gramlaximigmailcom | visit us at wwwSabarkanthazporg
Gram Laxmi | 15
16| Reaping Wealth from Waste
outcomes impactsbenefts
benchmark - 1 REVENUE GENERATION Since inception of the project the total of 339000 kg of vermin compost and 1150 kg of vermin had been sold by the members of the SHGs During the year the SHGs has earned about Rs 1185900 from selling of vermin and compost The total production of compost recorded during the year is 1792000 kg worth a value of Rs 5376000 Rs 3kg
compost
Total Production
Sold Self Used Income from Selling Rs 3kg (Lacks)
Assumed income of self used Rs 3kg (Lacks)
Total value of production (Lacks)
2216000 913000 1303000 2739 3909 6648
During the year since inception 477 members of Sakhi Mandal have joined the movement of ldquogenerating wealth amp supporting the ecology by production of organic manurerdquo
1303000
913000
Sold (KG)
Self Used ( KG)Sold (Kg)
Self Used (Kg)
2739000
3909000
Income from Selling Rs 3kg
Assumed income of self used Rs 3kg
Income from Selling Rs 3Kg
Assumed income of Self used Rs 3Kg
Gram Laxmi | 17
-
-
bench mark- 2 POPULARITY The Gram Laximi has started gaining popularity not only in the district of Sabarkantha but in various regions of the country The concept is also being captured by several newspapers as well as television channels to give motivation to the participants of the project and replicate the success of the project
The innovation of reaping wealth through Gram Laxmi has not only gained popularity at national level but it has been noticed even by foreigners The delegate of Asian Development Bank had visited Gram Laxmi Unit of Asai village of Vadali Taluka to witness the success achieved by the members of Maldhari Sakhi Mandal - ldquoReaping Wealth from Wasterdquo through Gram Laxmi Community Vermicompost Unit
bench mark- 3 SOCIAL TRANSFORmATION bull Rural community of 36 villages organized to bull The conservative minded
achieve common vision of improving their stan- Darbar(Rajput) community has ac dard of living by equal and inclusive growth cepted the woman members of the bull Increased confidence of rural women as emerg- family going out of the houses and
ing entrepreneur working in the Gram Laxmi vermi bull Proper disposal of AgricultureAnimal compost Unit and contributing their
Husbandry waste income to the family livelihood bull Improved standard of living of rural women bull Decreased dependence on expensive and
harmful chemical fertilizers bull Increased adoption of organic agriculture
practices which resulted into decreased animal and crop diseases bull Optimum utilization of the village resources such
as water and waste resulting into reduction of input cost and maximizing output
case sTuDies
Name of Jai Ambe
Sakhi mandal -Maldhari Sakhi Mandal
Village amp Taluka Asai Vadali
Year of Formation 2008-09
No of members 15
Account in the bank branch Bank of Baroda
Cash Credit Amount Sanctioned Rs 100000-
Income from Vermin Compost 288000-
All the members of the Sakhi Mandal were involved in daily wage labor Now Gram Laximi unit is a big alternate source of livelihood to the member of Maldhari Sakhi Mandal The members are benefted out of bull Organic Fertilizer produced by them in their village now when the prices of artificial
fertilizer has reached the heights there is a good amount of saving done by the member of the SHGs
bull Additional income by selling the fertilizer in the villages locally as well as outside the village The SHGs has earned Rs 288000- by selling the compost
Name of Jai maldi maa
Sakhi mandal Sakhi mandal
Village amp Taluka Kalleka Khedbrahma
Year of Formation 2008-09
No of members 11
Account in the bank branch Bank of Baroda
Cash Credit Amount Sanctioned Rs 100000-
Income from Vermin Compost 927000-
All the members were earlier involved in farm labour and household activity Now due to Gram Laxmi the entrepreneurial qualities in the members of Sakhi Mandal have emerged The members of Jai Maldi Maa Sakhi Mandal produce the vermi compost and also support other Sakhi Mandals in the near by villages producing vermi compost for selling their produce During the the year the Sakhi Mandal had sold the compost worth Rs 927000- For giving further motivation to other SHGs the leader of Jai Maldi Maa Sakhi Mandal Smt Maniben Bhikhabhai Rabari demonstrated her qualities by receiving the cheque in the Garib Kalyan Mela
18| Reaping Wealth from Waste
Gram Laxmi | 19
The members of the SHGs were involved in household work Due to social conservative community barrier because of being from a Rajput community the women never came out of their houses Due to social mobilisation by mission mangalam team the women came along in a Sakhi Mandal and later on got involved in production of vermi compost through Gram Laxmi community vermi compost unit The Sakhi Mandal has sold the vermi compost amount of Rs 327000- The members of the SHG got social acceptance for their good work The activity of the women has been welcomed as a sign of prosperity by the man folk of the Rajput community in the village
Name of Jai maha Kali
Sakhi mandal Sakhi mandal
Village amp Taluka Wasan Vadali
Year of Formation 2008-09
No of members 14
Account in the bank branch Bank of Baroda
Cash Credit Amount Sanctioned Rs 100000-
Income from Vermin Compost 327000-
20| Reaping Wealth from Waste
Presented By DISTRICT RURAL DEVELOPmENT AGENCY Himmatnagar District Sabarkantha Gujarat India
e-mail gramlaximigmailcom | visit us at wwwSabarkanthazporg
16| Reaping Wealth from Waste
outcomes impactsbenefts
benchmark - 1 REVENUE GENERATION Since inception of the project the total of 339000 kg of vermin compost and 1150 kg of vermin had been sold by the members of the SHGs During the year the SHGs has earned about Rs 1185900 from selling of vermin and compost The total production of compost recorded during the year is 1792000 kg worth a value of Rs 5376000 Rs 3kg
compost
Total Production
Sold Self Used Income from Selling Rs 3kg (Lacks)
Assumed income of self used Rs 3kg (Lacks)
Total value of production (Lacks)
2216000 913000 1303000 2739 3909 6648
During the year since inception 477 members of Sakhi Mandal have joined the movement of ldquogenerating wealth amp supporting the ecology by production of organic manurerdquo
1303000
913000
Sold (KG)
Self Used ( KG)Sold (Kg)
Self Used (Kg)
2739000
3909000
Income from Selling Rs 3kg
Assumed income of self used Rs 3kg
Income from Selling Rs 3Kg
Assumed income of Self used Rs 3Kg
Gram Laxmi | 17
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-
bench mark- 2 POPULARITY The Gram Laximi has started gaining popularity not only in the district of Sabarkantha but in various regions of the country The concept is also being captured by several newspapers as well as television channels to give motivation to the participants of the project and replicate the success of the project
The innovation of reaping wealth through Gram Laxmi has not only gained popularity at national level but it has been noticed even by foreigners The delegate of Asian Development Bank had visited Gram Laxmi Unit of Asai village of Vadali Taluka to witness the success achieved by the members of Maldhari Sakhi Mandal - ldquoReaping Wealth from Wasterdquo through Gram Laxmi Community Vermicompost Unit
bench mark- 3 SOCIAL TRANSFORmATION bull Rural community of 36 villages organized to bull The conservative minded
achieve common vision of improving their stan- Darbar(Rajput) community has ac dard of living by equal and inclusive growth cepted the woman members of the bull Increased confidence of rural women as emerg- family going out of the houses and
ing entrepreneur working in the Gram Laxmi vermi bull Proper disposal of AgricultureAnimal compost Unit and contributing their
Husbandry waste income to the family livelihood bull Improved standard of living of rural women bull Decreased dependence on expensive and
harmful chemical fertilizers bull Increased adoption of organic agriculture
practices which resulted into decreased animal and crop diseases bull Optimum utilization of the village resources such
as water and waste resulting into reduction of input cost and maximizing output
case sTuDies
Name of Jai Ambe
Sakhi mandal -Maldhari Sakhi Mandal
Village amp Taluka Asai Vadali
Year of Formation 2008-09
No of members 15
Account in the bank branch Bank of Baroda
Cash Credit Amount Sanctioned Rs 100000-
Income from Vermin Compost 288000-
All the members of the Sakhi Mandal were involved in daily wage labor Now Gram Laximi unit is a big alternate source of livelihood to the member of Maldhari Sakhi Mandal The members are benefted out of bull Organic Fertilizer produced by them in their village now when the prices of artificial
fertilizer has reached the heights there is a good amount of saving done by the member of the SHGs
bull Additional income by selling the fertilizer in the villages locally as well as outside the village The SHGs has earned Rs 288000- by selling the compost
Name of Jai maldi maa
Sakhi mandal Sakhi mandal
Village amp Taluka Kalleka Khedbrahma
Year of Formation 2008-09
No of members 11
Account in the bank branch Bank of Baroda
Cash Credit Amount Sanctioned Rs 100000-
Income from Vermin Compost 927000-
All the members were earlier involved in farm labour and household activity Now due to Gram Laxmi the entrepreneurial qualities in the members of Sakhi Mandal have emerged The members of Jai Maldi Maa Sakhi Mandal produce the vermi compost and also support other Sakhi Mandals in the near by villages producing vermi compost for selling their produce During the the year the Sakhi Mandal had sold the compost worth Rs 927000- For giving further motivation to other SHGs the leader of Jai Maldi Maa Sakhi Mandal Smt Maniben Bhikhabhai Rabari demonstrated her qualities by receiving the cheque in the Garib Kalyan Mela
18| Reaping Wealth from Waste
Gram Laxmi | 19
The members of the SHGs were involved in household work Due to social conservative community barrier because of being from a Rajput community the women never came out of their houses Due to social mobilisation by mission mangalam team the women came along in a Sakhi Mandal and later on got involved in production of vermi compost through Gram Laxmi community vermi compost unit The Sakhi Mandal has sold the vermi compost amount of Rs 327000- The members of the SHG got social acceptance for their good work The activity of the women has been welcomed as a sign of prosperity by the man folk of the Rajput community in the village
Name of Jai maha Kali
Sakhi mandal Sakhi mandal
Village amp Taluka Wasan Vadali
Year of Formation 2008-09
No of members 14
Account in the bank branch Bank of Baroda
Cash Credit Amount Sanctioned Rs 100000-
Income from Vermin Compost 327000-
20| Reaping Wealth from Waste
Presented By DISTRICT RURAL DEVELOPmENT AGENCY Himmatnagar District Sabarkantha Gujarat India
e-mail gramlaximigmailcom | visit us at wwwSabarkanthazporg
Gram Laxmi | 17
-
-
bench mark- 2 POPULARITY The Gram Laximi has started gaining popularity not only in the district of Sabarkantha but in various regions of the country The concept is also being captured by several newspapers as well as television channels to give motivation to the participants of the project and replicate the success of the project
The innovation of reaping wealth through Gram Laxmi has not only gained popularity at national level but it has been noticed even by foreigners The delegate of Asian Development Bank had visited Gram Laxmi Unit of Asai village of Vadali Taluka to witness the success achieved by the members of Maldhari Sakhi Mandal - ldquoReaping Wealth from Wasterdquo through Gram Laxmi Community Vermicompost Unit
bench mark- 3 SOCIAL TRANSFORmATION bull Rural community of 36 villages organized to bull The conservative minded
achieve common vision of improving their stan- Darbar(Rajput) community has ac dard of living by equal and inclusive growth cepted the woman members of the bull Increased confidence of rural women as emerg- family going out of the houses and
ing entrepreneur working in the Gram Laxmi vermi bull Proper disposal of AgricultureAnimal compost Unit and contributing their
Husbandry waste income to the family livelihood bull Improved standard of living of rural women bull Decreased dependence on expensive and
harmful chemical fertilizers bull Increased adoption of organic agriculture
practices which resulted into decreased animal and crop diseases bull Optimum utilization of the village resources such
as water and waste resulting into reduction of input cost and maximizing output
case sTuDies
Name of Jai Ambe
Sakhi mandal -Maldhari Sakhi Mandal
Village amp Taluka Asai Vadali
Year of Formation 2008-09
No of members 15
Account in the bank branch Bank of Baroda
Cash Credit Amount Sanctioned Rs 100000-
Income from Vermin Compost 288000-
All the members of the Sakhi Mandal were involved in daily wage labor Now Gram Laximi unit is a big alternate source of livelihood to the member of Maldhari Sakhi Mandal The members are benefted out of bull Organic Fertilizer produced by them in their village now when the prices of artificial
fertilizer has reached the heights there is a good amount of saving done by the member of the SHGs
bull Additional income by selling the fertilizer in the villages locally as well as outside the village The SHGs has earned Rs 288000- by selling the compost
Name of Jai maldi maa
Sakhi mandal Sakhi mandal
Village amp Taluka Kalleka Khedbrahma
Year of Formation 2008-09
No of members 11
Account in the bank branch Bank of Baroda
Cash Credit Amount Sanctioned Rs 100000-
Income from Vermin Compost 927000-
All the members were earlier involved in farm labour and household activity Now due to Gram Laxmi the entrepreneurial qualities in the members of Sakhi Mandal have emerged The members of Jai Maldi Maa Sakhi Mandal produce the vermi compost and also support other Sakhi Mandals in the near by villages producing vermi compost for selling their produce During the the year the Sakhi Mandal had sold the compost worth Rs 927000- For giving further motivation to other SHGs the leader of Jai Maldi Maa Sakhi Mandal Smt Maniben Bhikhabhai Rabari demonstrated her qualities by receiving the cheque in the Garib Kalyan Mela
18| Reaping Wealth from Waste
Gram Laxmi | 19
The members of the SHGs were involved in household work Due to social conservative community barrier because of being from a Rajput community the women never came out of their houses Due to social mobilisation by mission mangalam team the women came along in a Sakhi Mandal and later on got involved in production of vermi compost through Gram Laxmi community vermi compost unit The Sakhi Mandal has sold the vermi compost amount of Rs 327000- The members of the SHG got social acceptance for their good work The activity of the women has been welcomed as a sign of prosperity by the man folk of the Rajput community in the village
Name of Jai maha Kali
Sakhi mandal Sakhi mandal
Village amp Taluka Wasan Vadali
Year of Formation 2008-09
No of members 14
Account in the bank branch Bank of Baroda
Cash Credit Amount Sanctioned Rs 100000-
Income from Vermin Compost 327000-
20| Reaping Wealth from Waste
Presented By DISTRICT RURAL DEVELOPmENT AGENCY Himmatnagar District Sabarkantha Gujarat India
e-mail gramlaximigmailcom | visit us at wwwSabarkanthazporg
case sTuDies
Name of Jai Ambe
Sakhi mandal -Maldhari Sakhi Mandal
Village amp Taluka Asai Vadali
Year of Formation 2008-09
No of members 15
Account in the bank branch Bank of Baroda
Cash Credit Amount Sanctioned Rs 100000-
Income from Vermin Compost 288000-
All the members of the Sakhi Mandal were involved in daily wage labor Now Gram Laximi unit is a big alternate source of livelihood to the member of Maldhari Sakhi Mandal The members are benefted out of bull Organic Fertilizer produced by them in their village now when the prices of artificial
fertilizer has reached the heights there is a good amount of saving done by the member of the SHGs
bull Additional income by selling the fertilizer in the villages locally as well as outside the village The SHGs has earned Rs 288000- by selling the compost
Name of Jai maldi maa
Sakhi mandal Sakhi mandal
Village amp Taluka Kalleka Khedbrahma
Year of Formation 2008-09
No of members 11
Account in the bank branch Bank of Baroda
Cash Credit Amount Sanctioned Rs 100000-
Income from Vermin Compost 927000-
All the members were earlier involved in farm labour and household activity Now due to Gram Laxmi the entrepreneurial qualities in the members of Sakhi Mandal have emerged The members of Jai Maldi Maa Sakhi Mandal produce the vermi compost and also support other Sakhi Mandals in the near by villages producing vermi compost for selling their produce During the the year the Sakhi Mandal had sold the compost worth Rs 927000- For giving further motivation to other SHGs the leader of Jai Maldi Maa Sakhi Mandal Smt Maniben Bhikhabhai Rabari demonstrated her qualities by receiving the cheque in the Garib Kalyan Mela
18| Reaping Wealth from Waste
Gram Laxmi | 19
The members of the SHGs were involved in household work Due to social conservative community barrier because of being from a Rajput community the women never came out of their houses Due to social mobilisation by mission mangalam team the women came along in a Sakhi Mandal and later on got involved in production of vermi compost through Gram Laxmi community vermi compost unit The Sakhi Mandal has sold the vermi compost amount of Rs 327000- The members of the SHG got social acceptance for their good work The activity of the women has been welcomed as a sign of prosperity by the man folk of the Rajput community in the village
Name of Jai maha Kali
Sakhi mandal Sakhi mandal
Village amp Taluka Wasan Vadali
Year of Formation 2008-09
No of members 14
Account in the bank branch Bank of Baroda
Cash Credit Amount Sanctioned Rs 100000-
Income from Vermin Compost 327000-
20| Reaping Wealth from Waste
Presented By DISTRICT RURAL DEVELOPmENT AGENCY Himmatnagar District Sabarkantha Gujarat India
e-mail gramlaximigmailcom | visit us at wwwSabarkanthazporg
Gram Laxmi | 19
The members of the SHGs were involved in household work Due to social conservative community barrier because of being from a Rajput community the women never came out of their houses Due to social mobilisation by mission mangalam team the women came along in a Sakhi Mandal and later on got involved in production of vermi compost through Gram Laxmi community vermi compost unit The Sakhi Mandal has sold the vermi compost amount of Rs 327000- The members of the SHG got social acceptance for their good work The activity of the women has been welcomed as a sign of prosperity by the man folk of the Rajput community in the village
Name of Jai maha Kali
Sakhi mandal Sakhi mandal
Village amp Taluka Wasan Vadali
Year of Formation 2008-09
No of members 14
Account in the bank branch Bank of Baroda
Cash Credit Amount Sanctioned Rs 100000-
Income from Vermin Compost 327000-
20| Reaping Wealth from Waste
Presented By DISTRICT RURAL DEVELOPmENT AGENCY Himmatnagar District Sabarkantha Gujarat India
e-mail gramlaximigmailcom | visit us at wwwSabarkanthazporg
20| Reaping Wealth from Waste
Presented By DISTRICT RURAL DEVELOPmENT AGENCY Himmatnagar District Sabarkantha Gujarat India
e-mail gramlaximigmailcom | visit us at wwwSabarkanthazporg