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Livelihood
Enhancement
Livelihood Enhancement of the
underprivileged communities by
improving existing economic activities
is another important area for the CSR
initiatives of the Dharampal Satyapal
Limited.

The Company has identified

Agriculture and Livestock
management as prime initiatives
under its CSR ambit. Presently, three
projects are being implemented under
this initiative in the three districts of

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Rajasthan; Dungarpur, Jhalawar and

Sikar.

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Manthan
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Manthan project focuses on improving the economic status of farmers by providing veterinary services
and inputs in livestock management for better milk production and subsequently better price
realization through available market linkages. The project was started in 2014 and reaches out to 78
villages of Rajasthan; 48 in Dungarpur and 30 in Sikar district.

The Company identified 1140 Champion Farmers

for smooth implementation of the project. With
740 in Dungarpur and 400 in Sikar, the Company
is working with these farmers on improved
management practices to ensure sustainable
higher milk production at village level.

In Dungarpur, the company is providing regular

veterinary services which includes vaccination,
treatment camps, door helpline services,
castration services, infertility camps etc. to
improve the health conditions of cattle. The
livestock assistants are also conducting artificial
insemination to improve the breed of cattle. In
Sikar apart from regular veterinary services, the
Company is improving the cattle feed by
providing special feed (dry phase) and mineral
mixture along with other technical inputs in azola
cultivation, etc.

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Promotion of Agricultural
and Horticulture for
Advancement of
Livelihoods, Surata,
Dungarpur
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Promotion of Agricultural and Horticulture for

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Advancement of Livelihoods Program at Surata
Gram Panchyat, Dungarpur District in Rajasthan
was initiated with a goal to build a sustainable
village model by empowering local communities
through addressing their concerns and capacity
building in multiple aspects of their life.

The primary occupation of the tribal community

at Surata, is Agriculture along with Livestock
management. To empower the 89% of the un-
electrified households of the district, an off grid
solar power system was provided to more than
900 families of the area and they were
encouraged to get electricity connections
through existing government schemes.

100 Wadi (vegetable cultivation farm) were constructed to improve their economic condition. The
farmers were supported in various activities like cultivation of seasonal vegetables, drip irrigation,
improved agriculture practices with better seeds and to improve the infrastructure of the local
institutions. It was also observed that due to the initiatives undertaken, the farmers were able to get an
additional income of Rupees 30,000/- annually.

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DSL is working with coriander

growing farmers to build their
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capacity through improved
cultivation practices and post
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for better crop yield and price
realization in Jhalawar, Rajasthan.

Under the project, a sorting and

grading unit was installed at
Sareri village, Manohar Thana
block, Jhalawar district has now
been handed over to the
farmers. The project is also
helping farmers to market the
produce directly to industrial
buyers, leading to better prices
realization for them.

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Rubber Tappers Training

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A rubber tappers’ training program was
undertaken to enhance the skills of the tribals in
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Tripura in scientific latex extraction, which
increases the rubber yield and minimizes the
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A total of 17 training
programs were organized in which,
approximately 411 unskilled and semi skilled
rubber tappers were trained. Post the training, an
improvement in average income increased by
60.74% comparatively.

Singpho Eco Lodge

The ‘Singpho Eco Lodge’ was constructed in
2009 by the Singpho community with assistance
from the DS Group in Inthong village, Magherita.
This project was undertaken by the DS Group to
generate employment for the Singpho tribal
community to make them self reliant and
financially independent.

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