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                3    Khadi Gramodyog (Village Industry)



                                                                  village development related activities in
                                                                  1979.  Production and  training centre in
                                                                  Ashram  premises  is  involved  in
                                                                  production and training local villagers in
                                                                  variety of skills, such as
                                                                    spinning and weaving of cotton and
                                                                     silk

                                                                     making  of  washing  and  bathing
                                                                     soaps
                                                                    mustard  oil,  masala,  paddy  and
                                                                     millet processing
                                                                    making shoes, bricks, Agarbattis
                                                                   The centre organizes short term orientation
               To improve the economic status of small            and  training  programs  for  increasing
               farmers, the Ashram initiated Khadi and            entrepreneurship and employment potential.





                4    Agriculture and Animal Husbandry


               Ashram  has  a  demonstration  farm  on  its
               premises where experiments are conducted
               on  the  production  of  grains,  vegetables,
               fodder,  and  gardening.  A  rainwater
               harvesting model been created consisting of
               4  water  harvesting  structures  and  3  check
               dams. The Ashram also has a model orchard
               and  a  nursery  of  fruit  plants.  Ashram
               regularly  conducts  training  and  extension
               programmes through farmer clubs.






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