Sainiki Vidyalay Students bag Scholarships at MTSE and Scholorship Exams

During the year 2012-2013, the students of Sainiki Vidyalay appeared for State Government’s Scholarship Examination and Maharashtra Talent Search Examination and registered commendable achievement in both the examinations.

38 out of 44 students passed Scholarship Exam and 15 students received Merit Scholarship.  It is a record in the Tehsil.

Among 60 students appeared for the MTS Examination, everyone passed and 35 students received scholarships.

This was possible because, the special coaching for the competitive exams is integrated in the year plan  and consistently executed.

Guidance for farmers on Radio and News papers

Agro experts of KVK Sagroli guide farmers through a Group discussion programme on Nanded Radio station.  They discuss on various agro-based topics like integrated pests management, bacterial diseases…preventive measures, orchard management, water augmentation, soil conservation and so on.  Till date, Seven articles have been published in different new papers. 

Board Examination Results Declared: SSM schools received commendation

The military school, established in 1996, continues the tradition of 100% result. This year 37 students of SSC and 30 students of HSC appeared for Board Examination held in March April 2013. 23 out of 37 scored distinction and rest passed in first class. In HSC examination. School payed special attention to SSC and HSC students. The Head Master, the military school remarks, “It is the result of team work!”

      

Shri Chhatratpati Shivaji Highschool, performing consistently over half a century maintained its stature. This school, apart from registering more than 85% result, secured above 90% marks in individual scores.

Crop Festival and Farmers Gathering

“Why should we have middle men between the farmer and the end user?” “Let’s drop them down for a fair transaction”. ….. With this campaign, the Z.P. Nanded and their Block Level Officers had organized Crop Festivals and Farmers' Gathering at all Block Levels. 

The KVK Sagroli had a stall in the fair. The KVK scientists delivered lectures on crop cultivation and protection, soil testing, Soil & water conservation, animal husbandry, floriculture, etc.

On this occasion, the KVK’s mobile soil testing laboratory conducted 450 soil tests. KVK, Sagroli is working at its best to extend maximum benefit to the farmers by expanding its area of operation. 

Nutritional fodder for Donkeys

In general, the people who keep common domesticated animals like Cows, buffaloes; Sheep and Goats etc… know about their food requirements and habits and provide with proper fodder.  But when the matter comes to the equine animals like Donkeys…unfortunately the keepers become indifferent towards their food requirements and leave them to streets. 

In fact it’s the Donkey among all domesticated animals which does loads of work and in return gains nothing except abuse. But it is not so in case of Sagroli. The awareness spread by the Dharma Donkey Sanctuary and Equine welfare project of SSM, brought respect to the this humble friend of mankind.  Since the project is launched, around 6000 asses were given treatment for their ailments, vaccinated each year. In addition, this year, the project team is providing nutritional fodder to avoid, ‘Colic’ a disease among donkeys caused due to the lack of nutrition.

Centre for Career Guidance and competitive examinations Opened

In the previous year, Sagroli Ahead Project has been implemented to make Sagroli an educational hub and to provide quality education to all its benefactors in rural parts.  Provisionally, the project was confined for 5^th to 8^th students. Seeing the overwhelming response, a center for career guidance and competitive examinations is also initiated this year.

A huge study-hall, Text books, No. of periodicals, reference books, news-papers useful for competitive exams are also made available for students.

The center is supported by many past students of the institution who are now working in various walks of life. They guide and encourage the students. The efforts of the center should reflect in the forth coming competitive exams for the recruitment for various vacancies conducted by the Government and Non Govt. organizations.

SSM’s Coach selected for Training at National Institute of Sports, Patiala

Shyamsingh Thakur, Coach for the Sagroli Sunrise Sports Project, attended six week training at NIS, Patiyala from 16^th May to 27^th June. He was one among the five select trainees from all over Maharashtra.

The training was imparted on all outdoor sports, the Fitness and Balanced diet for the players and coaches as well.  Shamsing received an ‘A’ grade for his excellent performance in different competitions during the training.

The celebrities in international Sports, Dhanraj Pallai, Narsing Yadhav and Coach Parmeshwar Soni were the star guides at the session.

Water Purifier Installed for Hostel

The medical reports of most of the sick students at the campus state 80%  of the health-problems are caused due to unsafe drinking water. Alum and bleaching powder is used to purify water in rural areas. Now-a-days RO/UV technology is used purify water.
Considering health of the students on priority, this sophisticated water purifier has been donated by Mr. Navin Jain and Combotech Global Development Pvt Ltd, Sonipath, Hariyana.

The system has the capacity to purify 500 liters of water per hour. Students are educated about the importance and proper utilization of drinking water.

Trainers' Training at Goa

Lend-a-Hand India, a Pune based institution organized a 5 days vocational training programme for the vocational instructors during 11^th and 15^th June. Four instructors and a coordinator participated in the training program. The rest participant instructors were belonged to the different schools in Goa, Karnataka & Maharashtra, where 1 BT-V1 vocational course is initiated. 

Inputs were given over to transfer knowledge to the students in a demonstrative way with every little details involving as many students as possible in each practical session. They are expected to incorporate the benefit of training in their teaching sessions.

SSM Stood by the Devastated Farmer

The May month in summer this year left a horrifying experience to a section of farmers in the village.

On a day, when the mercury recorded above 48⁰ C, a row of old houses in the village suddenly caught fire and within no time nothing left except ashes.  The worst hit victim was ‘Vittal Shivling Dammaywar.  At the end of the day, the whole family stood in streets looking into the dark future.

Absolutely everything, the food grains and fodder stored for the year to go, all agricultural implements and the entire house turned to a heap of ash.

The SSM came forward to discharge the social responsibility.  All the affected were provided with complete sets of Agricultural tools, ploughs and food grains, fodder for animals sufficient for six months, so that they restart their life once again.

This moral support awoke a sense of responsibility among the youth and elders in the village.

Back to School.....

After a long, rejoicing summer vacation the schools re-opened; the excited children with bursting curiosity attended the first day of the New Academic Year on 17^th of June.

The seeds of thought sown by the visionary, Babasaheb Deshmukh more than half a century ago grew up and bearing fruits that fulfill the need for the education that leads to an overall development of the child.

The schools of SSM proved their mettle in the SSC and HSC Board Examination. Carefully planned short term and long term strategies proved successful. The over whelming number of applications for the New admissions evokes a sense of satisfaction among the teachers and Managements committee. We are on the right track. what if the goal is far, we will reach it one day!!

Best wishes for the year ahead!!

Youth camp at the Drought hit Jalna

The lowest rainfall during the last monsoon worsened the wretched condition of the farmers of Marathawada region of Maharashtra.

The shattered farmers at the Jalna region in particular, needed strong support to their morale and confidence so that they could step ahead for farm-preparations for this year.

A social service organization, PRAYAS SEVANKUR, Amravati organized a multi-purpose youth camp at Jalna from 24 to 28 April in the summer.

The lectures by the experts in the field motivated the farmers commence their preparations for the forth coming crop year.

Apart from educating the participants regarding how and why the drought conditions hit the human habitats, they also talked about the precautions to be taken. The organizers initiated de- silting process at the village ponds in Ghanewadi area.

Youth from village Sagroli and 35 SSM volunteers devotedly attended the camp and took part in all the activities.

Soil Testing Laboratory on wheels

Since Dec 2012, under the scheme of Manav Vikas Mission, KVK (Sagroli)’s Mobile Laboratory for Soil Testing has been in service.  This laboratory has facility to test soil elements like organic carbon, nitrogen, sulphar, potassium etc.  After test, the farmers are advised on the use of chemicals and organic manure.  Its economical as well as a good source of knowledge for them.

So far, this laboratory had visited 80 villages and 1031 soil samples tested.  Farmers are happy to have such a facility at their door step.  This laboratory did remarkable work at the crop festival, fairs (yatra), Farmers’ Gathering organized by Z. P. Nanded and Department of Agriculture.