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CSR Vertical 1

Creating Sustainable Livelihood for Farmers and Youth

We have identified the development of sustainable livelihood opportunities, especially for the farming community and youth from the surrounding communities, as an important area of our CSR interventions.

Objective
Samadhan

Ensures sustainable livelihoods for earmarked families through integrated farming systems and livestock development in 184 villages.

Zinc Kaushal

The Zinc Kaushal project provides market-led, industry oriented skill-based training for youth in the communities in which Hindustan Zinc operates.


Description

Under Samadhan, farmer families are supported through pioneering interventions like Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) and Farmer Interest Groups (FIGs). These interventions not only introduce farmers to new advanced agricultural practices but also help to enhance the scale of their operations by offering high quality supplies at affordable rates and also support livestock development.

Zinc Kaushal programme recognises youth unemployment as a major concern in our operational areas. We work on creating strong pipelines between the industry and various institutes for promoting sustainable livelihood opportunities. This is done by:

  • Providing short-duration intensive training in market linked courses through our Zinc Kaushal programme
  • Fostering an entrepreneurship spirit among the local youth by way of providing support, handholding and facilitating a professional approach in starting a business
Impact*

Farmer families covered under Samadhan across 5 districts in 6 locations

29,000+

( *During FY 2022-23)

Youths benefitted across 200+ villages in 6 districts and 6 locations under Zinc Kaushal

1,700+

Heroes of the Vertical
  • Developed the 5 independent FPOs (i-FPOs) with 5,000+ shareholders
  • Established 2 microenterprises – a dairy unit and a mineral mixture unit
  • Developed ‘Gauam’ brand for dairy microenterprises
  • Total revenue of ₹ 2.9+ crore achieved through 5 i-FPOs and 2 microenterprises
  • Understanding with Bhilwara Dairy (SPARSH) for development of high milk-yielding breed of cattle across the district
  • Training and skill development of first ever batches of female unarmed security guards and deaf and mute persons for hospitality industry; 100% placement achieved
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Sustainable Livelihood Programme Initiatives

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Major Activities & Achievements During FY 2022-23
Partnerships with BAIF Institute for Sustainable Livelihoods and Development (BISLD) and Sparsh Trust
Samadhan
Agriculture
  • Variety of crops cultivated
  • Farmer families supported with improved seeds, fertilisers & medical care for the crop
  • Farmer families supported with hi-tech vegetable cultivation to break conventional cropping cycle; provided with knowledge & exposure visits for advance farming practices

Received Agricultural Technology Management Agency (ATMA) Awards – 5 at block level & 2 at district level

7 Farmers

Land covered for improved crop cultivation

2,507.2 Acres

Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs)
  • Samadhan focusses on capacity building of the Board of Directors of the 5 FPOs, to equip them to steer the business effectively and build the FPO as a sustainable means of income for farmers
  • FPO supports the prosperity of farmers through better market access and sustainability, besides providing farmers micro and macro agricultural solutions

FIGs having 5,000+ shareholders, including 2,150 women shareholders

306

Total Revenue (5 i-FPOs & 2 Microenterprises)

₹ 2.9+ crore

Livestock Development
  • 9 integrated livestock development centres (ILDCs) provided quality breeding services
  • More than 1 lakh animals protected from lumpy virus, 24,000+ medicinal kits provided
  • Birth of 3,199 female calves worth ₹ 16 crore & 352 goat kids worth ₹ 35.2 lakhs
  • ₹ 14+ crore worth additional milk of 47+ lakh litres produced during the year

Cattles covered through animal health camps

25,000

Microenterprises
  • Dairy microenterprise aggregates the milk received from its farmer shareholders, with adherence to clean milk procedures
  • Provides sale of fresh milk and other dairy products
  • Its products are marketed under the brand name ‘Gauam’

Increase in intake of milk in 8 months

6X

Mineral mixture (BAIF MIN-C) produced and sold

60 MT

Zinc Kaushal
Youth Empowerment
  • 40% females among trained youth, including the most stereotyped fields of assistant electrician & security, etc.
  • Placement with top organisations and reputed employers of the country
  • 200+ trainees (15%) placed outside the state majorly in Telangana, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, etc.
  • Exposure visits to provide hands-on training – 100 such visits covering 1,600+ students were undertaken
  • 6-day Rozgar Rath & Job Fair organised to promote mass mobilisation and placement of youth
  • ₹ 14+ crore worth additional milk of 47+ lakh litres produced during the year

Youth trained through 6 centres

1,771



Average monthly income of successfully trained youth

₹ 12,000+

Trainees either placed in reputed organisations or have become self-entrepreneurs

77%



Partnerships with Ambuja Cement Foundation and Tata Community Initiatives Trust

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