SUCCESS STORY OF MINI DALL MILL OF BALAJI GRIHA UDYOG, RISOD DISTT:- WASHIM (MAHARSHTRA)
P.P.Shelke, SMS (Agril.Engg)
•4. Details of the Farm (Size, Location, Water availability etc.)
Size :- The capacity of the mini dall mill is 1 Tonne per day
Location:- Minis Dall Mill is located at Risod
Water availability:- Scarce(in summer) to medium (round the year)
Balaji Griha Udyog Risod is a small scale industry owned by the family of Shri Agrawal. They are maintaining Chakki, Pulveriser, Papad making unit, Shewaya making machine since last 8 years. They observed that the demand for processing of pigeon pea , green gram, black gram and Bengal gram is increasing from the clients. They were initially processing these pulses by use of burr mill already established in their unit. However, the recovery of dall was less and breakage was more. Once he came to KVK and contacted Shri P.P.Shelke, the then Programme Coordinator, KVK Karda. He then took him to the Pulses Processing Demonstration unit of KVK and explained all the details of the mill. He again suggested that there is an agriculture exhibition at Dr.P.D.K.V. Akola during the year 2007 and Shri Agrawal should visit the exhibition to know about the latest prices of machineries being displayed by Dr.P.D.K.V. Akola and other manufacturers licensed by Dr.P.D.K.V. Akola.
Shri Agrawal went to Akola and discussed many questions to Shri Bhende, Senior Scientist of AICRP on Farm Implements and Shri Borkar, Associate Professor of Agril Process Engineering Department of Dr.P.D.K.V. Akola. Later on he was convinced that the mini Dall Mill designed by Dr.P.D.K.V. Akola is worth for his business. He came to his residence from Akola.
He again contacted with Shri P.P.Shelke, the then Programme Coordinator, KVK, Karda and discussed about his observations made at exhibition. It was later on suggested to explore the possibility of getting a second hand Dr.P.D.K.V. Mini Dall Mill from nearby area. Many dall mills have been established in the area. Some of them are working but some are lying idle for want of power. Shri Agrawal has already established a 20 H.P. generator to carry on his business since last one year. Therefore, it was planned to have the second hand dall mill from nearby district. Shri Agrawal made a survey in villages in nearby area and was successful in getting the unused dall mill, which was not running for want of power and other problems in adjacent District of Hingoli. The deal was finalized and machine was purchase with Rs. 25000. It was brought to Balaji Griha Udyog in December 2007 and foundation and electrification was done. The cost incurred was about Rs. 5000 and the total cost of establishment of dall mill was Rs. 30000.
Mr. Agrawal and His family is associated with Agricultural Engineering and Home Science Department of Suvide Foundation’s Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Karda Distt. Washim.
•6. Names of Central Sector /State Schemes utilized by the farmer and the period.
The success story is generated through the Agricultural Engineering Division of Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Karda, which is a centrally sponsored scheme of ICAR under NGO.
7. Technologies/ Good Agriculture Practices/Facilities/Benefits obtained with details.
Beginning:-
Mini dall mill was started from January 2008. Efforts were made to popularize the mini dall mill through cable television and some pamphlets were distributed in nearby villages to attract the customers. Since the mini dall mill is established at Risod, there was need to attract the customers from nearby villages to keep the mill in running condition. Advertisement was focused on target people with highlighting the services combined with generator facility so that the clients were in a position to get their pulses processed in load shading hours also.
8. Details of results obtained due to the adoption of technologies (Season wise crops grown, techniques adopted, results achieved etc.)
i) Productivity observed:-
Following quantities of pulses were processed during the last few months.
Month
Pigeon Pea
Green Gram
Black Gram
Total Quantity
February 08
700
250
300
1250
March 08
600
200
200
1000
April 08
400
200
150
750
May 08
400
180
180
760
June 08
150
50
60
260
July 08
150
50
60
260
August 08
50
30
20
100
September 08
50
40
30
120
Total
2500
1000
1000
4500
ii) Cost of production per unit quantity:-
The rates of pulses processing are Rs. 2per Kg. The actual expenses on processing are electricity used for 3H.P. ,per hour charges are Rs. 5 /unit. The total consumption of 3 units in 1 hour will be there. The amount on electricity use will be about Rs. 15 per hour. Processing of 100 Kg pulses will be carried out in one hour, from which 200 Rs. Will be recovered.
iii) Net Income per unit operation:-
Gross Income:-
Month
Pigeon Pea
Amount
Green Gram
Amount
Black Gram
Amount
February 08
700
2100
250
500
300
600
March 08
600
1800
200
400
200
400
April 08
400
1200
200
400
150
300
May 08
400
1200
180
360
180
360
June 08
150
750
50
100
60
120
July 08
150
750
50
100
60
120
August 08
50
150
30
60
20
40
September 08
50
150
40
80
30
60
Total
2500
7500
1000
2000
1000
2000
Gross
11500
Income from By Product:-
Month
Pigeon Pea
Amount
Green Gram
Amount
Black Gram
Amount
February 08
175
2100
25
300
30
360
March 08
150
1800
20
240
20
240
April 08
100
1200
20
240
15
180
May 08
100
1200
18
216
18
216
June 08
37.5
450
5
60
6
72
July 08
37.5
450
5
60
6
72
August 08
12.5
150
3
36
2
24
September 08
12.5
150
4
48
3
36
Total
625
7500
100
1200
100
1200
Gross
9900
•3. Gross Income in 8 months = 21400Expenditure:-
Month
Electricity
Labour
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February 08
500
500
300
March 08
500
500
100
April 08
500
500
100
May 08
500
500
100
June 08
100
200
100
July 08
100
200
100
August 08
100
200
100
September 08
100
100
100
Total
2400
2700
1000
Gross Expenditure
6100
NET INCOME
Income
Expenditure
Processing Charges
By Product
Labour
Electricity
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A
B
A
B
C
11500
9900
2700
2400
100
Income (A+B) =21400
Expenditure(A+B+C) =5200
NET INCOME = 16200
It reveals that Rs. 2025 is net income received during last 6 months. It may also be seen that the amount of Rs. 30000/- was invested in the beginning and about 54% amount has been recovery during the period of 8 months. The rate of return on investment is 6.75% per month. Hence it shows that the unit is successful in operation.
•iv) Price realized per tone:-
It will be observed that 5.75 tonnes of material has been processed during the period mentioned above. The total amount of 16200 has been received as net profit , which indicates that 2817.39 Rs. Per tonne have been realized.
•v) Natural resources saved/conserved like soil, water etc.
By means of processing by pulses processing mill , the losses of grain due to breakage have been saved. The output has saved at least 23% losses due to correct dehulling and splitting of the grain. The edible portion is 23% higher as compared to other traditional practices like use of burr mill and household manual burr mills.
vi) Product quality improvement:-
The processed pulses were mostly of Grade 1 called Fataka in traditional market. Second grade called 1 ¼ number pulses were less as compared to traditional practice. The commercial value of the product was at least 21% more than that of processing by traditional way.
Market to pulses processing operations is mostly from villagers who are in need of processing for domestic consumption. Nearby are is rich in production of pigeon pea, green gram, black gram and Bengal gram. Therefore, till today the market is from private parties.
Export Market:- Although there exists much potential for export of pulses in other countries, the potential has been exploited. Efforts will be made to produce export quality organic pulses and will be packed in good presentable packing and then export will be undertaken. Which will take at least one or two years.
•10. Factors contributing to success:-
Guidance from KVK and the keen interest , experience of Shri Agrawal are the major factors contributing to success.
11. Any other relevant information:-
Expansion and Future Plans:-
M/S Balaji Griha Udyog has another site where the traditional unit of Chakki is in operation. Mr. Agrawal expanded the Dall mill unit during this period and has modified another machine by putting brush rollers inside the machine for grain cleaning and polishing. The machine is successfully being used for polishing the grains like wheat and sorghum as per the requirement of the clients. Mr. Agrawal has shown his interest to add specific gravity separator for grain grading service during the harvesting and saling of produce by the farmers. It has been the demand from the farmers for grading and polishing of damaged grains due to uncertain rains and damage due to fungal growth on the grains.
