PNB CENTENARY RURAL DEVELOPMENT TRUST

PNB FARMERS'S WELFARE TRUST

Punjab National Bank has created a Trust namely, PNB Farmer's Welfare Trust, duly registered with Sub Registrar VII, New Delhi on 22.9.2000. This Trust is registered under Section 12 A read with section 12 AA(1)(b) of the Income Tax Act 1961. The Trust has also obtained exemption U/s 80 G of Income Tax Act 1961 and is authorized to accept donations which are exempted under above Section.
PNB Farmers' Welfare Trust is established with the basic objective of welfare of farmers without any profit motive for the Bank.
The Bank's Chairman and Managing Director is the Chairman of the Trust and Executive Director & three Chief General Managers and one General Manager of HO are the Trustees.
Sh. V.D. Kumar & Smt. Malkiat Sandhu are the President & the Vice-President of the trust, respectively.
To broad base the activities of the Trust, the following outside eminent persons have been inducted in the Trust as Trustees:
. Shri S.K. Mitra, Executive Director, NABARD, HO
. Shri S.K. Tuteja, IAS (Retd.), Ex - Secretary, Food & Public Distribution, Govt. of India
. Dr. S.S.Johl, Ex - Vice Chancellor, Punjab Agriculture University, Ludhiana
. Dr.G.S.Kalkat, Ex - Vice Chancellor, Punjab Agriculture University, Ludhiana

A.2. PNB FARMERS TRAINING CENTRE

To fulfill the objectives of PNB Farmers Welfare Trust, it was decided to establish PNB Farmers Training Centres (FTCs) in different states where the farmers, rural women and rural youth may be trained. Accordingly, letters were sent to different State Governments requesting them to allot 7-8 acres of land for establishment of PNB Farmers Training Centres.

Many State Governments have responded to the above requests and allotted land for establishment of FTCs.

A.2.1. FTCs NOW OPERATIONAL

1. FTC Sacha Khera, District - Jind, Haryana
2. FTC Vidisha, District - Vidisha, Madhya Pradsh
3. FTC Neemrana, District - Alwar, Rajasthan
4. FTC Shamshernagar (Sirhind), District- Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab
5. FTC Saifai, District - Etawah, Uttar Pradesh
6. FTC Labhandi, District - Raipur, Chhattisgarh
7. FTC Mehraj, District - Bathinda, Punjab
8. FTC Pillayarpatti, District- Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu

A.2.1.1. FTC Sacha Khera, District- Jind, Haryana

1. Started functioning w.e.f 16.11.2003, this is the first Farmers' Training Centre.

2. Till Sep, 2009, in 1837 programmes 64992 persons including 7594women have been trained. All these trainings and other related facilities are being given free of cost to all desirous persons.

3. Training related to the followings topics are being imparted to farmers:
. Adoption of improved farm technologies, diversification of crops,
. Cultivation of medicinal plants, aromatic plants, flowers, vegetables, fruits etc.
. Repair and maintenance of Tractor & implements
. judicious use of nutrients/ pesticides/ insecticides,
. Water harvesting technology,
. Post harvest technology,
. Preparation and use of organic manures
. Allied agricultural activities
. Animal health check up camps etc.
. Human health check up camps etc.

Besides, demonstration plots on various crops, ponds for fisheries, boxes for bee-keeping, vermi - composting, solar lights, sprinkler / drip irrigation etc. have been developed.

Visit of farmers to herbal parks, Agricultural University and agriculture fairs etc. are being organized.

4. For ladies, 3 months duration trainings on sewing, cutting and embroidery are going on. Besides, trainings on preparation of home made goods like pickle, papad etc. are also being organized with the help of NGOs.

5. For youth, 3 months duration Computer trainings and other vocational trainings are being held.

6. Mobile FTC

At FTC Sacha Khera, one Mobile FTC has been started on 12 November 2006 with the following facilities:

1. Training facility with LCD Projector and Laptop Computer
2. On the spot Soil Sample Testing
3. Artificial Insemination
4. Treatment of Animals etc.
5. Demonstration of Jatropha Oil Processing unit

7. Development of village Sacha Khera as a Model Village

Door to door survey of the entire village was undertaken and family profiles, as per standardized format, of all the families residing in village Sacha Khera have been prepared. The Trust Board has sanctioned an amount of Rs.5.0 lacs (Rupees Five lacs) only for undertaking various developmental activities in the model village. After several meetings with the villagers and the Sarpanch, the developmental activities to be undertaken in the village for making it a model village and their financial outlay, both Fixed and Recurring, have been prepared. Now these are being implemented.

Till now, Village Library, Adult Literacy centre, Homeopath Dispensary, Sewerage system have been established and solar lights, water cooler to school, cricket kits to Village Sports Club etc. have been provided.

Various other activities have also been planned.

A.2.1.2. FTC Vidisha, District - Vidisha, MP :

1. The FTC has started functioning on 24.01.2005.

2. Till Sep 2009, in 1284 training programmes 26897 persons including 2132 women have been trained.

3. In this FTC trainings to farmers, women and youth are being given.

4. Demonstration plots have also been developed.

5. Village Rangai is being developed as a model village.

A.2.1.3. FTC Neemrana, District- Alwar, Rajasthan

1. The FTC has started functioning on 21.02.2005.

2. Till Sep 09, in 1373 training programmes 32492 persons including 6790 women have been trained. Demonstration plots have also been developed.

3. Village Neemrana is being developed as a model village.

4. Skoch Financial Technologies Summit, at Mumbai, was attended by the Director, FTC Neemrana alongwth 2 farmers, who have been benefited after undergoing training at the FTC. One Documentary film prepared by M/S Skoch on FTC Neemrana was shown on the occasion. The above function was attended by the Dy, Governor, RBI, CMDs of various Banks, Chairmen of NABARD, LIC, etc.

5. Wef 03.07.06, Computer Training programmes of 6 months duration has been started at the FTC under Tie-Up arrangement with one Computer Training Institute. All study materials, bag, identity card etc. are given to the trainees free of cost. Monthly Evaluation tests are conducted. Successful trainees are issued Certificates under joint signatures of the FTC and Computer Training Institute. This training is given free of cost. The successful trainees are likely to get some gainful employment after completion of the above training.

A.2.1.4. FTC Sirhind near Shamshernagar, District - Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab

1. The FTC has started functioning on 17.06.2005.

2. Various demonstration plots have been developed in the FTC complex.

3. Till Sep 09, in 978 training programmes 27649 persons including 7726 women have been trained.

4. Village Badali Ala Singh is being developed as a model village.

5. One NET house has been installed in the FTC in which cultivation of various crops have been undertaken by using only Organic manure. The same is being demonstrated to the trainee farmers.

1

Testing of soil samples

35075

2

No. of Artificial Inseminations done

8811

3

No. of Animals given Veterinary Treatment

69386

4

No. of Persons attended Demonstration of Solar Energy

96572

5

No. of Persons attended Demonstration on Vermi- Composting

96572

6

No. of Persons given training in Cutting and Tailoring

452

7

No. of youth given training in Computers

639

1

No. of boys given training on Tractor Repairing etc.

636

2

No. of Girls given training on Sewing / Cutting / Embroidery

617

3

No. of youth given training on Computers

164

1

Datia (Madhya Pradesh)

2

Jhajjar (Haryana)

3

Yamuna Nagar (Haryana)

4

Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh)

5

Saraikela (Jharkhand)

6

Bharatpur (Rajasthan)

7

Dholpur (Rajasthan)

8

Haridwar (Uttarakhand)

9

Bulandshahr (Uttar Pradesh)

10

Mohindergarh at Narnaul (Haryana)

11

Ramgarh (Jharkhand)