Uttan Krishi Sanshodhan Sanstha

to improve sustainable qualitative productivity, which ultimately would be beneficial to farmers, students and to entire society. The UKSS is a centre of vocational education engaged in Education and Field Training in Agriculture and allied industries such as, Cultivation of crops, vegetables, fruits and other agro-products, Production and Processing of Vegetables and Fruits, Nursery Management, Manufacturing of Organic Manure, Organic farming, Irrigation Methods and Systems, Soil & Water Conservation, Watershed Management etc. The UKSS also works for environment protection and rejuvenation. To fulfill the aims and objectives and to nourish the children of farmers as ‘Progressive Farmer’ by providing them scientific knowledge in agriculture and allied industries. There is an Urgent and Constant needs to educate the People on Factors like Soil health, multi crops/ intercropping, water management. Also their products have to be more saleable through knowledge of Post Harvesting Techniques. Keshav Shrusti Krishi Ta**ra Vidhyalay (KKTV) under affiliation with Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krushi Vidhyapeeth, Dapoli, Ratnagiri, with Two years Post S.S.C.Diploma Course has been a huge success . This Vidyalaya has the children of farmer families, belonging to scheduled cast / tribes, other backward class and economical backward class, residing at remote villages and districts of Maharashatra such as Wada, Mokhada, Javhar, Vikramgadh, Dahanu, Palghar, Vasai, Shahapur, Murbad, Kalyan, Bhiwandi, Dhule, Jalgaon and Nandurbar District as students enrolled for the course. This is a 2 year residential course wherein boys and girls are provided all facilities of highest quality. Under this course the students undergo a 2 year residential course after completion of which they become trained in scientific methods of farming along with practical exposure. The success result of the Vidhyalay for all Academic Years is 100%. There is a provision of separate Hostel for Boys and Girls. Special Medical Checkup and medical aid facility is provided within the campus. Our Analysis shows that Numbers of girl-students have out numbered the boys students and this is a great encouragement for the society especially since girls from farmers’ families are taking initiative in agricultural education, which will certainly help them to be self sufficient and to reform the next-generation of farmers. The UKSS has also provided the excellent facility of Hostel, Canteen, Library, Indoor/Outdoor Sports & Cultural activities for students.