The Country is laying emphasis on need for utilizing Grassroots Innovations (GRIs) to develop solutions for basic human needs for people at the bottom of the pyramid. The number of GRIs per lac population in a state is also one of the indicators for ranking of States in India innovation index Ranking Framework. The grassroot innovations play a pivotal role in providing better alternatives, reducing drudgery improving process efficiency and often have the potential to be turned into entrepreneurial ventures generating livelihood avenues.
The State of Punjab is known for its entrepreneurial spirit and develop innovative solutions especially in fields such as agriculture and manufacturing. PSCST has taken pioneering initiative GRIP (Grassroots Innovators of Punjab) for nurturing grassroot Innovations in the State. The Program is being implemented in collaboration with National Innovation Foundation of Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India with the support of Government of Punjab.
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S. Jaswant Singh, Village Araichan, Doraha Ludhiana
Innovation: Automatic Machine for Honey Comb Foundation Sheet
The machine prepares foundation sheets from bees wax which saves about 8 kg of honey otherwise consumed by worker bees to prepare honey comb as well as production time taken for the same
S. Tirath Singh, Village Sandaur, Malerkotla
Innovation: Seed Roller for Vegetable Cultivation
The developed Seed Roller is able to prepare well spaced 250-300 furrows per day to sow seeds of different vegetables compared to 25-30 beds prepared manually using 2 labourers
S. Sukhwinder Singh Grewal, Village Kotla Afgana, Ludhiana
Innovation: New Piggery Cross Breed
New Piggery Cross Breed developed to produce piglets with better survival, improved feed conversion ratio and high lean meat
S. Gurvinder Singh Sohi, Village Nanowal Khurd, Fatehgarh Sahib
Innovation: Gladiolus Planting Machine
The Gladiolus planting machine developed to ease out labour intensive manual gladiolus plantation, with capacity to sow 1 acre land in 3 hours using 4 labourers compared to 30 labourers otherwise required for manual plantation.
S. Gurwant Singh, Ludhiana City
Innovation: Peelo Hand Cut Tool
An innovative farmer friendly tool that can perform 5 functions viz. cutting, peeling, slicing, grooving and bud making. His innovation has been granted a Design No: 369932- 001 from Office of the Controller General of Patents, Design & Trademarks, DPIIT, Ministry of Commerce & Industry.
S. Baltej Singh, Village Sanda Hasham, Ferozepur
Innovation: Flower Rain Machine
Light weight portable machine to shower flowers at height of 20-50 feet during Nagar kirtans and other social functions
S. Baljinder Singh, Village Badrukhan, Sangrur
Innovation: Tractor Operated Rotary Weeder
The machine with unique design uproots weeds in 11 rows at a time. Already made commercial by innovator, the innovation is time & cost effective, with potential to reduce burden of weedicides in Direct Seeded Rice cultivation.
S. Jaswinder Singh, Village Sandaur, Malerkotla
Innovation: Multi-Seed Sowing Machine for Nursery
The machine exhibits multi-functionality and is used for three operations i.e. bed preparation, furrow making and seed sowing for nursery preparation of 19 furrows in one go. It sows 1 acre land in 4-5 hr; saving 80% labour as well as 40-50% wastage of seeds. It is pneumatically operated.
S. Talwinder Singh, Village Chak Kalan, Jalandhar
Innovation: New Strain of Poultry
The new cross breed of bird developed has high survivability, more resistance towards parasitic infestations, acclimatizes better in the tropical environment, has better hatchability and is attractive.
Smt. Meena Rani, New Shimlapuri, Ludhiana
Innovation: Laddo Pinni Making Innovation
The innovation is a die based hand tool which uses push-pull mechanism for making traditional sweets like ladoo & pinni - Easy to use, reduce drudgery and improves hygiene.
S. Surjit Singh Chaggar, Village Chagran, Hoshiarpur
Innovation: Tractor Operated Bund Maker
The bund maker with both ends foldable can prepare 2 bunds at a time. Due to foldability, it is more practical to use, space-efficient with easy maneuvering on narrow village roads, addressing a common challenge faced by farmers in rural Punjab.
S. Gurpreet Singh Shergill, Village Majhal Khurd, Patiala
Innovation: Gladiolus Bulb Grader
The machine performs single operation for grading four different sizes with distinct advantage of 0% injury to Gladiolus bulbs due to very low RPM & usage of stainless steel. Suitable for farmers with upto 50 acres of gladiolus cultivation.
S. Sukhjit Singh, Village Diwala, Ludhiana
Innovation: Portable Onion Flower (umbels) Thresher cum Seed Extractor
The innovation is used for threshing & extraction of onion seeds. Specially designed for small farmers & has the potential to reduce man hours requirement to 15-16 per acre as compared to the manual process which requires 100-120 man hours per acre.
Mr. Shaurya Khosla, Chandigarh
Innovation: Eye Shift- Eye Care and Posture Control Device with an Intuitive User Interface For Glasses
Lightweight 3D-printed PLA device that addresses myopia progression, helps correct poor posture, and maintains proper reading distance, reminds users to take breaks to rest their eyes & detects optimal lighting for eyes
Ms. Mehakpreet Kaur, Basti Bawa Khel, Jalandhar
Innovation: Digital Fuel Meter for Vehicle
The innovation allows users to monitor & manage fuel consumption. It would help individuals to verify if the correct amount of fuel has been added to their vehicles for which they paid.
Mr. Gurpreet Singh, Village Bhari Panechan, Patiala
Innovation: Chopping Dustbin
This machine grinds kitchen waste, green and dry leaves into smaller particles/fine paste to improve the garbage's surface area which would make organic waste management relatively simple, allowing individuals to handle their trash on their own.
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