Historical background and growth of institution
Poojya Sane Guruji Vidya Prasarak Mandal, Shahada (Dist. Nandurbar) Maharashtra.
An organization dedicated to provide quality higher education in the rural and tribal area of the Shahada tehisil.
Established in the year 1969 [under public trust act 1950, Regi. No. E-180 Dhulia dated 29th Dece. 1969] under a very dynamic and able lqudership of our beloved founder president Late Shri. Annasaheb P.K.Patil with a very broad view to serving the scared cause of education in remote, tribal area of the Maharashtra state. Though the jurisdiction of the organization is the entire Maharashtra, it has concentrated on the shahada tehisil of Nandurbar district of Maharashtra state – our shahada tehisil is 450 kilometers away from the state capital Mumbai, adjoining the borders of Gujrath and M.P. to the north & east side respectively.
This area is mainly populated with economically and socially backward, poor farmers and the landlers tribals. To educate the young generation of such poor section of society, our organization has been conducting colleges of Arts, Science, Commerce, Engineering, Polytechnic, I.T.I., Pharmacy, Institute of Business Management & Research, Advance study Center of English and Indian languages and most important as for as needs of this area is concerned “College of Agriculture” are the units which organization conducts.
The colleges of organization offer Degree, Post Graduate Degree in various subjects and one can obtain degrees like B,A,, B.Com., B.Sc., M.A., M.Com., M.Sc., B.E., M.E., B.Ed., M.Ed., B.Pharm, M.Pharm, M.Phil, Ph.D., and B.Sc. (Agri.) Hons.
Some students can obtain diploma certificates in Polytechnic, D.Pharm, D.Ed., & I.T.I. also.
At present organization owns a total land of 250 acres and out of this 250 Acre land, 125 acres merely provided for college buildings and on remaining land separate buildings, workshops, Laboratories, Play Ground with Indoor stadium for all units have been constructed and all building and laboratories are well equipped. So for organization incurred Rs. 75 crores on its property. The Mandal honestly desires to offer higher quality education to the young generation & make it globally competent enough to face life in all difficulties, natural as well as man-made.
The most important characteristic of this organization is that the farmers of all communities of this area generously donate donation to this organization during marriage ceremony, Religions programme & vastushanti programme etc. according to their economic condition which is ranges from Rs. 2000 to Rs. 11,00,000/-. This is due to only kind appeal of our founder President Late Shri. Annasaheb P.K.Patil and the trust of farming communities on this organization and now this tradition is still continue in absence of founder President but in Presence of Present President Hon. Shri. Bapusaheb Dipak Purushottam Patil. This is the Unique characteristic of this organization found in India.
Geographically this area is in between river surya kanya Tapti and Satpuda ranges typically known as Tapti Valley.
Similarly Agro climatically this area is classified under zone 4 and 5 i.e. transition zone of Maharashtra. This area belongs to 740 -31’E longitude and 210 – 34’ N latitude with 475’ high farm MSL. Maximum and minimum temperature ranges from 600 to 700 mm. i.e. assured rainfall zone. Soil is predominantly heavy black cotton soil to medium black soil. Generally in Kharif season soyabean, pulses, cotton, maize, papaya, banana and adsali sugarcane crops are grown and in rabi season wheat, gram, pre-seasonal and plant sugarcane and in some area summer ground nut, green grams etc are grown, As par as irrigation is concerned 30 per cent area is under irrigation and main source of irrigation water is bore well/tube wells and open wells.
