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In 1993 Mr. G. Ramakrishna Achar founded Sri.
Kalikamba Fabricators (S.K.F.) in a hired shed.
Beginning with the manufacture of small food
grains processing machinery, like cookers, the
company grew from strength to strength. During
1990-2000 S.K.F. built large boiler-cum-driers,
especially for the production of boiled rice, with
100 Ton/8 hours capacity. However, taking into
account the changing trends in the harvesting of
paddy, the preparation of food and the eating
habits of people, especially the youth. Mr.Achar
successfully designed, manufactured and marketed
Vardan, the state-of-the-art paddy
boiler-cum-drier with unprecedental efficiency.
Vardan is noted for its high output, with
remarkably low consumption of power and fuel, each
plant enabling a rice miller to save Rs.60
lakhs/annum because of the investment cost coupled
with reduction in the broken rice and savings in
power and fuel. |
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To elaborate compared to the traditional old
plant, which required an investment of Rs.50lakhs.
Vardan needs only Rs.25lakhs of investment.
Whereas the old plant required 70 H.P of power,
Vardan needs only 25 H.P. i.e. each plant saves
power worth Rs.4,500 per day. Whereas the old
plant needed 350 k.g. fuel (of paddy husk) Vardan
needs only 150k.g. of fuel thus saving Rs.4,000 of
fuel per day. Whereas in the production of old
type of plant he broken content was 12%, in Vardan
the broken content is only 6%, enabling a miller
to take a saving of Rs.8,000 per day. Thus, each
mill makes a saving of Rs.16, 500 per day, for the
miller, in power, fuel and broken content of rice. |
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Moreover, the old plant was made of M.S. But
Vardan is made wholly of stainless steel and hence
the rice produced is the most hygienic and of
international quality. |
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Today, in India the eating habits of people,
especially the youth, have changed. Their
preference for fast food has made the demand for
steamed rice the predominant one in the rice
market. Vardan is especially designed for the
production of steamed rice. Considering already
100 Vardan plants are functioning all over India,
they together help save the nation about Rs.100
crore annually in power and fuel, along with the
reduction in wastage in the form of broken
rice. |
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The other product designed, manufactured and
marketed by Mr. Achar that merits recognition is
the Dhanyalaxmi, the drier, made wholly of
stainless steel. With Hot Air Heat Exchanger,
incorporated in it for the first time in Asia and
Auto Control for temperature. Dhanyalaxmi is ideal
for farmers and millers for drying and storing of
harvested paddy. |
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Harvested paddy has a high content of moisture of
19% whereas the moisture content required for
strong and milling is 12.5%. The traditional
yard-drying of paddy is labour intensive and
drying is not uniform. As a result such paddy
contains undesirably high content of broken and
discolouration of the paddy makes it unhygienic
and unsuitable for export. Dhanyalaxmi is the
answer to all these problems. It needs a low
investment of Rs.8 lakh and needs only 9 H.P of
power thus making it ideal for both farmer and
millers. |
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Food grains processing industry has been declared
a sunrise Industry by the Government of India.
However, there is an acute shortage of qualified
technicians in the Rice Mill Industry. Perceiving
this need Mr.Achar has started, for the first time
in India, a comprehensive trade in Rice Mill
Technology at S.K.F.I.T.I. sponsored by S.K.F.
Education Foundation (Reg.) the sister concern of
S.K.F. group of companies. S.K.F. Boilers and
Driers Pvt. Ltd. Has a plan to manufacture a 1000
Vardan plants and install them all over India, in
the next three years. The company provides
employment to some 350 people, especially from
rural areas. Beside, Mr.Achar is known for his
generosity and Philanthropy. |
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