Founder

LateHon.Dr.EknathraoaliasBalasahebVikhePatil (PadmabhushanAwardee)(10April1932-30Dec.2016)

Worthy sonof LateVitthalraoVikhe Patil, a leaderof reckoning inMaharashtra State,Member of Parliament for over two decades took upon himself the arduous task oftranslating the dreams of his father into concrete realities bymeticulous, punctiliousplanningandbyofferingdynamicandpragmaticleadershiptotheSociety.Social Transformation Through Education :With this realisation, he adopted astrategy to raise awareness amongst the small peasants and the rural poor, throughspreadoftechnicalandnon-technicaleducation.

ServicesToTheSocietyOnDifferentPositionAs

Member of LokSabha (From 1971 to1991) FromKopargaon ParliamentaryConstituency.

MemberofLokSabha(FromSept.1999toFeb.2004). From KopargaonParliamentaryConstituency

Ministerof Industry(Heavy Industries& Public Enterprises) Govt. of India,NewDelhi from1st July2002 to24thMay2003

Minister of State For Finance(Expenditure,Banking&Insurance)Govtof India,New Delhi. From 13.10.1999 to1.7.2002

Member of LokSabha (From, 1998 to1999) From AhmednagarParliamentaryConstituency

Member of 14th LokSabha (From May2004) From Kopargaon ParliamentaryConstituency

President

Maharashtra Rajya SahakariKar khanaSanghLtd.BombayFrom1981to1984

Appointed as a President for LoksabhaElection Campaign Committee inMaharashtrabyAICC.

Founder Executive President ofMaharashtra PaniParishad, Loni,Dist.Ahmednagar(M.S.)from1995

Shri Sant Tukaram Maharaj 4th Chatu-Shatabdi (4th Century Program)MahaSamitee2008

Maharashtra State distilleriesAssociation1977to1982

Maharashtra Samajawadi CongressOct.1977to1979

Maharashtra Madhyamik GranthpalSanghSince1982to2001

IndiaWaterPartnership,NewDelhifrom29thNovember2003

Friends of Soviet Union (MaharashtraState)Since1980

VicePresident

Friends of Soviet Union (Maharashtra)1975to1980.

Ahmednagar Zilha Parishad from 1962to1971

Maharashtra Pradesh CongressCommittee1980to1984

Maharashtra Rajya Sahakari SakharKarkhana Sangh Ltd., Bombay 1980 to1981.

Chairman

Committee on Petitions LokSabha(1987to1989)

Committee on Agriculture LokSabha1989&1991.

State Level accounts Committee,MaharashtraState

StandingCommitteeonDefencefrom5Aug,2004

Vigilance and monitoring committeefor the district of Ahmednagar fromDec.2004(DRDA)

EducationandPublicWorksCommitteeAhmednagar Zilha Parishad 1962 to1967.

PanchayatSamitee, Shrigonda, 1964 to1966

Pravara Rural Education Society, Since1981.

Study team appointed by Govt. ofMaharashtra to study sugarcane yieldandRecoveryinMaharashtraState.

PravaraSahakariSakharKarkhanaLtd.,PravaranagarFrom1966to1977,1978to1981&1982to1987.

Group of Ministers on co-operativerestructuring(September2001)

Committee for implementation ofeffectiveelectricityinthedistrict.

State Level committee appointed byGovernmentofMaharashtratosuggestMinimum wages for Agriculturallabours1987to1988.

Committee appointed by the StateGovernmenttosuggestachapterfortheCo-op. Societies Act on Co-operativesugarfactories

Agriculture Committee and Publicworks Committee,AhmednagarZilhaParishad 1967 to1971

Treasurer

MaharashtraPradeshCongressCommittee(I)1985to1989

Founder

Parner co-operative Sugar Factory,Parner,Dist.Ahmednagar.

Jagdamba Co-operative Sugar factory,Karjt,Dist.Ahmednagar

Vridheshwar Co-operative SugarFactory,Pathardi.

PravaraSahakariBankLtd.,Loni

FounderTrustee

Pravara Institute of Research andEducation in Natural and SocialSciences,Pravaranagar

Dr.Vitthalrao Vikhe Patil Institute ofTechnology&Engineering,Pravaranagar

Dr.VikhePatilFoundation,Pune PravaraRuralMedicalTrust,Loni.

Pandit Jawaharlal Neharu Academy forperformingArts,Pravaranagar

Dr.Vitthalrao Vikhe Patil Foundation,Ahmednagar

Pravara Co-Op. Dairy Society for 45Villages.

Dr.VikhePatilFoundation,NasikCenter

Shirdi Sai Rural Institute, Rahata Since1997.

Chancellor

PravaraInstituteofMedicalSciences(DeemedUniversity)Loni,Dist.Ahmednagar(M.S.)since2004

Secretary

AhmednagarDist.CongressCommittee1968to1971.

Director

MaharashtraStatefarmingcorporationLtd.,1964to1977

Maharashtra Rajya Sahakari SakharKarkhanaSanghLtd.,Bombay1966to1988

Indian sugar exports Corporation 1979 to1988

PravaraSahakariBankLtd.,Loni1975to1996.

Dr.Vitthalrao Vikhe Patil Sahakari SakharKarkhana Ltd. Pravaranagar from 1966 to1997

Associates a large number of Trustsrendering services to community inDifferentareas

National Federation of co-op. SugarFactoriesLtd.,NewDelhifrom1976to1990& Member of Executive Committee from1982to1986

Member

Governing Council and ExecutiveCommittee IndianCouncilofAgriculturalResearch,NewDelhi

Governing Council and ExecutiveCommittee,DeccanSugarInstitute,Punefrom1975to1985

StateIrrigationCommitteeCommitteeonEstimatesLokSabha(1980to1982)

StateSugarwageBoard,1966to1971StateGovernmentCommitteeonLabourin1966

All India Peace Solidarity OrganizationMaharashtraStateCouncil

Advisory Committee on Power andIrrigationfrom1975to1978

Maharashtra Economic DevelopmentCouncil. PravaraStudyCircle,Lonisince1994.

Maharashtra State Employment and self-employment, High-level Committee 1996to1997

StandingCommittee onCommunication,LokSabha,NewDelhiin1998.

Members of General Purpose CommitteeofLokSabhafrom21stSept.2004.

Member- Delimitation Commission ofIndiaforthestateofMaharashtra2007.

Member-Governing Body of IndianCouncil of Agricultural Research (ICAR )NewDelhi

Indian Council of Agricultural Research,NewDelhi(ICAR)2.4.1985to1.4.1988

National Council of Rural Development,Hyderabad from 30.3.1987 for threeyears & again from 26.10.1990 for

Consultative Committee of Ministry ofAgri, Industry Irrigation, Civil Suppliesandco-operation,LokSabha,NewDelhi

anotherthreeyears

Deccan Sugar technologists Association,Punesince1976totilldate

Managing Committee, All IndiaDistilleriesAssociation,NewDelhi, from1978to1989

StateAgriPriceCommitteein1975 Advisory Committee of Post andTelegraphs

Committee on Sub Ordinate Legislation,LokSabha1980/82.

Technical Education Committee,appointed by Government ofMaharashtra–1982to1990.

Committee to suggest theguidelines/criteria for selection of“Progressive Farmers” at Indian CouncilofForestryResearch&Education,New

ConsultativeCommittee for theMinistryof Human Resource Development,LokSabha, NewDelhi in 1998 and from5thOct.2004

Department related ParliamentaryStanding Committee on Commerce fromOctober2003to6thFeb.04

InformalconsultativeCommittee for theCentralRailway&southCentralRailwayZone,LokSabha,NewDelhi

SenateMember

Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri,1966to1972and1974to1979.

Yeshvantrao Chavan MaharashtraOpenUniversity,Nashiksince1997

UniversityofPoona,Pune1975to1976&1985to1986

SocialActivities

Participatedimportantdecisionsfortheprogressofthenationindifferentfields

Active participation in various LokSabha debates. Left on imprint of his work onLokSabhainnumerablesuggestiontotheHousewhichinitiatedaprocessofthinkingforbettermentofthelotoffarmersandworkersinunorganizedsectors

Awards

Awarded by V.G. alias AnnasahebChirmuleawardin2001

Awarded by “SarswatiPurskar” fromKailashMath,NashikonFeb.2006

FelicitatedbyMahatmaPhuleAgriculturalUniversity,RahuriOn24.9.2006

Vikas Bhusahan Award by KakasahebMhaskePratishtan,Ahmednagaron5thMay2007

Awarded by Dr. Manibhai DesaiPratisthan, Uralikanchan by ManibhaiDesai RashtrsevaPurskar on 27 April,2006

Awarded by “Rashtriya BandhutaPurskar” from Rashtriya BandhutaPratisthan, Pune on 22nd Feb.2004 atNashik

Life Time Achievement Award byUniversity of Pune on 10th February2007

Awarded as“PADMABHUSHAN”byGovernment of India on 26th January2010.

Awarded by “Sahakar MaharshiGanpatrao Sathe Purskar” from LateGanpatrao Sathe Pratisthan, Madha,Dist.Solapuron11March2006

Awarded as“Doctor Of Science”byMahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth,Rahuri,November29,2013.

ParticipationInInternationalConferences

International Sugar TechnologistsconferenceheldinBrazilin1977,Cubain1982andHavanain1985

NationalSeminaron"Problems&Prospectsof Rural Development" held in 1997 atPravaranagar

InternationalFarmersConferenceheldinParisin1984

World conference on Science, Hungary1999

AsianConferenceonRuralhealth,heldatBeijing,China,1988

VisittovariousUniversitiesofIsrael,Egypt,UK,USAin1997.

IwasalongwiththedelegationlaidbyGovt.ofIndiaattendthe61stSessionofthe First Committee of the UnitedNations General Assembly from 2ndOctto13Oct.2006atNewYork(USA)

I was along with the delegation laid byHon’ble Speaker LokSabha toMoscowandSt.Petersburg.ThereafterIvisitedSwedenand United States of America & Russiabetween15thSept.2003to1stOct.2003

VIAsiancongressofAgriculturalMedicineandRuralHealthon"InnovativeApproachestoRuralHealth"heldon22-24Jan.1993

SpecialInterestTakenkeen interest in organizing farmingcommunity on the Principle of self-helpandmutualhelpfortheirup-liftment

Development an ideal Pravara Complex ofRural Development by relentlessly workingfor the last 40 Years. in HRD and IndustrialDevelopment.

Parliamentaryworkonunorganizedlaboursecurity

Alwaysworkedforsocialsecurity

Tosolvethewatercrises,theRiverLinkageproject inMaharashtrahas beenpreparedand submitted to the Govt.ofMaharashtrain2002.

Utilization of appropriate technology for theuseofavailablewaterinvastRuralAreasandFarmersSecurity..

AgricultureandWaterManagementEstablishmentandDevelopmentofvariousindustriesbasedonalliedproductsofSugarindustrylikedistilleries,paper&Chemicals,etc.AgroandfoodprocessingindustryandDairyinRuralareasonco-operativebasis

Publications/Articles

ReportofthestudygroupforstudyingsugarcaneyieldinrecoveryinMaharashtraState

PublishedarticlesandinterviewsinMagazines&wellknownnewspapersnagriculturaldevelopment, co-operative movement Sugar by products, problems of Rural Industry,RuralEducation,RuralHealthandRuralDevelopment,RuralEconomyetc.

TheSymbolofco-operativeProgress

Marathi

Education and Rural Employment -Loksattadates30/07/95&06/08/95

IndustrialPolicy&itslimitation.w.r.toCo-operative sector (Loksatta10/12/95)

Political interference in the Irrigationwatermanagement

Rural Economy if distorted. (Loksatta04/08/96)

Manifestos & Political parties (Sakal04/08/96)

OrganizationinCo-operativeSector./td>

Maratha Community -Needs to modify asperdemandoftime(Loksatta17/05/98).

Agriculture Employment-Pillar of RuralDevelopment (Samna special issue -01/05/98)

Anoteon"Waterresources&itsjustifieduseForMaharashtraState"submittedtoWaterandIrrigationCommissionappointedbyGovt.ofMaharashtrainNov.1995

BookswritteninMarathi1.“KutheRahilaGaon”(published)2.“Aarth-Anaarth”(underpublication)

Publications/Articles

English

AppraisalofIntegratedRuralDevelopmentProgrammes(IRDP).

Effective implementation of IRDP somesuggestion(Yojana,May,1991).

Late Shri Vaikunthabhai Mehata andPravaraSahakariSakharKarkhanaLtd

From mixed economy to mixedliberalization (Lokmat-Times-3/4/1994)

Co-operative Vs. Corporate and Individualfarmingsystemco-operativestudy(Paperssubmitted in the "National Seminar onProblems and Prospects on RuralDevelopment" held in Nov.1997 atPravaranagar

The policy recommendations forfertilizer prices subsidies (A notesubmitted to Hon'ble Chairman, TheCommittee on Fertilizer Prices andSubsidies,Govt.ofIndia,NewDelhi.)

RoleofAgricultureCreditinRuralDevelopment.

ManagingTrustee

PravaraMedicalTrustLoni,Medical&DentalCollegeShirdiSaiRuralInstitute,Pravaranagar,Since1997Trustee

Dr.VitthalraoVikhePatilFoundation,Ahmednagar

Dr.VikhePatilFoundation,Pune.TravelledAbroad

Brazil, Cuba, USA, UK, France, Sweden, Switzerland, West Germany, Netherlands, Italy,China,USSR,Mexico,Israel,Egypt,Hungary