The Mill has been taking several steps for the development of area in and around its area of operation as its obligation to the Society. It actively supports and encourages academic, sports, cultural and religious activities. Under this program it runs a school, a hospital, a gymnasium, a cultural hall and also a Kusti (Wrestling Hall) sankool.
In 1983, a trust was formed and registered in the name of Kumbhi Kasari Pratishthan [Trust] , which is in line with the Karkhana, in a view to uplift the social, economical, cultural level of the people in and around the functional area of the Karkhana. The trust aims at imparting education and providing necessary help to small and medium size entrepreneurs. Though the trust has extended its hand to individuals and organizations, it has started a separate independent institute for sports, education and arts. Accordingly it has started Secondary School ‘ Kumbhi Kasari Vidyaniketan’ with the consent of the Maharashtra Government form 1st july, 2002.
The trust believes that wards of the Sugarcane growers, members, Karkhana staff members and poor and needy farmers should get quality and state of the art education at Karkhana site at reasonable cost. The trust aims at providing residential accommodation, financial assistance for education, educational scholarships, awards, freeships alongwith schooling to all students irresepective of their cast and religion. The trust also aims at imparting professional educational curriculum alongwith experimental and research education and valuable guidance to farmers to face their day to day difficulties.
A well established school in the campus up to Class X is run and managed by the Karkhana. The Karkhana offers Educational facilities to children in the area of its operation.
- The school has a spacious and well equipped building and a spacious
play ground.
- Only children of Members are admitted in the School.
- The School has well qualified and trained staff.
- The school also encourages students to take up various extra-curricular,
social and cultural activities.
- Accommodation facilities to students is provided from the very beginning
of the school.
- School Mess has a capacity to accommodate 125 students.
Karkhana has its own Shetkari Sanskrutik Bhavan (Cultural Hall for Farmers). This Hall is utilized for various cultural programs, marriages and religious functions. The hall is proved to be very convenient and economical for people in and around the functional area of Karkhana.
Every year Wrestling Competition is organized for wrestlers in functional area of the Karkhana, on Karkhana site. They are paid from Rs. 250 to Rs. 1,300 per month. Karkhana actively supports sports actrivities. karkhana has always inspired and encouraged sportsmen by providing them financial support and coaching to participate in various state and national level tournaments.
Karkhana has recently built up a specious ‘Kusti Sankool’ on Karkhana site. This will help to develop sports field. Karkhana is hopeful that several wrestlers will be benefited from it.
In June 2005 Shooting Range was started at D.C Narke Vidyaniketan Shed under the guidance of Karkhana Chairman Shri. Amdar Chandradeep Narke. At starting stage 5 student took training under the Coach Yuvraj Chougle. In the year 2007 large number students started taking training at shooting range due to successful performance and participation of students from D.C Narke Vidyaniketan and rural students from functional area of the Karkhana in various District level Shooting competition.
To encourage the students from rural and karkhana area students Shir. Amdar Chandradeep Narke started to organised Competition at Karkhana site in the Memory of Late Shri. Shashikant Narke. Students from various regions such as Kolhapur, Sangli, Satara, Sindhudurg and rantagiri participated in Competition held at Karkhana. In Febuary 2014 Shir. Amdar Chandradeep Narke built up a specious and well equipped shooting range at Karkhana site to inspired and develop sportmens. Near about 250 students participated in state level and 150 students participated and won various prizes at national level tournaments.
3 Students where selected at International level qualifying rounds.