Our thrust on education, particularly rural and agriculture–oriented education, finds an expression in various educational institutions. In addition, Two Rural Schools and an Agricultural College are established at the village of Wakod. Anubhuti Residential School and Anubhuti English Medium School are established in Jalgaon. We also plan to establish a university. The university will focus on sustainable agriculture, clean energy and water for food security. Other educational activities, include : development of student’s ability and aptitude to take on challenges in the new world. Scholarships are also provided on merit to students of either sex from all sections of society for education in India or abroad.

• A primary school has been set up at Wakod village.
• A kinder–garten has been commissioned at R&D Farm, Mohadi (Free uniforms and books are provided to pupils here).
• A Junior College has been established in Jalgaon. (This is our tribute to the late Shaikh Noor Mohd. Chacha, who was an inspiring support during our formative years)
• A Poly–technic has been funded at Chandwad (Here the students are   guided for preparation towards National Talent Search Exams, PMT & JEE etc., examinations)

Anubhuti Residential School

This unique co–educational residential school, promoted by JISL, is based around Indian culture, interdependence and entrepreneurship. The school is affiliated to the Council for Indian School Certificate Examination, New Delhi, which conducts ICSE (Class X) and ISC (Class XII) examinations. The founder explains: "Anubhuti’s mission is to create a learning environment conducive to nurturing the learners and the educators to be creative, capable and compassionate citizens of character. Anubhuti shall achieve this mission with a rational commitment to the time–tested, multifaceted Indian culture, the spirit of mutual dependence, enlightened entrepreneurship and global outlook, leading them to be socially aligned, environmentally conscious and sensitive human beings." The school won the prestigious Wipro Earthian Award for two consecutive years. The awards comprise of Rs. 2 lacs cash prize and certificates for participating students.

Anubhuti English Medium School

Anubhuti English Medium School was conceived by Dr. Bhavarlal Jain and instituted in Jalgaon to provide quality English Medium Education to the children of the most deprived and underprivileged part of our society — those that live Below the Poverty Line!

The school was opened on 11th July, 2011. It started with 180 students in Classes I and II. Today the school has 330 students. The children had absolutely no background of an English medium education. The school is growing each year as the children progress to a higher class.

This school for underprivileged children is providing quality education with facilities comparable to the best schools. The classrooms have furniture and facilities specially designed for children. The children get a sense of responsibility for that which is their individual belonging as well as for those that are community objects. This directly reflects one of the principles of education at Anubhuti, where the limitations of individuality and need for inter-dependence are emphasized.

An excellent library stocked with children’s books and magazines is also provided. Co-curricular activities of music, dance and fine arts are a regular part of schooling. The school provides nutritious food three times a day. They are also provided with all clothes, books, educational material and medical attention.

As part of the Socially Useful Production Work of the Anubhuti Residential School, the senior students visit Anubhuti English Medium School to interact with the children. The two groups of children put up entertainment and demos for each other. This integration of children from different social strata in an educational set-up are mutually beneficial – the positive social and economic ramifications of this would be unfolded years later, as these children grow.

a) Medical :

1. A dispensary has been built up.
2. Medical Camps are frequently organized.
3. Seminars and discussions are held in alternative medicine disciples such as Ayurveda, Homeopathy and others.
4. A survey was conducted for creating a data–bank which will help to organize required support in future.

• A modern gymnasium has been set up.
• Courses on health education are regularly conducted.
• Competitions in traditional and ancient Indian games are organized from time to time.
• Children of under 10 years are adopted for grooming them for state/national level sports/games.

Jains Sports Academy

Jain Sports Academy conducts coaching and courses on sports and health education. Jain Sport Academy also conducts competitions in most traditional Indian games like kho kho, volleyball, table tennis, badminton, swimming, cricket, trekking, cycle racing, skating, marathon, carrom, basketball and football, among others. The training camps are sponsored for boys and girls under the age of 15, making it possible for them to participate at the district, state and national-level tournaments. The Academy also adopts girls and boys to prepare them for state and national-level competitions. The Academy sponsored a Ranji Trophy match at the Bhusaval Railway Stadium in 2012-13.

International Representation in Various Sports

Akshay Devalkar (badminton), Akshya Darekar (cricket), Vivek Alwani (table tennis), Pratik Patil and Bhagyashree Patil (chess) represented the Academy in the international arena.

• Organize/ support important social events in the city. These include seminars, youth festivals, matrimonial   match– making function, vice elimination activity, helping handicapped persons etc.
• A community hall has been built at Wakod.

Gandhi Research Foundation

JISL established the Gandhi Research Foundation with the objective to inculcate Gandhian values. In 2012-13, 100,953 students participated in an examination on ‘Gandhian Thought’ conducted in schools and colleges in Maharashtra. Dr. Rajendra Pachauri delivered a lecture on Relevance of Gandhian Philosophy in today’s world of sustainability on 2nd January 2013 at the Gandhi Teerth auditorium. GRF also organised a Krishi Vikas Prabodhan Yatra in Khandesh to educate villagers on Gandhian values. Some 45,000 students and 5,000 farmers were introduced to modern agriculture practices; a Bal Vikas Prabodhan Shibir was organised to share Gandhian ideals in villages (Wakod, Shirsoli and Kadholi). GRF commissioned a Gandhi museum in Gandhi Teerth premises to enlighten visitors about Gandhiji’s life, values and works. In FY 2013-14, 34,838 visitors visited the museum. Other programs by GRF comprised a village cleaning campaign in Wakod, senior citizen felicitation function, Ahimsa Probhodhan Yatra, Kadholi Road building, Takarkehda water harvesting project and a girls’ college in Shirsoli.

Kantai Dam

The company entered into a pioneering public-private partnership (first within its space in Maharashtra) to create infrastructure for regional benefit without engaging in unending land acquisition and government clearances.

The dam (inaugurated in October 2013) has already proved a game-changer. One, the company commissioned the project in half the usual cost and a fourth of the prevailing time using captive competencies. As a result, the aggregate regional benefits derived from the dam have probably been more than recovered within a year of commissioning. For its part, Jain Irrigation (statutorily entitled to 50 per cent of the pooled water) estimates a three-year payback on its books only from the water arbitrage opportunity (not counting enhanced yields). Two, the dam did not submerge even one square foot of peripheral farm area as was generally feared, stealing the thunder from environmentalists waiting in the wings.

Three, the dam has helped enrich 4000 acres and nearly 1200 hinterland families, most of whom are mid-level farmers (two to 12 acres per holding on average). The one line that sticks in my mind is this: the project, with an operating life of more than 100 years, is expected to pay back more than 100 times over in projected visible benefits across the century without counting invisible benefits, reverse migration and increased economic consumption. If this is what a spending of less than Rs 10 crore can do in one region, then it might be pertinent to ask what happens to the thousands of crores allocated across our vast country under the name of development.

a) Cultural

1. Sponsor dramas, plays.
2. Organize orchestra, song competitions.
3. Host folk dances, dance competitions.
4. Patronise Kavi sammelans, Humour melas.

c) Religious

1. Renovate/rejuvenate Mandir (Temple), Dargah (Tomb)
2. Construct Sthanaks (Abode for Jain Saints), Dharmashala (Inn)
3. Organize discourses by Eminent Thinkers.

d) Spiritual

1. Organize programmes on 'Transcendental Meditation’ & Yoga.

1. Organizing visits to Jain Valley for Environmental education, guidance and awareness.
2. Develop barren land into cultivable land.
3. Develop ‘Abhayaranya’ (sanctuary).
4. Distributing plant saplings for afforestation.
5. Promote cleanliness through adoption and maintenance of City Traffic Islands and Gardens.