On July 6, 2022, CSIR-IIP and Anuj Kumar of Village Nirawali, Mawana, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh signed an agreement on the CSIR-IIP Technology "Improved Jaggery Making Plant - Gur Bhatti." Agriculture and agro-based cottage industries are the lifeblood of the rural economy; however, the most significant challenge to rural growth is the modernization of rural industries through scientific intervention.
The CSIR-Improved IIP's Jaggery Making Plant "Gur Bhatti" is a step toward reviving rural India's agro-based cottage industry. The technology can not only increase the productivity of "Gur" production but also lower emissions.
The technology has created new job opportunities for rural residents as well as additional revenue for existing plant owners who use it.
The benefits of this technology include a 20% reduction in fuel consumption, a 15% increase in daily Jaggery production capacity, and a significant reduction in smoke and emissions. Fuel can be easily loaded into the furnace. Increased Gur Manufacturing Plant Life.
Jaggery Manufacturing Process
Crushing sugarcane for juice extraction, filtration and boiling of juice for concentration, and then cooling and solidifying to produce jaggery blocks is a simple process. The juice is extracted using a standard crusher, then filtered and boiled in shallow iron pans.
During the boiling process, chemical bleaching agents or natural vegetable items such as Bhindi (Lady finger) are added to clean the juice, and the extraneous matter is constantly removed to give the juice a bright golden colour.
The boiled juice is then allowed to cool in iron/aluminum pots before being formed into jaggery blocks. The size of these moulds is determined by the weight of the block of jaggery, which ranges from 1kg to 2kg. The blocks are wrapped in jute cloth and shipped. The yield rate of jaggery is about 10%, 100kg of sugarcane yields 10kg of jaggery.
