Welcome to

Presentation
On
Makhana (Gorgon Nut)
 A Mini Ratna Category -I Company
1964 Started as a regulatory body for
export of ferrous scrap.
1974  Became a Subsidiary of SAIL.

1982  Delinked from SAIL to become an

independent company under MoS.

1992  All items traded by MSTC were

decanalised.
 Contd..,

1998  Disinvestments Commission

recommends 100% sell-out /closure

2002  Awarded Mini-Ratna Category II

2005  Elevated to Mini-Ratna Category I

2007 Upgraded to Schedule ‘B’ Company

 All India Network …

HO & Corporate Office: Kolkata

Regions: New Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and

Chennai

Branches : Bangalore, Vadodara and Vizag

Site Offices: Bhopal, Trichy and Haldia.

 CORPORATE VISION

To emerge as a dominant B2B

player in the area of trading with
particular emphasis on Steel
Industry
Financial Performance last five years
600 120

500 100

400 80

300 60

200 40

100 20

0 0
2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11

Net Worth Profit before T ax Profit after T ax

Rs. In Crore

2010-11
2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 (Provisional)

Net Worth 202.20 270.65 342.37 408.46 482.96

Profit before Tax 90.87 134.47 129.53 135.99 150.41
Profit after Tax 59.00 92.20 85.05 86.10 98.89
 A
BRIEF PRESENTATION
ON AGRO COMMODITIES &
EMPHASIS ON
MAKHANA (GORGON NUT)
 CONTENTS
 WHAT IS MAKHANA?

 HOW IT IS GROWN AND RELATED ASPECTS.

 ECONOMIC VALUE OF THE CROP?

 ISSUES WHICH SUPPORTS ITS LARGE SCALE

COMMERCIALIZATION.

 BRINGING MAKHANA ON MSTC’s e-AUCTION

PLATFORM TO MAXIMIZE THE PROFIT TO
BUYERS AND SELLERS

 CONCLUSION
 WHAT IS MAKHANA
 Makhana – also known as Fox nut/Gorgon nut.

 An aquatic crop, is highly nutritious, fully

organic non-cereal food.

 Recommended for overall health benefits and

used for eating in various value added
Products.

 Temperate Crop - Introduced In India,

Bangladesh, China, Japan, Korea etc
 HEALTH VALUE OF MAKHANA &
CONSUMPTION PATTERNS
 Makhana contains easily digestible Proteins which
help in strengthening kidneys and maintain blood
glucose levels.

 Makhana, roasted or fried can be eaten as snacks, as

well as used in preparation of various kinds of
delicious sweets & kheer.
Nutritional Value:
Protein (%) Iron Carbohydrate Calcium (%) Phosphorus (%) Other
(mg/100gm) (%) Minerals
(%)

13.6 11.9 70.5 0.5 0.2 3.3

 CULTIVATION

 In India it is grown in Bihar, Assam, West

Bengal, Tripura, Manipur.

 It is cultivated in stagnant water Source.

 CULTIVATION PATTERN
Diagram:

2
3

4
1

7 5

6
Pictorial view of Cultivation &
Processing:
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MAKHANA FRUIT
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 MAKHANA IN BIHAR
 Bihar accounts for 90% of its production.

 Area under production is 0.27 lakh hectare.

 Annual production is 0.15 lakh MT.

 Approx. 2 lakh people of fishing community

is engaged in production and has a unique
marketing channel.
 BRINGING
AGRO-PRODUCTS AND MAKHANA
(GORGON NUT)
ON
E- PLATFORM
 MSTC’s venture into
agro-products for e-Auction
 ‘Tea Serve’ an organization supported by Govt. of
Tamilnadu given work of tea auction to MSTC-
Expected Volume of Business Rs.100 Crore during
current year.

 e-Sale of agri-products such as Pulses, Honey,

Turmeric etc. of ORMAS-Odisha State Govt.
Organization.

 We have conducted e-Auction of Turdal and Honey

for ORMAS –Odisha State Govt.
New Venture:
 Tirumala Tirupati Devasthvanam (TTD) for
e-Sale of Human hair and Disposal of Scrap.
The approximate volume of sale would be
Rs.250 Crore .
 Makhana (Gorgan Nut)
 E-Auction of Tobacco for ‘Tobacco
Board’.
 e-Auction of Tea for ‘Tea Board’.
e-Commerce service offers…

e-Auction

e-Booking e-Procurement
e-Commerce

e-Banking
 Single window service…,
e-Auction
&
e-Procurement Services
In

www.mstcecommerce.com
Bidders registered for Scrap : 8711
Bidders registered for Coal : 11504
 BENEFITS OF e-AUCTION
VIS A VIS
Public Auction / Tender
1. Location for Auction / Tender
is Needed
2. Physical presence of Bidders /
Principals necessary
3. Majority Buyers are
local/limited Bidders.
4. Any Buyers / Bidders can bid
for Hazardous materials/lots
5. Possible disruption by
external factors
6. Revision of Bids not possible
e-Auction
1. No such requirement
2. No such requirement
3. Nation-wide Buyers
4. For Hazardous materials the
system only allows the
Registered
Recyclers / Reprocessors
under CPCB to bid.
5. This is eliminated
6. Bids can be revised for
improvement Only
 BENEFITS WITH e-AUCTIONS & MSTC
1. Transparent Transactions 1. Maximum participation from Huge
Permanent Customer base (15000+)
2. No Human Interference 2. Maintains high transparency
levels in its operations.
3. Eliminates cartel formation 3. Nation wide network support for
operations
4. Reduces the Total disposal 4. Complete package of services
time starting from advt. to Realization
of sale Value
5. Attracts National wide bidders 5. Collects Service Charges only when
sale materializes
6. Enhanced Prices 6. ISO Certified & Huge Infrastructure
with DMS for e-auctions.

7. All MIS Reports can be 7. System of Disposing hazardous waste

Generated as per Requirement as per HWM Rules
 The present and the future trend of Makhana production

is as fellows:

Sl.No Item Present Target 2012

.

1. Volume of production 40,000 tonnes 200,000 tonnes

2. Cultivation on 15,000 hectare 75,000 hectare

3. Firm gate value (In Rs) 550 crore 2,750 crore

4. No. of families engaged in the 40,000 200,000

job
 Road Map to meet the projection &
expansion

E-Mode of selling

Formation of Co-operatives/ society.

MOU with MSTC for regular e-sale.

Answering the Logistics of Makhana.

THANK YOU