Team

Kamal Jeet

Founder Director Kisan Sanchar

Qualifications

  1. Master of Science in Food Science and Technology from CCS Haryana Agricultural
    University, Hisar 1997-2000.
  2. L.L.B. & LLM. From Department of Law, Maharishi Dayanand University, Rohtak,
    Haryana, India. Specialization in Farmer Producer Companies.
  3. Organic Leadership Course, IFOAM ACADEMY (March 2012- November 2012)
  4. Master Class Organic Leadership Course, IFOAM ACADEMY 23 April to 29 April 2017

Journey of Kisan Sanchar began in 2007 when, after three years of working with Innovators and enterprenuers it was realized that the market was highly organized and dominated by corporations. There was little scope for innovators and traditional knowledge holders, with all communication systems and channels controlled by the market. This highlighted the need for a neutral channel to promote innovators and traditional knowledge holders.

In 2008, Kamal Jeet joined Hafed’s Basmati Contract Farming Project. Sh. D.P. Rattan, the then General Manager of Marketing, told Kamal Jeet that his performance would not be assessed based on the number of contracts facilitated between farmers and Hafed. Instead, it would be measured by the number of farmers who returned to sell their contracted produce at Hafed purchase centers. The detailed story can be read here.

The success story of increasing purchases from farmers was shared with Dr. S.P. Goyal, the then in-charge of Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) Kurukshetra. In the Kharif season of 2009, KVK Kurukshetra asked Kamal Jeet to provide technology for disseminating technical content to 4,000 farmers in the Kurukshetra District. Based on the findings of this experiment, a case study was developed and presented at the Annual KVK Conference.

This led to the involvement of ICAR, which provided Kamal Jeet the opportunity to develop a messaging system for 75 KVKs under Zone-1 of ICAR to send messages to farmers.

On 1st November 2010, www.kisansanchar.com was launched. Shveta Gupta designed the logo for Kisan Sanchar and managed communication with the 75 KVKs of Zone-1 and around 25 KVKs of Zone-7 (Gujarat and Rajasthan). Rishabh Bhamral developed the messaging system.

On 23rd July 2011, Kisan Sanchar won the Vodafone Mobile for Good Award, from Vodafone India Foundation, Digital Empowerment Foundation to scale up www.kisansanchar.com.

In March 2012, Kamal Jeet and Divya Goswami formally incorporated Kisan Sanchar as a company under Section 25 of the Indian Companies Act 1956.

 List of projects completed

S.N.YearName of ProjectOrganizationStatus
1.2000Organic Certification of Farmers in Haryana Punjab and Uttar PradeshIndian Organic FoodSuccessfully Delivered
2.2001-2006Scouting of Green Grassroots Innovations and Best Example of Traditional Knowledge in Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and UttrakhandNational Innovation FoundationSuccessfully Delivered
3.2006Mentoring of grassroots innovators for developing their innovations in to enterpriseHoney Bee NetworkSuccessfully Delivered
4.2007Training of trainers and farmers leaders on scouting of innovations and problem solving in Bundelkhand area of Uttar Pradesh.Oxfam GB LucknowSuccessfully Delivered
5.2007Agri Extension Services to Contract Farmers of Desi Wheat C 306 in Mewat, Rewari and Jhajhar Districts of Haryana.Hafed PanchkulaSuccessfully Delivered
6.2008Agri Extension Services to Contract Farmers of Basmati Paddy CSR 30 in Kaithal, Karnal and Kurukshetra Districts of Haryana  Hafed PanchkulaSuccessfully Delivered
7.2009Agri Extension Services to Contract Farmers of Basmati Paddy CSR 30 in Kaithal, Karnal and Kurukshetra Districts of Haryana  IKSL-New DelhiSuccessfully Delivered
8.2010 – 2013Contract Farming and Organic Farming of Basmati Paddy, Desi Wheat and BarleyHafed PanchkulaSuccessfully Delivered
9.2010 -12Dissemination of Agro Advisories to 75000 farmers in association with Krishi Vigyan Kendras in Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu Kashmir, Delhi, Gujrat and Rajasthan.Zonal Project Director ICAR Zone-1, Ludhaian & Zone 7 JodhpurSuccessfully Delivered
10.2012Dissemination of messages related to financial Inclusion through printing of 300000 school notebooks and impact evaluation.NABARDSuccessfully Delivered
11.2013Development of 60 Climate Smart Villages through dissemination of Weather Intelligence to farmers.CIMMYTSuccessfully Delivered
12.2014Development of web application for conducting of mobile surveysCIMMYT & Michigan State UniversitySuccessfully Delivered
13.2014Identifying and Organizing 400000 farmers in Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar , Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Tamilnadu and delivering Agro Advisory Services through IT Enabled Platform  CABISuccessfully Delivered
14.2015Identifying and organizing 30,000 Agribusinesses in Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, RajasthanCABISuccessfully Delivered
15.2016Dissemination of weather Intelligence among 6000 beneficiaries of Meetha Sona ProjectSolidaridadSuccessfully Delivered
16.2016Dissemination of Daily Market Prices to farmers via 23 Community Radio StationsWingify FoundationSuccessfully Delivered
17.2016Organizing Farmer Beneficiaries in a Producer Company  and providing Hand Holding support  in PANIPATNABARDSuccessfully Delivered
18.2016Organizing Farmer Beneficiaries in a Producer Company  and providing Hand Holding support  in AMBALANABARDSuccessfully Delivered
19.2017Organizing Farmer Beneficiaries in a Producer Company  and providing Hand Holding support  in YAMUNANAGARNABARDSuccessfully Delivered
20.2017Organizing Farmer Beneficiaries in a Producer Company  and providing Hand Holding support  in SONEPATNABARDSuccessfully Delivered
21.2017Natural Resource Conservation and Improving Livelihood of Farmers by dissemination of Authentic and Actionable Weather Intelligence to willing farmers beneficiaries in selected districts of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana and MaharashtraWingify FoundationSuccessfully Delivered
22.2018Organizing Farmer Beneficiaries in a Producer Company  and providing Hand Holding support  in KARNALNABARDSuccessfully Delivered
 23.2018Technical Audit of Hafed Oil Mills Rewari and NarnaulNABCONSSuccessfully Delivered
24.2019Development of Crop  Production Cluster in to Farmer Producer Company at Village Kangar , Noorpur Bedi in Ropar Punjab with focus on Medicinal Plants.IRA – HIMACHALSuccessfully Delivered
25.2019Development of Crop  Production Cluster in to Farmer Producer Company at Rikongpeo Kinnaur Himachal PradeshWingify FoundationSuccessfully Delivered
26.2019Providing weather Intelligence services to 6000 farmer beneficiaries in Uttarkashi district of UttrakhandWingify FoundationSuccessfully Delivered
27.2020Providing Weather Intelligence Services to farmers in Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand , RajasthanIndian Meteorological DepartmentSuccessfully Delivered
28.2020Providing knowledge based services to 22814 Gram Panchayats in Madhya PradeshSolidaridadSuccessfully Delivered
29.2020Linking of Gram Panchayats with Weather Intelligence Services on All India BasisIndian Meteorological Department  Working
30.2020Real Time Advisory System on Covid 19 from Gram Panchyat Decision Makers in 51 districts of Madhya PradeshSolidaridadSuccessfully Delivered
31.2020Program on Awareness Creation on Crop Residue Management in all Districts of Punjab under NAFCC Project on Climate Resilience Building in Rural areas through Crop Residue ManagementNABARDSuccessfully Delivered
32.2021Evaluations and Impact Assessment of Micro irrigation SystemsNABCONSSuccessfully Delivered
33.2021Impact Evaluation Study of Centre of Excellence – FarmersNABCONSWorking
34.2021Evaluation and Impact Assessment Study of Nabard Promoted FPOs in HaryanaNABCONSWorking
352021Training on Herbal and Food Products to 150 womenREAD IndiaSuccessfully Delivered
362021Training to 225 Women and Girls on IT Skills using Mobile Phone in Morni Hills, Panchkula, HaryanaREAD IndiaSuccessfully Delivered
372021Organized Bajra Food Festival at RewariNABARD
Canara Bank
Successfully Delivered
382021Training Program on Chamba Rumal making for 50 rural women of Chamba district.READ IndiaSuccessfully Delivered
392021Training on Herbal and Food Products to 50 women in Village Maheshwari, Jagadhari Yamunanagar HaryanaREAD IndiaSuccessfully Delivered
402021Training on Herbal Beauty Bar to 50 women in Village Haibatpur, Jagadari, HaryanaREAD IndiaSuccessfully Delivered
412022Community Development Training Program in Village Haibtpur Jagadhari Block Yamunanagar HaryanaCanara Bank Regional Office ChandigarhSuccessfully Delivered
422023Project Health Sanchar educating One Lakh Beneficiaries in 38 Towns of Haryana and 50,000 beneficiaries in 123 locations of Punjab on Air Quality Index, Air Pollution and Crop Residue Management using Mobile TechnologyWingify FoundationSuccessfully Delivered
432024Project Health Sanchar 2.0 Two Lakh Beneficiaries in 8 States of India on Weather Intelligence and Agro Advisoires. Wingify FoundationContinue
442025Demonstration of Amrit Mitti Formation at 10 Places to 2000 farmer beenfecireis. Wingify FoundationContinue
In addition to this Kamal Jeet gives consulatncy on projects related torural development and marketing. He is actively involved in promoting Gawala Gaddi which is a milk producer organization. He also promotes and spread knowledge and awareness on unadultertaed food products.

Sandeep Singh

Information Architect

Sandeep Singh MCA is key information architect at Kisan Sanchar. He is a seasoned software engineer having 18 years of professional experience in developing information engines and high quality delivery systems. He runs a Software Company at Ambala named Silex Software Private Limited.

He is a natural leader and have great command on his work. He is a profound enabler and team leader. He is giving shape to the Kisan Sanchar Flagship Program of providing weather intelligence to 2.5 Lakh Gram Panchayats in 6000 blocks of India.

He comes from a farming family background and has great faith that authentic and actionable knowledge available at right time is a key enabler to farmers for improving their productivity and profitability.

As the CEO and co-founder of Silex Softwares Pvt. Ltd., Sandeep brings over 15 years of experience in delivering top-tier IT solutions to a global clientele. With a Master of Computer Application and an MBA, Sandeep possesses a strong foundation in both technology and business strategy.

Since starting his career as a software developer in 2005, Sandeep has built a solid track record in developing bespoke eCommerce solutions, integrating complex systems, and managing projects on platforms like BigCommerce and Shopify. At Silex Softwares, he leads a talented team to create end-to-end solutions that drive business growth and innovation.

His passion for technology and commitment to excellence have helped him build lasting relationships with clients and partners. Whether working with established businesses or startups, his goal is to deliver solutions that drive growth and create value.

Divya Goswami

Director Finance

Divya Goswami is Post Graduate in Business Admisnitration with specialization in Finance. She started her career in KARVY and joined Kisan Sanchar in 2012. She heads the accounts department and take care of all financial activities related with Kisan Sanchar.

Nisha Kaushik

Head Admin Desk Kisan Sanchar

Nisha Kaushik is a Post Graduate in Mass Communication from Guru Jambheshwar University, Hisar, Haryana. She is heads the Admin Desk Kisan Sanchar and manages all the communication being sent to farmers from all the desks of Kisan Sanchar.

She possesses excellent drafting skills in Hindi, English, and Punjabi, and she has good experience in Publishing, Film Production activities. She has good communication skills and handled big assignments in the past. She has exposure to handling international projects of international organizations.

She has a great understanding of the information needs of the rural communities.

Subhash Chander Gakhar

Secretary Kisan Sanchar

Subhash Chander Gakhar is Secretray Kisan Sanchar. He is retaired from the post of DGM Accounts from HAFED-Panchkula and gives volunteer services to Kisan Sanchar since 2014. He takes care of all complinaces of MCA and Income Tax Deparment.

Ravinder Mohan

National Coordinator Filed Works

Ravinder Mohan is graduate from Kurukshetra University has heads the field works department of Kisan Sanchar. He takes care of all india team of statewise volunteers of Kisan Sanchar and implement all fieldworks of Kisan Sanchar. He is a staunch stretegist and able planner and has undertaken activities in all parts of India.

Rajender Singh

Creative Works Department

Rajender Singh is a creative artist and has worked with several publications earlier like Dainik Bhaskar and Majoj Pocket Books. He hails from village Khubru in Gannaur Sonipat Haryana. He takes care of development of creatives of all communications being sent to farmers on Agricultural General Knowledge by Kisan Sanchar.

Aarti

Feedback and Support Services

Arti is incharge of Feedback abd Support Services. She is Grdauate from Kurkshetra University and very skilled in communication with farmers. She collects feedback and regularly contact farmers and understand their isuues and tries to get resolved.

Dheeraj Chawla

Broadcast Assitant

Dheeraj Chawla is graduate in Arts from Kurkshetra University. He works and broadcast assitant in Kisan Sanchar and takes care of all india broadcasting facility. He is well versed in excel and broadcasting templates of Kisan Sanchar. He also collects data of Mandi Rates from Government Portal and compile the daily bulletin on Mandi Rates.