Jalgaon, 27 April, 2011 - JISL President for Finance Manoj Lodha received "Dun & Bradstreet � Rolta Corporate Award 2010" on 26th April at Mumbai on behalf of the Company. Entrepreneur Rajesh Mirchandani gave away these awards in a function held at Trident Hotel in Mumbai. CEO of Dun & Bradstreet Kaushal Sampat and Senior Vice-President of Canon India Alok Bhardwaj and other dignitaries were also present at this ceremony. Indias leading 500 companies producing several products and 45 companies from service sector were considered for this top honour at this function. The selection for the award has been made from the field of plastics and plastics production. Jain Irrigation has definitely proved its superiority in plastic production.

Jain Irrigation, leading company in India in plastics processing industry, is the pioneer in plasticulture technology suitable for Indian farmers. It proved the scientific use of plastics in the production of drip irrigation, sprinkler irrigation, pipes, and PVC sheets. This technology has underlined the significant contribution of Jain Irrigation in the ecological balance. The Company has achieved the magic of bringing more land area under cultivation with less water due to the use of micro-irrigation system, pipes and drip system manufactured with the assistance of plastics. Jain Irrigation has made available technology needed for development of agriculture in India to farmers from the decade of 1980 and thus made an important contribution to the literacy of the agricultural sector.

Jain Irrigation did not only stressed alone on the product sale but it gave a new vision of high technology in agriculture to farmers. Therefore, there was not only saving of water but increase of income of farmers also due to the increase in land area. Jain Irrigation made their research pro-people by combining it with products appropriate to farmers. The fact that Jain Irrigation has always undertaken several projects for corporate social responsibility was also considered while giving this award.

Leading companies from diverse fields like food processing, diamond industry, gems and jewellery, ready-made clothes, clothes, medicines, leather and things made from leather, mines and metals, engineering, information technology, computer, telecommunications etc were also felicitated. The selection for awards was made considering two factors - annual turnover and quality production.

About Jain Irrigation -
Jain Irrigation is a diversified Company with a market capitalization of Rs. 7000 crores. Jain�s product portfolio includes Irrigation Products, Piping Products, Plastic Sheets, Dehydrated Foods, Fruit Puree and Juice concentrates. Jain Irrigation has pioneered drip irrigation for small farmers in India and has a lion�s share in India, which is one of the fastest growing micro irrigation markets. Jain has a growing presence in the renewable energy segment and is the largest player in applications of solar energy in agriculture and rural areas. Solar Pumps, Water heating systems and various PV appliances have made big inroads in the market. The company�s focus will grow in this sector.

JAIN have 22 manufacturing plants in 4 continents, 94 sales offices and 52 depots in 120 countries. 7068 components are manufactured at their own plants. They are the only integrated irrigation-solution provider in the world. They have a workforce of over 7000 people. Out of these, more than 1500 are engineers, agronomists and field officers, working closely with the farmers.