Innovation aims to successfully increase productivity while using the least amount of resources. 

Santosh has done exactly that.  He hails from the village of Shedbal, near Belgaum, where most people work as vegetable farmers.  Cleaning carrots after each harvest became a lengthy, and costly, process for the farmers.  Additional laborers were required for peeling and cleaning the carrots that were harvested.  Santosh designed a machine to help with this process.  The machine uses the simple phenomena of centrifugal force and friction.  With Santosh's machine, carrot cleaning only requires the help of one or two people, very limited water, and no electricity.  Moreover, Santosh's machine allows 100 kg of carrots to be harvested, cleaned, and peeled in only 15 minutes.  Eight farmers now use this machine and have spared the costs of employing six laborers. 

Santosh's innovative carrot cleaning machine earned him the  Best LEADer award in Yuva Summit 2013.