Maharashtra SSC Decorative Pieces from Waste Divyang case studies
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This Maharashtra SSC vocational subject is a craft-based course in which Divyang (divyangjan) candidates turn discarded household and workshop waste - cloth, paper, plastic, metal, glass, wood offcuts, natural fibre - into decorative articles such as wall hangings, lampshades, photo frames, table decor and gift items. It sits within the State Board's vocational/skill stream for Class 10 and is assessed through a written theory paper plus practical work and a submitted product portfolio, so both hand skill and understanding of materials, safety and costing matter. The Maharashtra SSC Decorative Pieces from Waste Divyang case studies are 5 cases and about 4,963 words.
1Broken Bits and a Shared Socket: Making 30 Bottle-Cap Keychains Safely
A workshop run by an NGO for Divyang trainees has eight students making 30 bottle-cap keychains for a school fair. The room is 4 m by 5 m with one window and one 6 A wall socket; two hand drills and one glue gun share that socket through an extension board.
971 words, about 5 min2Sixty-Two Kilos from a Donation Drive: What to Keep Before the Monsoon
A school collects 62 kg of waste for its Divyang students' craft unit. The load is: 14 kg PET bottles, still holding liquid and labels; 6 kg HDPE oil cans with residue; 9 kg coconut shells, some with black mould; 5 kg used tyre tubes; 3 kg e-waste (a charger, two adaptors, mixed wires); 2 kg broken glass bangles; 4 kg food-soiled paper; 7 kg plastic toys with no labels or recycling code; 6 kg cotton rags; and 6 kg of unopened packets of unknown material.
957 words, about 5 min3A Low-Vision Designer and Three Rings That Do Not Close
Anita, 17, has low vision (6/60 in the better eye), works with a 4x magnifier and needs high contrast and large print. She is designing a wall hanging for the school exhibition: a 300 mm x 300 mm plywood board, an outer ring of bottle caps, an inner ring of caps, and a coconut-shell disc of 80 mm diameter at the centre.
1,034 words, about 5 min4Handles That Peel at Three Kilos: A Joint Problem, Not a Glue Problem
A Divyang students' unit has an order for 25 shopping bags for a local shop. The body is stitched from old denim.
968 words, about 5 min5Forty Diyas, Six Broken: Pricing and Packing for a Repeat Order
A craft unit of Divyang trainees receives an order for 40 coconut-shell diyas from a shop for Diwali, quoted at Rs 110 each. The shells were donated, but each diya uses Rs 4 of sandpaper, Rs 6 of natural lacquer, Rs 1.50 of wick and Rs 1 of cotton thread, with 8 per cent wastage on these consumables, and Rs 10 of packing material.
1,033 words, about 5 min