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Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is the key enabler and a vital
component of the new knowledge based economy and information revolution. It is a
major factor in economic growth and increasing productivity. India is increasingly
integrating ICT into its national development plans and adopting strategies for its
widespread promotion in all the spheres of economic activities. There is a need to
ensure that the benefit of the ICT percolates to all the different socio-economic strata
and to the grass roots of the rural India.
The rural areas in India cannot be compared with its urban areas, where needs
and service requirements are at a very different level. With poor existing infrastructure in
the rural areas, delivery of services of essential requirements becomes in itself
formidable task in its 6,40,000 villages spread out in every type of agroclimatic zones.
The Village Knowledge Centre (VKC) is a place to render distant services from a
single window point to rural masses especially in remote areas of the country through
modern Information and Communication Technology. The knowledge centre will be
connected to a central studio using technologies viz WiMax/VSAT/leased line. There will
be live interactive sessions in real time by the central speaker with audience at remote
villages or content already prepared on any subject that the rural communities might
need or desire, will be disseminated. The purpose of setting up of a VKC is to bring
access to a range of services, content and information to people living in remote villages
or areas which do not provide such access otherwise.
Objective:
The VKC programme is meant for reaching the benefits of the Information
Technology directly to the communities at the grass root level for promoting single
window delivery of need-based services relating to the life cycle needs of rural
population, viz. rain water harvesting, nutritional information including primary
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processing of fruits and vegetables, rural sanitation, preventive and curative aspects of
health and hygiene, skill development and linkage with market requirements and
demands, capacity building among village based organisations and people or on any
issue that the rural communities would desire.
The remote location i.e. Village Knowledge Centre (VKC) will have audio / video
system, printer, UPS and CPCB certified DG set and Wireless Broadband radio link
/VSAT/Leased Line/ISDN lines. The remote site will also have a Windows XP Media
centre enabled PC with TV tuner card to take the input from the Video Conferencing
equipment for digitizing, archiving and on demand conducting playback.
Proposal can be submitted for setting up of both Central and Remote or for
remote site only in case central studio for that area already exists.
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Responsibilities of the NGO:
· Proposal will be submitted for setting up of Central and Remote site. In case the
central studio is available in project area, then only setting up of the remote site
i.e. Village Knowledge Centre will be considered and will be set up by CAPART.
· The space for setting up of central/remote site will be made available by NGO
(detail enclosed in the Annexure-1).
· NGO will identify need based activities which will be taken up through proposed
Village Knowledge Centre focusing on income generation.
· Detailed methodology and modus operandi for content generation for the
knowledge centre.
· NGO will provide training, orientation and awareness generation to Local
Communities for using the Knowledge Centre.
· NGO will undertake capacity building of beneficiaries and other NGOs through
these Centres
· Selection of suitable subject matter specialist (if required) to deliver lecture at
Central Site
· Preparation of trained personnel for smooth operation and maintenance of all
equipments of Village Knowledge Centre/Central Studio.
· Time line/schedule of activities.
Responsibilities of CAPART :
· After approval of proposal submitted by NGO, CAPART will select an
Implementing Agency to set up the Central and Remote Site and hand it over to
NGO within 6 to 12 months time.
· Operational Cost for initial 3 years for central/remote site for the items mentioned
at Annexure-2.
· Programme Cost as mentioned at Annexure-3.
· Necessary funding for content generation.
· Any other assistance to facilitate for setting up of VKC
Expected Outcome:
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Progress Report:
The NGO may apply under Advancement of Rural Technology Scheme (ARTS)
and scrutiny of documents will go through CAPART approval cycles and competent
agency will set up the VKC.
Financial assistance will be provided for the following components:
· To meet the operational expenditure for central/remote site for initial 3
years,
· Content generation
· Capacity building and training of NGOs/communities
· Community organisation and orientation
· Any other component related to the local need
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Village Knowledge Centre
B-15
R-1
B-15
B-15 S1
R-2
R-n S1
S1
Central
Studio
(Coordinator) S1 B-15
S1
R-3
. . . S1
B... S1
R-5 R-4
B-15 B-15
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Annexure – 1
SPACE REQUIREMENT
At Central Site:
At Remote Site:
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Annexure-2
Remote Site :
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Annexure-3
at Central Site:
1. Content Generation
Demonstration Materials / Documentation of
Models (e.g. CD/Software) 5,00,000/-
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