Space Technology based Village Resource Centres (VRCs) for Rural Development VS Hegde & Remilla LN MURTHY Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Lucknow October …, 2007
… we must be second to none in the applications of advanced technologies to the real problems of man and society …”. . Dr. Vikram Sarabhai
Space for Societal Development An Illustrative List of Applications • Education/ Awareness • Healthcare/ Hygiene • Training/ Skill development • Info Dissemination • Strengthening Panchayat Raj • Rural Empowerment • Agriculture • Water Resources • Watershed development • Drinking water • Drought assessment, monitoring & proofing • Flood/ cyclone monitoring • Fuel wood/ fodder assessment • Land Information Systems • Wasteland mapping & monitoring • Groundwater prospecting • Potential Fishing Zone • Rural roads connectivity • ….
VRC: The Roles of Partners ISRO Connectivity VSAT, associated Communication Equipment, lowend AV Equipment Satellite Bandwidth Telemedicine Minimal h/w (EKG), s/w Tele-Education s/w NR Database Available and customized, along with minimal Query and Analytical tools Maintenance of Equipment First 3 years Partner Agency Need Assessment PRA, RRA Infrastructure Building with Civil, Electrical facilities to house VRCs; Additional Multi-media Computers, etc. Manpower 2 -3 Skilled Persons at each VRC Services Arrangements with Expert Centers & Experts, Hospitals & local Doctors, Teachers, … Contents, their updation, … Maintenance of Equipment After initial 3 years
Unique Features of VRCs ü Interactive Video ü Broadcast Technology - One way Broadcast & selective IP based Return Video ü Seamless Access to Far-flung, Remote & Island territories ü Synchronous as well as Asynchronous Learning … and a ‘Partnership based’ Effort’
VRC: The Initial Networks Agriculture, Horticulture, Fishermen dominated areas Schools & Rehabilitation Centres; Involvement of Farmer Distress Hotspots
Village Resource Centres (VRCs) Status Set-up/ Functioning & Partners As on October 01 , 2008 TN Kerala Kar Maha Rajasthan Set-up: Being Set-up: MSSRF, Amrita , , Sathyabama Amrita, KSPB, MSSRF Karuna, MYRADA, UAS MSSRF, BAIF, Gomukh, Rural. Com MSSRF, SDS, BMB&STC, TBS, Vatsalya, MGCS, SPWD, SBCT AP MSSRF, DHAN, Byrraju Gujarat SEWA, Abhiyan UP IIIT-A, NH, DA MP NCHSE, DA Delhi DA, IIIT-A Bihar SRI, DA Jharkhand KGVK, SRI, RKM Orissa CYSD, PREM, Agragamee, GV Assam ABITA Uttarakhand HIHT, SBMA, Chirag, INHERE Nagaland NASTEC WB RKM Sikkim RD&RM, DST HP HPVHA, YSPUHF Being Set-up ~ 50 Expert Centres/ Hospitals includes 8 at ISRO/ DOS Centres (IIRS, NRSA, NE-SAC, 4 RRSSCs SAC) A&N TN Guj A&N Admin. DHAN, VITU SEWA, AKRSP
VRCs: A Snapshot of Activities Natural Resources Management • Water resources - ground & surface water assessment, management • Wasteland development • Watershed based planning • Alternate landuse plan • Soil health • Environmental aspects Healthcare • Awareness creation - TB, Malaria, Chikungunia, Dengue • Child & women healthcare • Eye-care, dermatology, camps & consultations • Traditional/ herbal medicine • Cardiac Check - ECG Camps Education, Training, Skill Dev for Livelihood support • E-Learning, computer literacy • Supplementary teaching • Micro-enterprise, micro-finance, marketing • Skill dev - Nursing, Plumbing, Lab technician, Electrician Other • Summer camps for children • Interactions with elected representatives of Panchayats/ Self Help Groups • Workshops • Screening of educational CDs • Rural Yellow Pages • Local News Papers • Display of rural/ cottage products Social Empowerment • Right to Information (RTI) • Domestic violence, sexual abuse • Disabilities • Career plan/ counseling • Birth/ death/ property registration • Governmental schemes • Job opportunities • Legal advisories Agri. Dev. related • Interactive advisories - crop pest, diseases, fertilizer/ pesticide • Soil health, water management • Seeds, market, organic farming, kitchen gardening, weeds • Horticulture, floriculture • Crop insurance • Livestock management • Potential Fishing Zone (PFZ)
ISRO-MSSRF VRC in TN: Activities >3000 Programmes >100, 000 Participants • Interactive Advisories to Farmers • • • Rabi Pre-season Training Programme Gingili, Ground nut, Oil seeds cultivation Agro-meteorology related Organic farming Crop Insurance Livestock Management Potential Fishing Zone (PFZ) Health camps Interaction with authorities
ISRO-MSSRF VRCs in TN: Activities … contd. >3000 Programmes >100, 000 Participants • Tele-Education • - Awareness Camps • - Computer Literacy • - Functional/ Adult Literacy • Alternate Livelihood related • Micro-Enterprises • Marketing • Rural Yellow Pages • Accounting Software Training • Virtual Congress on Medicinal Plants Key Factors that contributed. . • Blend of Technologies • Integration of Expertise/ Core Competence • Peoples’ Participation
ISRO- AMRITA VRCs in TN & Kerala: Activities § 11 Nodes - Kerala (7), TN (2), 1 Exp. Centre; 1 Hospital § 3 in Schools, 3 in PHCs, 1 in Orphanage, 2 in Tsunami Relief Camps § Emphasis on School-centric & Awareness creation Programmes § >750 Programmes conducted; reaching out to >15, 000 beneficiaries § E-Learning § Workshops on Tribal Dev. § Awareness in IT Applns, Fisheries, Floriculture, Forest, Environment, Personality Dev. , … § Healthcare
MYRADA VRCs, Karnataka: Activities 15 VRCs, 2 Expert Centres, 2 Hospitals > 100 Programmes in 5 months; > 11, 500 Participants § Emphasis on Human rights & Societal empowerment § Programmes included: - Right to Information (RTI) - Birth Registration - Domestic violence with Women & Sexual abuse - Disabilities - Health awareness classes on HIV/ AIDS, Common Diceases, … - Career plan - Summer training camps on Pot/ Block Painting, Flower arrangement, …
Karuna Trust VRCs in Karnataka: Activities VRCs located in PHCs 19 VRCs, 1 Expert Centre, 2 Hospitals > 85 Programmes in 4 months > 6000 participated Programmes included: - Traditional/ Herbal medicine - Awareness creation in various diseases - Health Insurance - Training/ Skill building in Healthcare Medical Officers, Primary Healthcare Workers, … - Community Microfinance
Gujarat VRCs: Activities 13 Nodes - 10 VRCs, 1 Expert Centre, 2 Hospitals Healthcare/ Awareness - Chickenguniya, Malaria, Eye Diseases, TB cure, Dental diseases & care, … - Womens’ Health - Gynec. Problems, Breast Cancer, Safe Delivery of Child, . . - Child Healtcare & Diseases, …. - Balanced Diet, Nutrition values of Indian Food, Nutrition for Pregnant Women, …. Live stock - Contageous diseases & miscarriages in animals - Increasing milk production from cattle Cropping Advisories - Drip & Sprinkle irrigation, Salinity control, Organic farming, Land & seed Preparation for sowing, …. - Diseases in Mung, Groundnut, Bajra, Cumin crops, …. - Crop insurance & Farmer credit card for Dry farming - Soil testing Societal Empowerment - Role & Responsibility of Panchayats, …
Gujarat VRCs Pre- Arranged Consultation for Dermatology Treatment
Some Success Stories - from Gujarat VRCs Ttreatment for Skin ailment Kutubbhai Fakruddin Parmar of Kauka village of Dholka Blk, Ahmedabad dist. Increasing Milk Production Tele-treatment for buffalo - Jasiben from Simej village, Ahmedabad dist in interactive session with Anand Agri Univ.
Sathyabama Univ. VRCs, TN: Activities 15 VRCs, 2 Exp Centres, 1 Hospital Training Courses in: • • Emphasis on Vocational Training [for livelihood support] In all ys 04 Bo 3 rls 70 Gi 5 Lab Technicians (26 Boys; 232 Girls) Nursing Assistant (9 Boys; 336 Girls) Electrician (234 Boys; 3 Girls) Plumber (35 Boys) Each Course - 6 Hrs/ Week Participants - Max 20/ Course/ VRC Puthalam
VRCs and Village Knowledge Centres (VKCs) Layered Approach for Aggregation & Reaching the Services - MSSRF Model Info portal web-based, interactive Main Hub - MSSRF • Data Managers • Connectivity & Content Block level Hub External Connectivity Coordination, Content Generation, Web-casting, Capacity Building, M&E, . . . Connectivity, Trained Personnel, Need Assessment, Boundary Partnerships, Intra-net Access, Contextual Contents, Delivery of Services - Advisories, Community News Paper, Field Level Services, VRC Hub & Spokes Model for VKCs Info. Users [Rural Families] Lower-end Connectivity, Knowledge Workers, Knowledge & Info. Access, Delivery of Services Notice Boards, Cable TV Network, In-person Interactions, Communitylevel Interventions, …
VRCs: ISRO’s Plans for Near Future ~ 4000 VRCs in larger clusters [at least one VRC - in each Rural/ semi-Urban Block/ Taluk of the country] Eventually State/ Regional Hubs/ Servers § VRC - A major player in National Knowledge Empowerment Movement üISP in remote areas - Islands üA part of multi-tier rural knowledge network, with backhaul links to Wi. Fi/ Wi. Max hotspots, other terrestrial networks üISRO/ DOS Centers as VRC Expert Nodes; links to NRC/ NRDB/ NDEM portals/ servers üContent Server for contextual knowledge & services, with search engine/ tools in local/ regional languages üLinks with national/ global weather/ disaster alert/ information networks üA few VRCs in friendly neighboring countries
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