Village knowledge Centre & Village Resource Centres

An initiative of ISRO

1. VKC & VRC Presentation By : Mr. Bai Koyu 1 st Year, 2 nd Semester Agricultural Extension CAU/CPGS/AGEXT/M13/01

2. VILLAGE KNOWLEDGE CENTRES : Village Knowledge Centre (VKC) serves as information dissemination centre. It provides instant access to farmers about latest information/ knowledge available. Basically in the field of agriculture, starting from crop production to marketing.

3. VKC Implementation : It was started at Villianur , a village in Pondicherry in 1998 . The cost of project is completely borne by MSSRF . The VKC project uses a Hub & Spokes model . The hub is a “ Village Resource Centre ” Which is typically connected to 20-30 VKCs spread over a 60 Km radius.

4. OBJECTIVE : F or promoting single window delivery of need-based services viz. rain water harvesting, nutritional information. I ncluding primary processing of fruits and vegetables R ural sanitation, preventive and curative aspects of health and hygiene , S kill development and linkage with market requirements etc.

5. Location : Rural areas Target group : Economically disadvantaged sections of the society , SHGs Stake holders : CAPART, NGO, District Administration, Village Panchayats, Local Communities .

6. Specification ( Technical & Functional Central Site : The originating point of information dissemination. Remote Site : The receiving point of information from the central site. Connectivity : WiMax/VSAT/Leased Line/ISDN Technologies

7. The central studio, from where the speaker will deliver the interactive real time, will have : audio/video systems, Computers, Printers, UPSs, CPCB certified Diesel Generator Sets and Wireless Broadband radio link /VSAT/Leased Line/ISDN lines

8. The remote location i.e. Village Knowledge Centre will have A udio / video system , printer, UPS and CPCB certified DG set and Wireless Broadband radio link/VSAT/Leased Line/ISDN lines . It will also have a Windows XP enabled PC with TV tuner card. for digitizing, archiving , conducting playback input from video conferencing.

9. VILLAGE RESOURCE CENTRES: It has been evolved by ISRO and implemented through a partnership with RRSSC . VRCs was inaugurated in 2004 . The VRC is a totally interactive VSAT based network. The network uses one of the Extended C-band transponders of the INSAT-3A satellite.

10. Contd... Users located at one node of this network can fully interact with others located at another node through video and audio links . Two facets of VRC have been envisaged: One is Governmental domain . The second is the Public domain . P rovide information on health, education , nutrition, gender issues, legal services and women empowerment

11. VTCs Services : Tele-education Tele-healthcare Land & Water Resources Management Interactive Advisory Services Tele-fishery e -Governance Services Weather Services

12. VRC - Status and Future Plan: During the past two years, over 275 VRCs have been set up in the country across 16 States. I n association with about 40 partner agencies . These VRCs have conducted over 3,000 programmes benefiting over 200,000 people.

13. Contd... In the coming years, the VRC programme will be expanded. T o cover the entire rural and semi-urban parts of the country. Together with the initiatives of other agencies , the benefits of VRCs will be able to reach all the villages in the country.

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