VKC & VRCPresentation By :

Mr. Bai Koyu1st Year, 2nd SemesterAgricultural Extension

CAU/CPGS/AGEXT/M13/01

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.

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 ResourceCentre”Which is typically connected to 20-30

VKCs spread over a 60Km radius.

OBJECTIVE :• For promoting single window

delivery of need-based services viz. rain water harvesting, nutritional information.

• Including primary processing of fruits and vegetables

• Rural sanitation, preventive and curative aspects of health and hygiene,

• Skill development and linkage with market requirements etc.

• Location : Rural areas

• Target group : Economically disadvantaged sections of the society, SHGs

• Stake holders: CAPART, NGO, District Administration, Village Panchayats, Local Communities.

Specification ( Technical & FunctionalCentral 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

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

The remote location i.e. Village Knowledge Centre will have

Audio / 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.

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.

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.Provide information on health,

education, nutrition, gender issues, legal services and women empowerment

VTCs Services :Tele-educationTele-healthcareLand & Water Resources ManagementInteractive Advisory ServicesTele-fisherye-Governance ServicesWeather Services

VRC - Status and Future Plan:During the past two years, over 275

VRCs have been set up in the country across 16 States.

In association with about 40 partner agencies.

These VRCs have conducted over 3,000 programmes benefiting over 200,000 people.

Contd...• In the coming years, the VRC

programme will be expanded.

• To 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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