UGC Report on Inter University Center on Rural - Ministry of Rural ...

CONTENTS
1. INTER UNIVERSITY CENTRE ON RURAL DEVELOPMENT 4
1.1 Introduction 4
1.2 Meetings 4
2. NEED FOR A CONSORTIUM 5
2.1 India’s Economy in the cross-roads 5
2.2 Imperatives of ‘Knowledge-Economy’ approach 5
2.3 What do we do when knowledge is scattered across many agencies 6
3. VISION SETTING 7
3.1 Vision for a ‘Faster and more Inclusive Growth’ 7
3.2 A reality check: where do we stand in the Millennium Development Goal 8
3.3 Networked functioning 9
4. OBJECTIVES 11
5. APPROACH TO THE DESIGN OF THE IUC 12
5.1 The ‘agrindus’ vision and its implications 12
5.2 The need for a regional base 12
5.3 Need for knowledge related interaction among the sub-sectors 13
of the economy
6 TWO-TIER STRUCTURE 14
6.1 National Hub for the IUC 14
6.2 Regional Hubs 14
7 REGIONAL PLATFORMS FOR KNOWLEDGE CONNECTIVITY 15
7.0 The Approach 15
7.1 Illustrations 16
7.1.1 Agro-Climatic Region: Gujarat and Hill Regions 16
7.1.2 Agro-Climatic Region: Southern Plateau to Hill Region 16
7.1.3 Eastern Himalayan Region 17
8. POSSIBLE INSTITUTIONAL NETWORKS IN EACH 18
AGRO-CLIMATIC REGION
9 ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE IUC 56
10 STAFFING AND FUNCTIONALITY 60
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