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

iv) Newer technological skill like use of space technologies, bio-technology,
information technology and networking.
The need for such a Centre would be spelt out for each of these major areas with
contemporary examples. The example of economic strategies could come from the
approach paper of the XI Plan and the concept of a road-map for each crop as
developed by the National Commission of Farmers. Examples of rural institution
building skill could be given from the material submitted to the Committee by
institutions like N.M. Sadguru Water & Development Foundation, Dahod, Gujarat, Krishi
Vigyan Kendra, Rahata, Dist. Ahmednagar, CEPT University, Ahmedabad and National
Dairy Development Board, Anand etc.
The need for such skills is well known. The report could give for illustrative purposes an
example of each.
4. Examples of the Institutional technological skills could be given from the Indian Society
of Agricultural Economic and ISRO seminars on Space Technology and the
Parthasarthi Committee on Technical aspects of development of dry land region.
Information technology and net-working from the e-chaupal and the Krishi Vigyan
Kendra at Rahata. Examples of agricultural technology development application could
be taken from the National Commission on Farmer's report.
5. The organizational structure of the proposed lUC would be in term of a University
based executive hub and a larger hub which would include institutions like ICAR, CSIR,
ISRO ICSSR, NIRD, NDDB, Agro Economic Research Centres and IRMA.
6. The immediate governance of the lUC would be the executive hub which would have
selected representatives from the University System.
7. A larger hub representatives of collaborating institutions would also be created.
8. The lUC would have staff in each of the Sections listed in para 3 above.
9. The staff itself would be of a very thin kind basically to service the hub and
collaborating research and training programmes. Each section may consist of 1-3
professionals and a strong information technology support system.
10. The training and research efforts of the IUC would be of a collaborative kind. The
collaborating institutions would be expected to contribute matching financial resources.
11. The Inter University Centre would develop nodal institutions in each of the 18 Agriclimatic
regions of India. These nodal institutions would in turn work at the sub-regional
levels and support networks for the solution of the research and training programmes
outlined by the IUC.
12. In some of the most backward sub-region the IUC may consider setting up de-novo
institutions for achieving its objectives.
It was decided that the Members of the Committee and the Chairman would be requested to
send information bye-mail for each of the paras listed above. The Chairman in consultation
with the Vice-Chancellor, Dr. T. Karunakaran would finalize a structure of the report in which
this material will be integrated and the draft report circulated for comments of the
Committee.
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