Farmers in India reaping benefits from eChoupal project

eChoupal project has led to better remuneration for the farmers and assured quality inputs to ITC, the company that launched this project.

A separate classroom for Haryana teachers

The government of Haryana and Intel India join their hands together to equip teachers of Haryana to became professionally well in the computerised environment in schools.

ICT in Indian Agriculture

[This article was published in the February 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

The latest Situation Assessment Survey of Farmers, 2005 of NSSO (http://mospi.nic.in/mospi_nsso_rept_pubn.htm) observes that the average monthly per capita expenditure (MPCE) of a farm house hold is just Rs 503 in 2003 across regions, classes and income groups with 27 per cent of farmers not liking farming while 40 per cent felt that given the option they prefer other career, due to poor incomes.

Q & A : Sanjay Tyagi, Director, STPI Mohali, India

Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) is one of the few Government agencies providing high end professional services to the software industry.

More rural specific ICT applications for health needed for development : Dr. Sunil Mehra, MAMTA-HIMC

More rural specific ICT applications for health needed for development