The whole concept of the project is based on sustainable technology for the benefit of mankind more particularly the BPL families. The prime objective of this project is to transfer and disseminate both technologies and information already available with RTIG to grass root level mainly to uplift the BPL families above poverty line during the project period.
Activities Under Project :
Awareness Programme (State, Regional & Grass root level), Demonstration /Exhibition.
Skill up gradation /Formation Programme
Dissemination of technology
Cluster development
Techno RED
Major Work performed during Project period
7 Regional level workshop and 34 Grass root level demonstration organised and 12500 BPL families took benefit of this programme.
For propagation of Technology & Peripatetic training 2 Nos. Mobile van start their journey and about 200 village of Valsad and Kachchh district are covered . Nearly 23,000 people benefited.
7 Common Facility centre established with local NGOs to create awareness and skill upgradation programme for the identified key activities. All the centres start functioning and some of them have started production centre also.
Under the skill upgradation formation programme . Total 105 Training programmes organized and 2144 BPL beneficiaries benefited. As many as 47 groups are working in the activity in which they were trained.
Institute has promoted 215 BPL artisans for participating in National and International Sales Cum Exhibitions to sale their products in National level exhibition and 8 artisans to International Exhibition. In all artisans could sale their product worth Rs. 101.28 lacs and got export order of worth Rs. 73.68 lacs.
Institute has strengthened its own 5 demonstration centres wherein it has equipped with appropriate technology, organized awareness campaign for BPL families.
Trained 1511 beneficiaries under REDP Programme. Out of total trainee 400 Beneficiaries already started their business.
Third Party Evolution has been completed and report thereof is submitted to CRD.
Implementation of Cluster Development Project
Govt of Gujarat under commissioner of cottage industries have launched a special scheme for development of artisan cluster through cluster development approaches. Wherein 20 such cluster development work given to NID, NIFT, RTIG & ICE&CD.
RTIG have selected 3 cluster on pilot basis in the first phase. It has completed diagnostic survey of two cluster viz. Shram Jivi Bachat jooth at Gamadi dist :
Anand for the leather toys and Harshiddh Vanskam Sahkari Mandali , Vilage Zundala Dist : Porbandar .
Leather Toys [Shramjivi Bachhat & Dhiran Jith Gamadi]
Diagnostic surrey is completed Project proposal is prepared & submitted to Govt. and it is approved the Government.
One advance leather toys making training programmes is completed with 24 beneficiary Required machines , tools & equipments are purchased Raw materials is purchased for training purpose & survey of the requirement of market. Beneficiaries of cluster have started their production.
Participated in IITF and other Fairs & Exhibitions. Sell their product worth Rs. 1.20 lacs. About 40-50 beneficiaries are working in the cluster.
Decorative Bamboo Article [Shri Harshhiddh Bamboo work & Hasta Authogic sahkari Mandali ,Zundal – Porbandar]
Diagnostic surrey is completed Surrey report is prepared & submitted to the Govt. and it is under consideration.
First batch of 25 beneficiaries are trained.
Basic tools and implement provided for production.
Product catalogue & brochure prepared for publicity of product.
Construction of common facility center have been completed.
Wooden Toys [ Idar - SabarKantha District]:
Diagnostic surrey is completed by NID.
Artisans of cluster participated during Vibrant Navarati -2005 and Sales the articles worth Rs. 0.45 lacs.
Building acquirement for CFC under progress.
Soft toys cluster [Ahmedabad District]:
Sakhi Mahila Samaj Seva Trust , Manipur
Diagnostic surrey is completed.
40 Beneficiaries Imparted training under Institute's normal Skill upgradation training programme.
The Articles produced by the beneficiaries were put up for Exhibition and Sales during Vibrant Navarati -2005 and Vibrant Navarati -2006 where got good response of the people.
Product also exhibited in various exhibition organized by Indext-c.
Proposed Rural Technology Park The Institute has proposed Four technology Park under Special project of SGSY (Ministry of Rural Development , Govt. of India ) and two Technology Park under JAICA ( Japan Association of International Cooperation Agency) Japanese Assistance.
The Rural Technology Parks will be centres of excellence in rural enterprise which will offer a multitude of enterprise related services under one roof. They will provide a cluster of appropriate and leading technologies, information, business counseling as well as other enterprise-related services to those people living below the poverty line and seeking to establish a new enterprise.
RTPs will adopt a holistic approach to enterprise development and will assist the rural poor in the setting up of the enterprise by offering a workspace, machinery, residential facility, training and skill upgrading courses, counseling, machinery renting facility, support in developing the business plan, providing marketing & financial support, and handholding after the beneficiaries have set up their enterprise.
The aim of the Project is to develop the entrepreneurial activities to the extent that they are at par with the best in the country, and not simply at the level of cottage industries. The Project will induct entrepreneurs by screening them and selecting only those who have the potential to benefit from the programme. The technology and training inputs made under the Project will serve the entrepreneurs for at least 10-15 years.
The Project will be implemented over a period of three years and its basic long term objective is to promote the economic development of the rural families living below the poverty line and foster social change.
The Proposal has been under consideration of Govt. of India . These Technology Parks will be centres of excellence and best practices in all aspects connected to rural enterprise and business development.
