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Population : 1.7 million (54% tribal) No. of blocks : 13 Total area : 8195 ha

District at a glance. Population : 1.7 million (54% tribal) No. of blocks : 13 Total area : 8195 ha Rainfall : 830 mm (last three years average 430mm) Average Landholding : 1.85 ha. Agriculture Production

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Population : 1.7 million (54% tribal) No. of blocks : 13 Total area : 8195 ha

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  1. District at a glance • Population : 1.7 million (54% tribal) • No. of blocks : 13 • Total area : 8195 ha • Rainfall : 830 mm (last three years average 430mm) • Average Landholding : 1.85 ha. • Agriculture Production • Rabi: 2.91 lakh ha. • Kharif : 4.41 lakh ha. • Main Crops : Soyabean, Cotton, Wheat • APMCs : 7 • Horticulture : 5713 ha. • Main Crops : Banana, Papaya, Mango, Orange

  2. ISSUES IN CONCEPTUALISATION OF GYANDOOT PROJECT : • Content in Local Language / English • Internet / intranet network • Government sponsored/community • owned kiosks • V-sat / existing OFC telecom infrastructure • Free services / user - charges

  3. Gyandoot - The purveyor of knowledge • An Intranet in Dhar • 39 village kiosks • 21 Gram panchayat • 18 private kiosks • 32 e-clubs • Provides various content & services • Content in Hindi

  4. Stakeholders of Gyandoot Gyandoot Samiti • A registered society under M.P. Societies registration Act 1873. • All the members are government officials with the Collector as President and CEO ZP as Secretary • The operational team is of Program Manager, DIO (Technical head), APO & four computer operators. • Is a private entrepreneur • At least matriculate • Is paid no salary / honorarium (Earns for himself) Soochak

  5. Stakeholders of Gyandoot Zilla Panchayat Provides infrastructure facilities for Gyandoot Provides for telephone, electricity expenses Most of the staff have been drawn from the Zila Panchayat who work part time. National Informatics Center Provides technical support and guidance in system maintenance and software development

  6. Gyandoot - The system Pentium-III, 128 Mb RAM, 18Gb HDD, Serial Port Card 5 modems at server end LAN connecting all govt. departments Server Celeron processor, 4.3 Gb HDD, Universal Serial Port Equipped with multimedia facilities Client end Dial up connectivity (OFC/UHF) (9-12kbps) CORDECT Wireless in Local Loop (70kbps) can cover 25 km radius simultaneously voice & data transmission Connectivity

  7. Comparison with some other models

  8. Comparison of Different Connectivity Solutions

  9. THE FUNDING MODEL... • SGSY infrastructure fund • 10th Finance Commission • State Finance Commission • SGSY financing • Donations from Trusts, industries etc.

  10. Services of Gyandoot Caste/Income/domicile certificates Land records Registration of birth and death Grievance Redressal Old age/Social Security pension Social atrocities/epidemics Information on government schemes/allocations Guidelines for property registration Citizens’ charter Expert advice Driving license E-governance

  11. Services of Gyandoot E-commerce Mandi Rates Gram Haat Vaivahiki Online directory of people online booking of vermi-compost Soil testing

  12. Services of Gyandoot E-Education Question banks Personality tests Syllabuses Sawaliram se puchiye Quizzes Education courses (only through village kiosks) E-library

  13. ECONOMICS OF SOOCHANALAYAS • INVESTMENT : • Capital cost of establishing a kiosk :- Rs. 57,000 • Computer 32000 • Modem 3500 • Installation charges 2000 • Printer 10000 • UPS 9500 • Recurring cost per annum :- Rs. 12,000 • Includes telephone, electricity and other • maintenance expenses

  14. Economics Of Soochanalayas • INCOME PER ANNUM : • Gyandoot services :- Rs. 24,000/- • Jobwork / Data entry :- Rs. 6,000/- • Training :- Rs. 16,000/- • Others :- Rs. 2,000/- • Rs. 48,000/- • NET INCOME Rs. 36,000 p.a.

  15. SELECTION CRITERIA • SELECTION OF KIOSK LOCATIONS : • People’s response / initiative shown by gram • Panchayat • Haat Bazaar / Bus Stand Point. • Local exchange on OFC/ within WiLL access limit • SELECTION OF SERVICES : • Meeting with panchayat representatives • Felt-needs of the villagers identified through • RRA / PRA exercises

  16. Coverage of Gyandoot • Blocks covered - 9 • Population coverage - 1 million • No. of kiosks - 39 (21+18) Profile of Beneficiaries/customers Data collected through online customer survey No. of kiosks covered - 15 No. of people surveyed - 580 Survey carried out for a month in September 2001

  17. Profile of Beneficiaries/Customers

  18. Profile of Beneficiaries/Customers contd… Approximately, 40% of Dhar's population is below the poverty line.

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  23. SPEED BREAKERS • Telecom infrastructure (Last mile problem) • Power situation • Policy and legal framework • Initial Funding

  24. GROWTH TILL DATE • Kiosks :- from 21 to 39 (addition of new kiosks • are in the private sector . License fee Rs. 5,000 • p.a.) 32 Kiosks in Schools. • Services :- From 5 to 35 • Users :- fourfold increase. • Funding :-From community to private.

  25. RESULTS • Faster response from government machinery • Transparency in access mechanism - • anytime,anywhere anybody. • Elimination of middlemen • Better return to villagers for their produce • Alternative employment opportunities ( as soochak / through on-line employment exchange / as trained computer literate youth)

  26. RESULTS contd... • 200 rural youth getting computer training at the • kiosks • Government employees voluntarily getting • trained in computers. • “Advanced course on IT” started in polytechnic • college.

  27. RESULTS contd... • Local political decision making in resource • allocation is affected in favour of IT (Rs. 25 Lakh • sanctioned in MPLAD for e-education project) • Project has generated international level discussions on e-governance model • Government of MP instituted Gyandoot Award • amounting to Rs. 2.00 Lakhs for • popular IT projects

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  29. District Dhar, Madhya Pradesh

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