Communication
NAME OF CENTRE: Centre for Human Resources Development (CHRD) (NIRD)
TITLE: Community interventions in rural water supply: drinking Water
PROJECT LEADER: Mohan Rao, M J
STARTING DATE: September, 2001
DATE OF COMPLETION: Dcember, 2001
OBJECTIVES: 1. To analyse the extent and quality of community participation in operation & maintenance and;2. To study the IEC and training components in effective implementation of drinking water project.
METHODOLOGY: PRA tools such as semi structured interviews, and focus group discussions were used to gather information.
STUDY AREAS: Uttar Pradesh
KEYWORDS: RURAL DEVELOPMENT;DRINKING WATER;RURAL WATER SUPPLY; COMMUNITYPARTICIPATION; INFORMATION; EDUCATION; COMMUNICATION; UTTARPRADESH
NAME OF THE CENTRE: Centre for Behavioral & Organizational Development (CBOD) (NIRD)
TITLE: Information education and communication strategies for improved family welfare programme
PROJECT LEADER: Singhal, C S
PROJECT TEAM: Durgaprasad, P; Singh, S K; Srinivasan, S;Rizwana, A; Sivaram, P; Chatterjee, S;Mohan Rao, M J; Prasada Rao, DVLNV; and Seetharaman, Sreedhar
STARTING DATE: October, 2002
DATE OF COMPLETION: March, 2003
OBJECTIVES: 1. To analyse the family welfare programme oriented IEC strategies and assess their effectiveness.2. To study the State IEC Bureaus and their functional relevance.3. to analyse the content and methods of IEC oriented current TOT courses, and suggest improved TOT curricula.
METHODOLOGY: Relevant documents, guidelines on IEC policy formulation and planning strategies relating to health, family welfare and RCH programmes will be analysed by using content analysis method.
STUDY AREAS: Karnataka, Orissa, Rajasthan and Meghalaya
KEYWORDS: SOCIAL WELFARE;INFORMATION;EDUCATION;COMMUNICATION;FAMILY WELFARE
NAME OF THE CENTRE: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
TITLE: Issues in implementation and management of information & communication technology (ICT) application in rural areas: An agenda for 2002
PROJECT LEADER: Vedakumari V
PROJECT TEAM: Prasad, R R Venugopala Sharma, G V Krishna Gopal, C Satishchandra, P Hermon, R R Satyanarayana Madhava Rao V Rajasekhar Reddy
STARTING DATE: July, 2001
DATE OF COMPLETION: March, 2002
OBJECTIVES 1. To examine the existing ICT applications at the grassroots level in RD sector; 2. To identify the limitations/constraints of ICT application;3. To identify the potential ICT applications in RD sector; and 4. To suggest the policy measures for optimizing the ICT application in RC sector.
METHODOLOGY: Information was collected through a structured questionnaire from the users of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) services.
STUDY AREAS: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Madhya Pradesh
KEYWORDS: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; ANDHRA PRADESH; KARNATAKA; KERALA; MADHYA PRADESH
Communication Network
NAME OF THE CENTRE: Centre for Natural Resources Management (CNRM) (NIRD)
TITLE: A study on communication channel in watershed development projects
PROJECT LEADER: Jaiswal, A K
STARTING DATE: April, 2001
DATE OF COMPLETION: March, 2002
OBJECTIVES: 1. To study the existing channels of communication at various level;2. To find out the gaps within the existing communication network and the institutional arrangements provided for; and 3. To suggest effective practical model of communication network.
METHODOLOGY: Primary data were collected with the help of semi-structured schedule interview, discussions and observations. Secondary data were collected from available official records, field and project reports at different levels.
STUDY AREAS: Himachal Pradesh
KEYWORDS: IRRIGATION; WATERSHED DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS; PROJECT; COMMUNICATION NETWORK; HIMACHAL PRADESH
Communication Technology
NAME OF THE CENTRE: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT (FM)
TITLE: Impact assessment of information communication technology (ICT) application in E-Governance: A study in Andhra Pradesh
PROJECT LEADER: Vedakumari, V
PROJECT TEAM: Venugopala Sharma, G.V; Satish Chandra, P;Madhava Rao, V; Hermon, R R; and Rajsekhar Reddy, M
STARTING DATE: July, 2002
DATE OF COMPLETION: March, 2003
OBJECTIVES: 1. To examine the potential of ICTs as perceived by government of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu;2. To understand and diagnose the problem areas of ICTs in E-governance;and 3. To identify measures for improving its effectivness.
STUDY AREAS: Warangal/Nizamabad, Kurnool and Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh and Pondicherry in Tamil Nadu
KEYWORDS: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; E GOVERNANCE; KARNOOL DISTRICT; NIZAMABAD DISTRICT; VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT; WARANGAL DISTRICT; ANDHRA PRADESH; TAMIL NADU
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