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Foot wear Industry NAME OF THE CENTRE: Centre for Rural Industries & Employment (CRIE) (NIRD)  TITLE: Productivity of skilled manpower in footwear industry  PROJECT LEADER: Gangi reddy, Y  STARTING DATE: August, 2002  DATE OF COMPLETION: March, 2003  OBJECTIVES: 1. To study various measures initiated to improve the labour productivity of leather artisans 2. To study the impact of technology transfer and manpower development on productivity, production, incomes and marketing of foot wear industry and 3. To suggest various measures addressed to the issue of manpower development and marketing footwear industry.  METHODOLOGY: Information would be collected through a structure questionnaire and discussions with different stockholders.  STUDY AREAS: Two centers of leather garments industry i.e., Kolhapur of Maharashtra and Kanpur of Uttar Pradesh  KEYWORDS: INDUSTRY AND TECHNOLOGY;FOOTWEAR INDUSTRY;LEATHER  GARMENTS NDUSTRY; KOLHAPUR; KANPUR; MAHARASHTRA;UTTAR PRADESH Handloom Industry NAME OF INSTITUTION: National Institute of Science Technology and Development Studies (NISTADS) TITLE: Upgradation of jacquard M/C for modernization of methodology of artistic handloom design through CAD. (Action Research) PROJECT LEADER(S): Mukhopadhyay, A K. STARTING DATE: March, 2000. DATE OF COMPLETION: April , 2002. NAME OFCOLLOBORATOR: National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD).Jivan Seva Ext. P.Box No.16926, S.V.Road,Santacruz West, Mumbai. KEYWORDS: INDUSTRY AND TECHNOLOGY; HANDLOOM INDUSTRY Industrial Clusters NAME OF INSTITUTION: Council for Social Development (CSD) TITLE: Promoting industrial clusters : Need for policy initiatives PROJECT LEADER(S): Shridharan, L STARTING DATE: March, 2000 DATE OF COMPLETION: March, 2001 NAME OF SPONSORER: Malcolm  Elizabeth Adiseshiah Trust MAILING ADDRESS(S): 79, Second Main Road Gandhi Nagar, Adayar CHENNAI--600020 PROJECT ABSTRACT: Objerctives: 1) To understand the casual factors that leaded to the emergence and successful operation of industrial clusters, and 2) To evolve set of policy recommendations on the basis of the above. Methodology: A number of industrial clusters exist around Hyderabad. They include electronic component industry (100 to 150 units), electric fan industry (200 to 250 units) drugs and pharmaceutical industry (250 to 300 units), component tooling service (150 to 200 units), forging  foundry industry(about 30 to 40 units), plastic component industry(about 50 units),slab polishing industry (about 300 units at Tandoor), and Leather Shoe  Sandle units (about 800-1000 units)around Hyderabad. We have had discussions with concerned District Industry Centres and with the local Associations for the above industries. After some initial set backs, we have identified three industrial clusters based on the prevailing/potential inter-firm linkages and networking on various aspects. We expect each industry to have its own peculiarities, despite commonalities. This would provide us with broader perspective. While a case study approach to each of the industry would be taken, in a given industry the industrial units would be surveyed on a sample basis. About 50 units are proposed to be studied in each industry. In addition, the role of various related promotional agencies for each industry would be studied along with the role played by the respective industry associations. It may be mentioned here that the Industry Department of the Government of Andhra Pradesh has agreed to extend all non-financial support to the study. Study Area: Andhra Pradesh State, Industrial Clusters around Hyderabad City PLANNED OUTPUT: Article KEYWORDS: INDUSTRY AND TECHNOLOGY;INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; INDUSTRIAL CLUSTERS; HYDERABAD;ANDHRA PRADESH Industry And Technology NAME OF INSTITUTION: Centre For Water Resources Development and Management (CWRDM)  TITLE: Pollution Hazards on the People and Ecosystem of selected Coir Retting Yards in the Backwaters of Calicut District PROJECT ASSOCIATE(S): Nirmala, E et al., STARTING DATE: 2000 DATE OF COMPLETION: ongoing NAME OF COLLOBORATOR: Kerala Research Programme on Local Level Development (KRPLLD), Kerala.  PROJECT ABSTRACT: The aim of this project is to study the impact of coir industry on the ecosystem and the people engaged in retting activity. The project also intends to lay emphasis on recommending and implementing measures to enhance the socio-economic and health status of the target group. Survey was conducted and two yards in Kadalundi were selected for systematic studies. Wells were also selected to study the extent of groundwater pollution. Samples collected were subjected to physiochemical, biological and microbiological analysis. Socio-economic and health survey was carried out and the people engaged in coir-retting activity were demarcated. Awareness camps on the topic "Water and Health" were conducted in four wards of Kadalundi Panchayat. The importance of water quality, water borne diseases, low cost water treatment measures and water conservation techniques were elaborated in these awareness camps. Local level committees were formed to monitor the continuous treatment of common wells selected for the study. KEYWORDS: INDUSTRY AND TECHNOLOGY;COIR INDUSTRY;ECOSYSTEM; POLLUTION;KERALA. NAME OF INSTITUTION: Entreprenuership Development Institute of India MAILING ADDRESS: Bhat-392 428, Dist. Gandhinagar, Gujarat TELEPHONE NO. 079-3269163 FAX: 079-3269164 E-MAIL ADDRESS: ediindia@ad1.vsnl.net.in. WEBSITE: http://www.ediindia.org/ TITLE: Business development services markets in India (Consultancy) PROJECT LEADER(S): Awasthi, Dinesh PROJECT ASSOCIATE(S: Sanjay Paul. DATE OF COMPLETION: 2000. NAME OF COLLOBORATOR/SPONSORER : Department for International Development MAILING ADDRESS(C): British High Commission, New Delhi PROJECT ABSTRACT: Objectives: 1)understand the characteristics of BDS Market; 2)assess the impact of BDS on performance of SSEs;   3)find out the possible donor interventions in developing BDS Market. Methodology: Information is collected from 100 small enterprises viz., Foundry, Hosiery, Leather and Software through personal interviews by developing a semi structured schedule on the basis  of the Pilot testing. Study Area: Calcutta and Howrah  PLANNED OUTPUT: Report  KEYWORDS: INDUSTRY AND TECHNOLOGY; SMALL SCALE INDUSTRIES; BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES;MARKETS NAME OF INSTITUTION: Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India TITLE: Short steps long leaps (Action Research) PROJECT LEADER(S): Awasthi, Dinesh. PROJECT ASSOCIATE(S): Singh, Naresh et al., STARTING DATE:  2001 DATE OF COMPLETION: Ongoing NAME OF COLLOBORATOR: Small Industries Development Bank of India. MAILING ADDRESS(C): Madan Mohan Malavyia Marg, Lucknow. PROJECT ABSTRACT: Objectives:1) To install confidence among rural youths about their capabilities and potential by presenting the success stories of others as an example. To motivate rural youths to opt for entrepreneurship as a career option; 2)To demonstrate the effectiveness of REDPs as a strategy for widening the base of entrepreneurial activity and opening up new avenues of income and employment; and 3)To highlight the role of the support system in RED. Methodology:In the first stage, entrepreneurs were identified based on the records available with EDI, followed by the collection of hand data relating to entreprenuer profile and his/her enterprise, through a structure format. In the second stage, open ended but semi-structured interviews of the identified entrepreneurs were conducted to elicit the process-related information. In all 108 entrepreneurs were interviewed. Study Area: National Level. PLANNED OUTPUT: Book KEYWORDS: INDUSTRY AND TECHNOLOGY; SMALL SCALE  INDUSTRY; RURAL INDUSTRIALISATION; RURAL YOUTH NAME OF THE CENTRE: CENTRE FOR RURAL INDUSTRIES AND EMPLOYMENT (CRIE) (NIRD) TITLE: Bell and brass metal industry in Assam: A case study PROJECT LEADER: Sudhakar Reddy, E  STARTING DATE: August, 2002 DATE OF COMPLETION: October, 2002 OBJECTIVES: 1. To study the policy measures and programmes in promoting the industry 2. To analyse the employment and income levels of the artisans; and 3. To appraise the institutional effectiveness and technology upgradation in promotion of this sector METHODOLOGY: Information would be collected from 100 artisans through survey method. STUDY AREAS: Sathenbari and Hajo centers in Assam KEYWORDS: INDUSTRY AND TECHNOLOGY;BELL AND BRASS METAL INDUSTRY; ASSAM NAME OF THE CENTRE: Centre for Rural Industries & Employment (CRIE) (NIRD)  TITLE:  Millennium entrepreneurs: Case studies in micro enterprises PROJECT LEADER: Krishnamurthy, V STARTING DATE: June, 2001 DATE OF COMPLETION: December, 2001 OBJECTIVES:  1. To identify viable and successful micro-enterprises in rural areas; and  2. To document the efforts made by the entrepreneur in identifying and running the enterprise and the sustainability of the project. METHODOLOGY: Information was collected through a structured questionnaire using an in - depth case study approach.  STUDY AREAS: Karnataka and Maharashtra  KEYWORDS: INDUSTRY AND TECHNOLOGY;RURAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP; KARNATAKA;MAHARASHTRA NAME OF INSTITUTION: National Institute of Science Technology and Development Studies (NISTADS) MAILING ADDRESS: Dr K S Krishnan Marg, New Delhi--110 012 TELEPHONE NO: 5765379 FAX: 5754640 E-MAIL ADDRESS: address:Solanki@nistads.res.in ; Satsolanki@yahoo.com  WEBSITE: http://nistads.res.in/ TITLE: Introduction of leather tanning and setting up of a carcass recovery centre in the rural area for resource utilization and activity generation (Action Research) PROJECT LEADER(S): Mukhopadhyay,  A K. STARTING DATE: January, 1998. DATE OF COMPLETION: December,2000. NAME OF COLLOBORATOR: Council for Advancement of People Action and Rural Technology(CAPART), Ministry of Rural Development Indian Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, NewDelhi. TELEPHONE NO. 464 2391; 464 2393. FAX: 464 8607; 462 5822. KEYWORDS: INDUSTRY AND TECHNOLOGY; LEATHER TANNING INDUSTRY; RURAL AREAS. NAME OF INSTITUTION: National Institute of Science Technology and Development Studies (NISTADS) TITLE: Techno economic study on artisans in unorganised sector (ActionResearch) PROJECT LEADER(S): S S Solanki, S S. STARTING DATE: December, 1997. DATE OF COMPLETION: December, 2000. NAME OF COLLOBORATOR: Indian Council of Agriculture Research. MAILING ADDRESS(C): Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Nabi Bagh, Berasia Road, Bhopal. TELEPHONE NO.(C): 530980. FAX(C): ++91-755-534016. KEYWORDS: INDUSTRY AND TECHNOLOGY; ARTISANS;UNORGANISED SECTOR NAME OF INSTITUTION: National Institute of Science Technology and Development Studies (NISTADS) TITLE: Technology iplementation for the introduction of small scale pulse milling for dhal production in rural areas. (Action Research)  PROJECT LEADER(S): Abrol, Dinesh. PROJECT ASSOCIATE(S): Menon, Usha and  Pulamte, L STARTING DATE: March, 1999. DATE OF COMPLETION: June 2001. NAME OF COLLOBORATOR: Council of Scientific  and  Industrial Research(CSIR) Rafi Marg, New Delhi--110 001. Telephone No:371 0138; 371 0144; 371 0158. Fax: 371 0618; 371 0340. E-mail: root@csir.res.in KEYWORDS: INDUSTRY AND TECHNOLOGY;SMALL SCALE INDUSTRY; PULSE MILLING;DHAL PRODUCTION; RURAL AREAS NAME OF INSTITUTION: National Institute of Science Technology and Development Studies (NISTADS)  TITLE: Upgradation of jacquard M/C for modernization of methodology of artistic handloom design through CAD. (Action Research)  PROJECT LEADER(S): Mukhopadhyay, A K. STARTING DATE: March, 2000. DATE OF COMPLETION: April , 2002. NAME OF COLLOBORATOR: National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD).Jivan Seva Ext. P.Box No.16926, S.V.Road,Santacruz West, Mumbai. KEYWORDS: INDUSTRY AND TECHNOLOGY; HANDLOOM INDUSTRY NAME OF INSTITUTION: Planning Commission,Programme Evaluation Organisation (PEO) MAILING ADDRESS: Yojana Bhavan, Samsad Marg, New Delhi-110 001 TELEPHONE NO. (011)3356117 FAX: (011)3717681 E-MAIL ADDRESS: Adas@yojana.nic.in TITLE: Evaluation Study on Khadi and Village Industries  Programme (ActionResearch) PROJECT LEADER(S): Das, D STARTING DATE: October, 1998 DATE OF COMPLETION: March, 2001 NAME OF COLLOBORATOR: Khadi and Village Industries Commission,Gramodaya, Irla Road, Vile Parle (W)Mumbai-400056. TELEPHONE NO.(022)6711577. FAX:(022)6711577. E-MAIL: Ceo kvic@bom.vsnl.net.in   PROJECT ABSTRACT: Objectives: (1) To examine whether the programme has been able to generate additional employment as envisaged; (2)To examine whether necessary infrastructure has been developed for meeting the employment objective; (3)To examine the adequacy and effectiveness of the existing administrative structure for planning implementation and monitoring of the programme; (4)To examine the adequacy of fund for implementation of the programme; (5)To evaluate whether the programme has helped for upliftment of the poor; and (6)To identify problems in implementation of the programme and suggest remedial measures to achieve the targets. Methodology: For testing the hypothesis implicit in the aforesaid objective, both primary and secondary date were collected through the instruments at various levels. Besides formal and informal discussions were held by the field teams with the implementing agencies during the course of field investigation to ensure accuracy of the data. Study area: 18 States, 32 Distrticts and 32 Blocks. PRESENT STATUS : Completed:1) Inadequate linkage between production and sales strategies has resulted in accumulation of stocks2) The budgetary support constituted more than 80% of resources of KVIC till 1994-95. It has come down to 35% with the introduction of MMS (Margin Money Scheme).  KEYWORDS: INDUSTRY AND TECHNOLOGY;KHADI AND VILLAGE INDUSTRIES; EMPLOYMENT GENERATION NAME OF INSTITUTION: Rural Technology Institute, Gujarat. MAILING ADDRESS: Sector-12, Gh.4 Road, Gandhinagar--382016,Gujarat TELEPHONE NO: 02712-23449,23858,25118. FAX: 912712-21598. E-MAIL ADDRESS: rtig@whilnetonline.net WEBSITE: http://www.rtigujarat.org/  TITLE: Bamboo stand PROJECT LEADER(S): Vaidya, R D. STARTING DATE: May,1999. DATE OF COMPLETION: June, 2000. PROJECT ABSTRACT: Objectives: The prime objective of the research is to provide life time stand as a working stand for Bamboo artisans while making stick from Bamboo by hands. The subsidiary objective of the research was to save from injury during work. Methodology: RTIG has identified this problem during time motion study of Bamboo working process and RTIG has developed triangular support from iron. Which is ideal for them. Study Area: The bamboo workers were confined to a cluster of 20 to 25 artisans in Narmada District in Gujarat state.  Present Status: Bamboo stand is already developed and after taking several trials by the RTIG as well as workers engaged in these field. It has already been distributed to the workers engaged in this activity through RTIG. It is a simple designed, portable, easy to store, light in weight, maintenance free.  KEYWORDS: INDUSTRY AND TECHNOLOGY; RURAL TECHNOLOGY; BAMBOO STAND. NAME OF INSTITUTION: Rural Technology Institute, Gujarat RESEARCH PROJECT TITLE: Kalingana Decorticator. PROJECT LEADER(S): Vaidya, R D. STARTING DATE: 23.08.1999. DATE OF COMPLETION: 30.04.2001. NAME OF COLLOBORATOR: M.G. Patel Sarvoday Center MAILING ADDRESS(C): Centre of Amirgadh Center, Vav Gujarat. PROJECT ABSTRACT: Objectives: The prime objective of the research is to save the worker from the drudgery while removing seeds from Kalingana fruits by hands. The subsidiary objective of the research is to increase the production of Kalingana's seeds. Study Area: The farmers engaged in this activity were confined to a cluster of 2 to 5 village of Banaskantha district in Gujarat state. PRESENT STATUS: Completed: Kalingana decorticator is already developed and after taking several trials by the RTIG as well as farmers in the field. It has already been distributed to the workers engaged in this activity through RTIG. PLANNED OUTPUT: Workshop and Seminar reports. KEYWORDS: INDUSTRY AND TECHNOLOGY; RURAL TECHNOLOGY; KALINGANA DECORTICATOR. Rural Industrialisation NAME OF THE CENTRE: Centre for Rural Industries & Employment (CRIE) (NIRD) TITLE: Role of institutions in influencing technologies in selected rural industries PROJECT LEADER: Gangi Reddy, Y STARTING DATE:  Sptember, 2001 DATE OF COMPLETION:  November, 2001 OBJECTIVES:  1. To study the institutional mechanism that facilitates the process of technology transfer and adoption in rural areas;2. To examine the role of different stake holders and their contribution to the technology transfer process; and 3. To study the impact of technology transfer on the improvement of productivity of different activities taken by the rural people. METHODOLOGY: Information would be collected from a Sample of total 20 respondents through structured schedule and discussion method. STUDY AREAS: Uttar Pradesh  KEYWORDS: RURAL DEVELOPMENT;RURAL INDUSTRIALISATION;TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;UTTAR PRADESH