COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT THROUGH POLYTECHNICS

The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India has initiated the scheme of Community Development through Polytechnics (CDTP) to uplift the rural downtrodden people of the country. The scheme is designed to provide non-formal, short term, employment oriented skill development programs to various sections of the community mainly the rural, unorganized & underprivileged sections, by harnessing the infrastructure available with the existing Polytechnic colleges in the country. The sole purpose of this scheme is to provide technical & professional education at free of cost to rural mass by approaching their doors and guiding them for employment in Industrial area and Self employment. Apart from this, the scheme also provides technical education, technical services and community services to weaker section, backward classes and minority classes.

This scheme envisaged the Community Polytechnics to act as important centres for the application of Science and Technology in rural areas and generate self and wage based employment opportunities, through non formal training and need based courses, in various trades and multiple skills.

As a recognition of the programmes conducted by GRG Polytechnic College in the field of rural development and its close linkage and interaction with the local community, the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India sanctioned the Community Polytechnic Scheme (CPS) in 1996. The Scheme was discontinued in 2007 and the Community Development through Polytechnic Scheme (CDTP) – the Modified form of CPS – was introduced in 2010.

This scheme is highly instrumental in

Improving the life style of rural people
Upgrading traditional skills and crafts
Exposing modern technological innovations and inventions to the rural area
Identifying areas in which Science and Technology have a positive role in rural development.

GRG Polytechnic College established a main centre and Eight extension centers.

Main Centre: GRG Polytechnic College, Coimbatore

Extension Centers:

Jothipuram
Karamadai
Mettupalayam
Sirumugai
Annur
Ganeshapuram
Kovilpalayam
Gopanari

PROGRAMME AREAS OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT THROUGH POLYTECHNIC SCHEME

Appropriate Technology Transfer
Dissemination of Information
Need Assessment Surveys
Skill Development Training Programmes
Dissemination and Application of Appropriate Technologies
Technical and Support Services
Awareness Programmes

Need Assessment Survey

The Polytechnic conducts Need Assessment Surveys to identify the felt needs and directions in which rural development efforts are likely to bring quicker results. This can lead to the development of Micro Plan in selected villages. The data from Directorate of Economic and Statistics studies conducted by NGOs etc. are also used to develop the Micro Plan.

Number of Villages covered : 50

Number of families surveyed : 2500

Appropriate Technology Transfer

S.No	List of Technologies Transferred	No.of Villages Covered	No.of Beneficiaries
1	Rain Water Harvesting	12	160
1	Rain Water Harvesting	12	160
2	Kitchen Gardening	5	45
3	Vermi Composting	19	155
4	Drip Irrigation	7	50
5	Paper bag Manufacturing	10	85
6	Leaf cup manufacturing	10	40
7	Mushroom Cultivation	7	120
8	Village Sanitation	10	100
9	Value Education	5	60

Technical and Support Services

S.No	List of Technical/Support Services Rendered	No.of Villages Covered	No.of Beneficiaries
1	Tree Plantation	12	95
2	Repair and Maintenance of Tailoring Machines at Main centre	11	180
3	Areca Leaf plate	5	52
4	Self Employment Motivation	11	175
5	Solar Dryer	18	200
5	Paper bag Manufacturing	10	85
6	Kitchen Waste Composter	10	70
7	Repair & Maintenance of Auto Mobile Servicing	13	70
8	Blood Donation Camp at Main Centre	–	60
9	Employment Mela at Karamadai	18	200
10	General Medical Camp at Kannarpalayam & Main centre	10	350

Dissemination of Information

S.No	List of Information Disseminated	No.of Villages Covered	No.of Beneficiaries
1	Entrepreneurship Training Programme	11	160
2	Awareness programme on Environment Meganthi Mela At Idugampalayam	10	250
3	Solar Water Heater	12	180
4	Awareness Programme On Food and Nutrition Cum Meganthi Mela At Kovilpalayam & Thudiyalur	12	125
5	Awareness programme on & Energy conservation Solar Water Heater	22	240
5	Paper bag Manufacturing	10	85
6	Awareness Rally on Rain Water Harvesting	6	80
7	Awarness Programme on Health and Sanitation Kumarankundru	5	80
8	Kitchen waste composter	9	75
9	Entrepreneurship Training Programme &Womens Day at Main Centre	12	175
10	Awareness programme on Dengue Fever at Karattumedu & Irugur	40	510
11	Food Processing	15	200
12	Awareness Programme On Electrical Energy Conservation Cum Meganthi Mela At Annur	15	110
13	Mushroom cultivation	5	40
14	Areca Leaf plate making	15	200

Skill Development Training Programmes

Human resource is the vital resource of a country and the purpose of Skill Development is to create skill and knowledge based manpower by empowering them technically so as to earn their sustainable livelihood.

The Polytechnic conducts well designed training programmes through graded exercises keeping in view the market requirement of various trades. Under this scheme, our Polytechnic has conducted 10short term training courses in various Engineering and Non Engineering trades through the Main Centre and 8extension centres established in rural areas. More than 6956 persons were trained under the Scheme and a majority of them are engaged in Wage/Self employment.

S.No	Name of the Trade	Number of beneficiaries			Number of persons employed	No. of Entreprenuers
S.No	Name of the Trade	Men	Women	Total	Number of persons employed	No. of Entreprenuers
1	Garment making	—	372	372	200	80
2	Beautician & Hair Dressing	–	162	162	90	13
3	Computer Hardware & Networking	41	36	77	50	12
4	Basic of Animation & Web Designing	26	53	79	63	–
5	Pluming & Domestic electrical appliances	34	14	48	40	7
6	Soft toys, Phenyl and Candle Making	6	30	36	28	5
7	Basic of Driving & Two Wheeler maintenance	22	–	22	12	10
8	Fitting & House Wiring	17	8	25	19	6
9	Computer Maintenance & Basic of Animation	34	28	62	55	7
10	Turner and Welding	25	6	31	21	8

Dissemination and Application of Appropriate Technologies

Our country has made great advancement in the field of science and technology, but the benefits of these technologies have not reached the rural population. The aim of the Scheme is to adopt modern technologies and to improve productivity and, in turn, their quality of life.

Keeping in view of the above facts our Polytechnic has made efforts in the field of Energy Saving, Reduction of human efforts, Waste disposal, Cost effective construction techniques, Water management etc.

Number of Villages covered : 22

Number of Beneficiaries : 743

Technical and Support Services

In rural areas large number of equipments are used in farm and nonfarm sectors, but adequate service/ repair centres are not available. Our polytechnic undertakes minor repair works of equipments through extension centres. Service repair camps are also conducted under the CDTP Scheme of this polytechnic at extension centres in rural areas. Technical advice and consultancy services are also rendered at our Polytechnic.

Sl. No.	Type of Technical and Support services provided to villagers / Community	No. of Villages covered	No of beneficiaries
1	Repair and maintenance of Tailoring machine	54	613
2.	Servicing of domestic electric appliances	41	512
3	Servicing of Television	36	411
4	Two wheeler servicing	17	216
5	Computer servicing	12	316
6	Medical camp	27	1214

Awareness Programmes

Dissemination of information on rural development is another important activity. This is achieved through publication and distribution of technical literatures by this Polytechnic. Booklets and brochures on Energy Saving , Global warming etc. are published under this Scheme. Awareness classes on Energy, Global Warming, Life Style Diseases, Rural Sanitation etc. are also conducted at the extension centres.

S. No	Name of the Program	Number of villages covered	Number of beneficiaries
1	Entrepreneurship Development Program	197	2145
2	Health and Sanitation	145	3743
3	Promotion of clean Environment	129	1756
4	Career guidance Program	213	3750
5	New Government Schemes and Policies	37	569