E-Grama kendra - a re-engineering model: ICT a channel for village economic development and community knowledge partnership

Abstract

This paper traces how the Indian agriculture sector has contribute to the national GDP. It also interrogates government initiative to modernize and make it a profitable secotr. If not, a re-engineering model to improve the village economic system by making use of ICT (Information and Communication Technology) has been suggested. The role of ICT is for information exchange between various agencies and end-users to achieve the "cost, quality, service and speed to improve the economy at village level".