1. Vision Gramswaraj and Rural Economic Zone

2. Mission Since rural industries could help realize distributive justice …. To make our rural industries globally competitive and attain its rightful market share

3. SN Elements of the “ROADMAP” Added for clarity (see 4.3) PriorityThemeSchemes I Set up a strong two-way linkage between itself and the rural industrialists and technical experts in professional Institutes so as to facilitate quick availability of modern science, technology and management inputs for rural industrialization P3 Hub Function INTERFACE TECH-NET II Create a science and technology hub for KVI sector by developing strong linkages and interface with other Institutions in the field of rural industrialization III Build a database of technologies available in KVI sector P4 MIS & Web support UDYOG MITRA IV Facilitate setting up of rural industrial estates and clusters with necessary infrastructural facilities like power, specialized tool rooms, testing and marketing facilities P1 Model rual Industrialization VIDARBA –I MIC- WEB REC-MIC V Undertake and sponsor projects capable of giving substantial fillip to larger and increased market penetration to selected products of village industry. VI Promote innovation through pilot studies and field trials through research, extension, education and training. P2 Innovation IRIS VII Conduct specialized human resource development programmes in generic areas such as Total Quality management, creativity and innovation, rural entrepreneurship development. VIII Conduct specialized human resource development programmes in generic areas such as Total Quality management, creativity and innovation, rural entrepreneurship development. P5 Training for quality, creativity & Training of Trainers (TOT) for technology dissemination Q IX Provide training to trainers of the centres of KVIC and Khadi and Village Industries Boards of State Governments” THE ROAD – MAP IS CLEAR

4. MGIRI TBU Sp. TBU IISc IITs (5) NITs (3) NIT-Eq. (3) CSIR TIFAC-REACH-CORE Spl. Natl. Tech Inst. Imp. Engg. Colleges Imp. KVIC Extn MSME siblings DI –MSME KVIC Inst. Ntk Tech. NGOs DST CORE CAPART-CORE KVKs Com. Poly. Tech Ind. Houses STRUCTURE

5. Innovation Ind. Models Focused Mission To start with

6. Innovations… Starting with KVI pbms. (SFURTI)-20 Generic pbms-6 Country 50-90 Import Substitutions 90-2000: Tech Mission for Dev. 2000- All round innovations MGIRI Community Scaling of technology Man-M/c System Intelligence backup

7. Example results: Solar Charkha Other updated M/c Low cost packaging m/c Solar potter’s wheel Solar tur dal processing Other products Green Tech Cosmetics Panchagavya Probiotic Enterprise Solar Fab Mart

8. Cotton as example

9. cluster model reducing price to half quality global rebate etc good bye Khadi Processing brought to micro-enterprise level Quality guidance system (Innov.) chain-connectivity- even to corporate package minimized distribution Food Building elements modular Designs (Ews, LIG Rural Structures) Enabling Self – Help Half the cost (Innovations for productivity ) Habitat Thrust Areas:

10. Green Tech (including Herbal) Niche areas: Rural Focus (models of linking unorganized sector via web and REZ model) Service sector Contd:

11. Focus on Vidarbha Agri + atleast one level value addition Agrindus approach Cotton cluster Soya value-added products etc. Rural Economic Zone (REZ) VIDARBA (Vidarbha’s Industrial Development Aimed at Re-stabilization of Burdened Agriculture )

14. Extn:  KVIC as the first client  Wardha to Vidarbha  North East, other difficult zones like Orissa  Extension through ‘scheme’ administration  Tech & Ind. Model: Extn. through Interfaces and NGO partners

15. KICK START DIRECTIONS ….Departmentwise

16. REZ in sensitive regions  Gadchiroli social entrepreneurship experiment  Menda Lekha NTMFP based Industrial Cluster  North East Sarthebari and Gangtok projects

17. Gadchiroli getting the vibrations of Sevagram

18. Gandhian institutions & activists

19. Harnessing natural resources

20. Quality habitat with rural industry

21. We can communicate with the globe

22. Yes ! The landmines can become goldmines

23. Targeting 400 trained artisans in bell metal, brass, bamboo, silk etc in 4 states of North East