Vision
The vision of RuTAG Centre IIT Ropar is to become an innovative rural technology development group comprising academicians, scientists, personnel from NGOs, Governmental agencies and technical institutes, traditional craftsmen and artisans, farmers and social entrepreneurs with a passion to serve the rural people. Objectives
To identify the problems and needs of the rural people by the wa
y of direct surveys and interaction with NGOs working for rural people
To constitute a working group of innovators comprising academicians, scientists, personnel from NGOs, Governmental agencies and technical institutes, traditional craftsmen and artisans, farmers and social entrepreneurs
To develop rural technologies to be used for various rural tasks, which can raise the life standard of the rural people
To study the existing traditional technology available with the villagers and refine it further for use at higher scale
To educate the rural people on rural technologies/skills development by way of conducting workshops, short term courses and formal/non-formal interactions from time-to-time
To develop the spirit of entrepreneurship within the rural people so that some of them can use their know-how and resources for setting-up small scale self-sustaining industries
To spread awareness towards making the planet greener and devising techniques to replace the non-green technology by greener and environmental friendly techniques
To involve and inspire the student fraternity to work for rural welfare
ORGANIZATION OF THE RuTAG CENTRE
The proposed activities of the RuTAG centre are carried out as a team work. The team may include academicians, scientists, personnel from NGOs, Governmental agencies and technical institutes, traditional craftsmen and artisans, farmers and social entrepreneurs. villagers and NGOs. This information is vital in order to define the problem and identify technology gaps. In addition, NGOs are expected to play an instrumental role during phases such as design and manufacturing, conduct of workshops/skill development programs. The centre can share some part of the grant with some reliable NGOs. The know-how available with traditional craftsmen and artisans, farmers and social entrepreneurs can also be important, which can form a basis for newer innovations for rural folks. Even their skill shall be explored to manufacture the products at local level. The state governmental offices such as State Councils for Science and Technology (Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh) can also be contacted for cooperation to achieve the objectives of the centre. The faculty of the institute and other technical institutions play major role as and when required on the basis of the requirements of the specific tasks. Besides, some consultants/ technical assistants may also be hired as and when needed. The students of the institute also develop and fabricate some products for the rural people.
