Public Information Kiosks

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WELCOME TO
Public Information Kiosks (PIKs)
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WHAT IS P. I . K ?

• It is a Public Information Kiosk.It works as an
  information cum communication centre.

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WHERE ARE THEY LOCATED
Vikarabad
Tenali
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INAUGURATION AT
AT VIKARABAD
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AND AT TENALI
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OBJECTIVES

• EMPOWERING CITIZENS TO ACCESS INFORMATION
• AWARENESS BUILDING ABOUT RD PROGRAMMES
• DATA COLLECTION / DATABASES DEVELOPMENT
• INFORMATION DISSEMINATION
• COMMUNICATION SERVICES

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EQUIPMENTS AVAILABLE AT PIKs

• PENTIUM-III
• LASER PRINTER
• SCANNER
• MODEM
• FAX
• PHOTO-COPIER
• Internet Dial-Up Connection

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SCOPE OF PIK

• To act as
• Information Centre
• Communication Centre

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SERVICES OFFERED

• Information Centre
• Provision for creating of databases
• Photocopying
• Printing
• Scanning

• Communication Services
• Internet browsing
• Fax
• E- Mail

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Types of Information made available at PIKs

• DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES INFORMATION
• AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION
• EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION
• HEALTH INFORMATION
• SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND RESOURCE PROFILES OF THE
  IDENTIFIED MANDALS
• EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION
• FINANCIAL/CREDIT INFORMATION
• LEGAL INFORMATION

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DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES INFORMATION

• List of various rural development
  programmes/employment generation programmes
  implemented by Central and State Governments
• List of development programmes meant for women
  and children
• Details of subsidies available from State/ Centre
  Govts to the farmer community
• Schemes available for rural areas people for
  starting the self employment programmes

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AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION

• Important crop cultivation
• Crop wise production
• Agricultural marketing facilities
• Storage facilities
• Agricultural Credit Cooperatives
• Irrigation facilities

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EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION

• List of Universities/Colleges/High
  Schools/Primary Schools
• List of important private educational
  institutions
• List of Polytechnics/ITIs
• List of courses
• Types of scholarships available for the
  meritorius and poor students
• Admission procedures

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HEALTH INFORMATION

• Number of Primary Health Centres and immunity
  facilities
• List of well equipped hospitals (Both Public and
  Private)
• List of qualified doctors
• Addresses of blood banks

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SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND RESOURCE PROFILES OF THE
IDENTIFIED MANDALS

• Population (Village/Mandal wise)
• Ratio of Male and Female
• Details of Main Occupations
• Status of labour

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EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION

• List of employment generation schemes introduced
  by State and Central Govts.
• Employment opportunities/advertisements/clippings
• Details for cottage industries establishment and
  the places of raw material available
• Financial assistance for setting up cottage
  industries and the technical know-how

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FINANCIAL/CREDIT INFORMATION

• List of Banks/Financial institutions/Credit
  cooperatives
• List of schemes available
• Types of credit schemes and subsidies available
  for rural community

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LEGAL INFORMATION

• Addresses of nearest Courts/Consumer grievance
  cells
• Addresses of free legal advisers

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TOURIST INFORMATION

• Train Timings Towards Hyderabad
• Train Timings Towards Tenali
• Important APSRTC Timings
• Air Timings
• Tourist Packages From Yatrinivas, Secunderabad
• Tourist Packages from Vijayawada
• Important Guest Houses In A.P
• Travel Agents at Hyderabad
• A.P. Tourism Hotels/Motels
• APSRTC Profile Bus timings from Tenali
• Tirumala Tirupati Devesthanan Cottages

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HEALTH INFORMATION

• Number of Primary Health Centres and immunity
  facilities
• List of well equipped hospitals (Both Public and
  Private)
• List of qualified doctors
• Addresses of blood banks

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SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND RESOURCE PROFILES OF THE
IDENTIFIED MANDALS

• Population (Village/Mandal wise)
• Ratio of Male and Female
• Details of Main Occupations
• Status of labour

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EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION

• List of employment generation schemes introduced
  by State and Central Govts.
• Employment opportunities/advertisements/clippings
• Details for cottage industries establishment and
  the places of raw material available
• Financial assistance for setting up cottage
  industries and the technical know-how

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FINANCIAL/CREDIT INFORMATION

• List of Banks/Financial institutions/Credit
  cooperatives
• List of schemes available
• Types of credit schemes and subsidies available
  for rural community

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LEGAL INFORMATION

• Addresses of nearest Courts/Consumer grievance
  cells
• Addresses of free legal advisers

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TOURIST INFORMATION

• Train Timings
• Important APSRTC Timings
• Air Timings
• Tourist Packages From Yatrinivas, Secunderabad
• Tourist Packages from Vijayawada
• Important Guest Houses In A.P
• Travel Agents at Hyderabad
• A.P. Tourism Hotels/Motels
• Tirumala Tirupati Devesthanan Cottages

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SUMMARY OF FINDINGS OF MID-TERM EVALUATION

• PIKs need more publicity
• PIKs are better known in the age group of
  secondary level to degree level.
• Information on agriculture, education, employment
  and development programmes, are most sought
  after.
• PIKs are the primary source to get various
  examination results.
• Information about land records is not much sought
  after.
• Zilla Grandhalaya Samstha(ZGS) is to play a
  proactive role to sustain the PIKs.

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RECOMMENDATIONS OF MID-TERM EVALUATIONS

• Conduct of publicity campaigns on PIKs to expand
  its reach.
• Major role to be played by Zila Gandhalaya
  Samstha.
• Use of newspapers and cable TV as a means to
  increase awareness about PIKs.
• Special efforts necessary to make women aware
  about the PIKs.
• Special awareness camps to be organized for
  villagers coming to mandal headquarters.
• Branch libraries in the villages should be used
  to create awareness about PIKs.
• Educational information relating to different
  courses should be made available.
• Continuous updating of the information provided
  at PIKs.
• Use of internet resources for improving the
  services of PIKs.
• Continuous supervision and motivation to the
  project staff are to be provided.

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LESSONS LEARNT

• These experiments are successful because of
• Demand driven.
• Non-discriminatory.
• Content in the local language.
• Content locally relevant.
• People Managed.

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ONGOING WORKS

• Networking PIKs With NIRD
• Creating web site OF PIK
• Act as a training center in collaboration
  with IGNOU and CDAC
• More publicity to PIKs

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EXTENSION OF THE PROJECT

• Project is proposed to extended beyond 2002
• Z.G.S. is not yet geared to administer the
  project
• PIKs have yet to stabilise

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Thank You