Government of India MINISTRY OF TEXTILES OFFICE OF THE DEVELOPMENT COMMISSIONER (HANDICRAFTS) West Block No. 7, R.K. Puram – Sector -I, New Delhi – 110 066 Subject: Expression of interest is invited for setting up of E-Kiosks in 40 locations from eligible organization under Baba Saheb Ambedkar Hastshilp Vikas Yojana (AHVY) for 2011-2012.
Objective: The purpose of the E-Kiosks to create on enabling environment for rural communities by facilitating access to information and essential services, providing opportunities through capacity building and training tools using ICT as outreach platform and attempt at reducing frictional losses and enhancing existing livelihoods for under-served communities. The E-Kiosks programme would provide “ a Physical space that provides public access to information and Communication Technologies for social and economic development”.
Eligible Organizations : Govt. Joint Ventures, societies, Trusts, Consortium & NGO and other organizations having experience in this type of work.
Financial Assistance:- Govt of India would provide an one time grant of maximum of Rs. 3.5 lakh per E-Kiosks to the designated agency for procurement of software and hardware & recurring expenditure for Administrative expenses. 75% of the grant will be for procurement of hardware and 25% will be for administrative expenses. This 25% will be released in three installments subject to maximum of Rs. 25,000 per annum for a maximum of 3 years.
For details of roles and responsibilities of the stake holders etc. please visit the official website http/www.indianhandicrafts.org.in and http/www.handicraft.nic.in (click on scheme AHVY).
The details of the proposals to be submitted at the following address:- 1. Regional Director (ER), Office of the D.C (Handicrafts), CGO complex, 3rd Florr, A-Wing, DF Block, Salt Lake City, Kolkata- 700 064. Ph; 033-23345403/23596744.= Fax. 033-23345601 2. Regional Director, (NER), Office of the D.C (Handicrafts), Central Block, 2nd Floor, Housefed Office Complex, Beltola Basistha Road, Guwahati- 781 006,Assam Ph: 0361-2266123/2260174. Fax:0361-2260174 3. Regional Director (WR), Office of the D,.C (Handicrafts), 294-P Nariman Point, 3rdFloor, Haroon House, Mumbai – 400 001, Maharashtra. Ph: 022-22661959/22663854.Fax: 022-22660911 4. Regional Director (SR), Office of the D.C (Handicrafts), Shastri Bhawan, 26 Haddows Road, Chennai – 600 006, Tamil Nadu Ph: 022-22661959/22663854.Fax: 022-22660911 5. Regional Director (NR), Office of the D.C (Handicrafts), West Blcok No.- 8, R.K. Puram, New Delhi – 110 066 Ph: 011-26175784/26109760/26168479.Fax: 011-26168479 6. Regional Director (CR), Office of the D.C (Handicrafts), Kendriya Bhawan, aliganj, Sector-H, Lucknow – 226 001, U.P Ph: 0522-2324033/2326703/2324220. Fax. 0522-2763056 7. Office of Development Commissioner(Handicrafts), Ministry of Textiles, West Block-7, R.K Puram, Sector-1, New Delhi-110066.
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