ICT Management Information System for Rural India: A Bottomline for Indian GDP

Abstract

Seventy two percent approximate populations dwelling in rural India do suffers from one or the other deprivation indicators and most of rural India remains emptied of global touch points linked to its area of economic concern. The purpose of this presentation is to address the role of 1.8 billion rural hands for uninterrupted growth of Indian economy by bringing ICT solutions within their reach. Urbanising rural India can mobilize the direction of rural masses towards productive efficiencies; evidently where whole globe will come forward for this great opportunity’s radical change has taken place due to proliferation of digital technologies over the past two decades. There is a huge gap between urban and rural India in beneficial usage of ICT application. Indian masses have been well recognized by world in their knowledge economy for initiating and implementing best ICT solutions worldwide. This empirical research paper investigates the scope of implementing an economical affordable ICT solution for rural India by most efficient, economically affordable and sustainable ICT solution for globalizing rural hands. Universe of this study comprises of a cluster of twenty five villages of rural Haryana in Hisar District. It was interesting to note that even illiterate rural use some or other ICT device and they also recognize its significance yet remains handicapped of its benefits. The central argument of this work is that economical spread of optical fiber in assistance with local governance and CSR of private companies can not only play a pivotal role in reducing deprivation indicators of rural India but also open up new avenues to global economy. Furthermore, usage of affordable cloud application has been evaluated as one of the best ICT solution for rural development doctrine.