Green ICT for Rural Development

In India 70% population live in rural areas. This era is internet era. Information and communication technologies (ICT) play an important role in addressing, creating information rich societies and supporting livelihoods of the rural people. Realizing the difference in the needs of urban and rural people, if ICTs are properly deployed then rural people can contribute effectively in economic, social and political empowerment. In India ICT applications such as Warana, Dristee, Sari, Sks, E-Chaupal, Cybermohalla, Bhoomi, E-Mitra, Deesha, Star, Setu, Friends, E-Seva, Lokmitra, E-Post, Gramdoot, Dyandoot, Tarahaat, Dhan, Akshaya, Honeybee, Praja are functioning for rural development, still usage of ICT application in the Rural Development sector is relatively slow. There are many reasons for less usage of ICT applications in rural area. Some of them are poor infrastructure, power, environmental challenges, connectivity, human resources and other non-technical challenges The objective of this study is to find the effective solutions for the above mentioned problems to apply ICT for rural development.