Research Proposal Template

1. Title of the proposed topic

Impact of ICTs in Rural Development

2. Rationale behind the Proposed Topic

The impact of ICT in the development of rural sector has been moderately slow or
andante. The major reasons for this are the poor ICT awareness among working officials,
local language & poor ICT infrastructure.

3. Brief Review of Literature

Development of the rural forms is always important agenda of the Government. The
impact of ICT in the development of rural sector has been moderately slow or andante.
The major reasons for this are the poor ICT awareness among working officials, local
language & poor ICT infrastructure. In India, the agriculture is a only sector in which
more than 58% of the population lives in rural area and earns its livelihood by agriculture
and allied means of income. The growing demand for agricultural products, also offers
opportunities for producers to sustain and to improve their livelihoods. Information and
communication technologies plays an important role in postmarking these challenges by
uplifting the livelihoods. ICT offers an opportunity to introduce new activities & new
services into those areas to strength existing services. ICT promises a fundamental change
in all aspects of our lives, including knowledge dissemination, economic and business
practices, education, health, leisure, social interaction, media, political engagement, and
entertainment.
In India, applications of ITC such as Rural e-Seva, Gyan Sanchar, Radio for Rural
Development, E-Chaupal, E-Seva, Dristee, Praja Sks, Bhoomi, E-Mitra, Star, Warana,
Lokmitra, Gyandoot E-Post, Sari, Cybermohalla, Gramdoot, Tarahaat, Dhan, Friends,
Akshaya, Deesha, Setu, and Honeybee are in functioning for rural development.
As ICT plays a significant role in coping rural and urban poverty and encouraging
sustainable development by sharing information in rich societies and supporting the
livelihoods so it can be deployed appropriately by realizing the differential needs of urban
and rural people & they can become powerful tools of economic, social and political
empowerment.

4. Proposed Research Gaps

I. ICT for Farmer & Agriculture

II. ICT for Economic Development
III. ICT for Employment Opportunities
IV. ICT in E-Governance
V. ICT in Empowerment
VI. ICT and Service Delivery Mechanisms

5. Proposed research questions

I. What role ICT played during the pandemic?

 II. What are the challenges of ICT in rural development?
III. How ICT do impacted the rural development?

6. Proposed research objectives

I. Determine the impact use ICT on the farmer economy.

II. Examine the influence of ICT in the rural area.
III. To study the ICT and its relevance to rural development.
IV. To examine the current status of ICT in India.
V. To suggest course of actions that should be taken so as to utilise ICTs in better way
for rural development.
VI. To find out the conclusion and a suitable suggestion to a better implementation of ICT
in rural areas.

7. Proposed research methodology

I. Sampling Technique
II. Data Collection
III. Statistical Tools (SPSS, T-Tests, ANOVA)

8. Expected contributions of the study

I. ICT in Rural Development will help speeding up the development process by

minimizing the differences between the educated, backward and forward sections of
the society.
II. ICT in Rural Development will keep them updated about several e-governance
projects or rural development schemes.
III. Improved governance by using ICT will directly impact in reducing poverty and
improving the environment by the help of the ITC applications to offer the services of
central agencies (like cooperative union, district administration, state and central
government departments) to the citizens at every door steps.

9. References

I. Nayak S.K; Throat, S.B. and Kalyankar, N.V.(2010), Reaching the unreached: A Role
of ICT in sustainable Rural development, International Journal of Computer Science
and Information Security, Vol. 7, No. 1, Pg. 220-224
II. Angelica Valeria Ospina & Richard Heeks (2010), Linking ICTs and Climate Change
Adaptation: A Conceptual Framework for eResilience and eAdaptation, Centre for
Development Informatics, Institute for Development Policy and Management, SED,
University of Manchester, UK
III. Gujarathi, D.M. and Patil R. S. (2009), Role of ICT and e-governance for Rural
Development, International Referred Research Journal ISSN- 0975-3486 Vol. I Issue-
9 (RNI: RAJBIL /2009/30097)
IV. Bhatnagar S.C., E-Government: From Vision to Implementation– A Practical Guide
with Case Studies, SAGE Publications Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 2004