Integrated Rural Technology Centre is an independent Research and Development organization founded by Kerala Sathra Sahithya Parishad and a grant-in-aid institute of Kerala State Council for Science Technology and Education, Government of Kerala. The institution was established in 1987 and is located at Palakkad district in Kerala. IRTC has been at the forefront of rural innovation in the country, with several products and ideas contributing to enhance the lives of rural poor. The aim of this organization is to spread

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among masses and to create a technology- human interface. The institution is constantly working to meet the challenges in front and find amicable and sustainable solutions to improve the standard of life. IRTC has played a significant role in handholding the local self-government institutions across the state through their project implementation and consultancy support for preparing Detailed Project Reports for various developmental programmes. IRTC has extensively involved in research, innovation and extension activities to empower the marginalized communities across the state. It has contributed much in the areas of women and child development with the collaboration of national and international agencies such as WHO, UNICEF, UNDP, NABARD, DST, DBT, KILA, etc. IRTC is a Centre of Excellence in Waste Management and an accredited agency of Government of Kerala for preparing watershed DPR.

Major Divisions

Solid waste management

Natural Resource Management
with a focus on watershed development
Energy management

Social Science

Livelihood

Area of work

Smokeless chulha, hotbox, small hydel projects i
Meenvallom
and Palakuzhi, grassroots planning initiatives, resource mapping, farmer-producer collectives, Solid Waste Management, Biogas plants, experiments with inoculum, Resource Mapping, Application of GIS and remote sensing tools in resource mapping, watershed based development and natural disaster management, Watershed Based Development, Rural Engineering, Chemical Analysis, Gender Studies, Rabbit rearing, Aquaculture, Ornamental Fisheries, Mushroom Culture, Post-Harvest Technologies, Fruit Processing, Biomass Gasification, Planning & Development Consultancy, Education Research and Intervention, Electronic Ballast, Compact Fluorescent Lamps, Portable Domestic Biogas Plants, Small Hydro Power Projects, Solar Driers, Mechanised Potter's Wheel, Pug Mill, etc. have made an impact on rural lives.

Sister Concerns

* Project Implementation Unit
PIU
* Parishad Production Centre
PPC

Facilities

* IRTC Laboratory ** Soil, Water and Compost testing facilities * Library * GIS and Remote Sensing Laboratory * Automatic Weather Station * Mushroom, Fisheries and Aquaculture unit * Trainings and student internships * Food and accommodation * Campus visits

Gallery

File:IRTC Library.jpg, Library File:IRTC Auditorium.jpg, Auditorium File:IRTC front office view.jpg, Front office File:IRTC Jubilee Campus.jpg, Jubilee Campus File:IRTC Hostel.jpg, Hostel in Jubilee Campus File:IRTC Centre for Geoinformatics.jpg, Centre for Geoinformatics Lab File:IRTC Centre for Geoinformatics Lab.jpg, Centre for Geoinformatics Lab File:IRTC Automatic Weather station.jpg, Automatics weather station File:IRTC Laboratory 03.jpg, Water testing laboratory File:IRTC Laboratory AAS.jpg, AAS in Laboratory File:IRTC Laboratory Soil Test.jpg, Soil testing laboratory

References

External links

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IRTC website

KSSP Website

Friends of KSSP Website

KSSP Thuravoor UnitSamata Products Website
Research institutes in Kerala 1987 establishments in Kerala Rural development organisations in India Education in Palakkad