Digital India Corporation (DIC) as an integrated approach has taken-up the project to enhance its applications in the area of Agriculture, Embroidery & Weaving and Differently Abled for deployment in the North-Eastern States for the benefits of farmers, women, embroidery artisans, weavers and teachers of special schools. The ICT applications are enhanced / customized to meet the local requirements in each state.

Following are the DIC technologies identified for customization and deployment based on its usability and potential in North-East Region:

• Interactive Information Dissemination System (IIDS): Empowering Agri Institutions & Farmers
  

• CAD Tools (DigiBunai™ & DigiKadhai): Empowering Weavers, Designers & Artisans
  

• Punarjjani™: Empowering Teachers of Special Schools & Children with Intellectual Disabilities

The brief summary of the proposal is as follows:

• Objective

  Empowerment of citizens of North-East India by providing digital solutions to ease their job and enhance their productivity & livelihood with special focus on Farmers, Artisans, Weavers and Teachers (special schools)

• Coverage

  All 8 NER States (Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Sikkim & Tripura)

• Project Period

  48 Months

• Beneficiaries

  Farmers, Agricultural Scientists, Embroidery Artisans, Weavers, Designers, Teachers of Special Schools & Parents of Children with Intellectual Disabilities apart from Domain Institutions (Agriculture Colleges, WSCs, Special Schools etc)