>Forprajeesh at 08:29, 12 March 2021

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|'''Established'''
|style="padding-right: 1em;" | 1987
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|'''Location'''
|style="padding-right: 1em;" | [[Palakkad]], [[Kerala]], <br>{{IND}}
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|'''Homepage'''
|style="padding-right: 1em;" | [http://irtc.org.in/ www.irtc.org.in/]
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'''Integrated Rural Technology Centre''' is an independent Research and Development organization founded by [[Kerala Sasthra Sahithya Parishad|Kerala Sathra Sahithya Parishad]] and a grant-in-aid institute of [[Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment|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 [[Science and technology|Science and Technology]] 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 [[World Health Organization|WHO]], [[UNICEF]], [[United Nations Development Programme|UNDP]], [[National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development|NABARD]], [[Department of Science and Technology (India)|DST]], [[Department of Biotechnology|DBT]], [[Kerala Institute of Local Administration|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 ==

* [https://www.irtc.org.in/?page_id=176 Solid waste management]
* [https://www.irtc.org.in/?page_id=15 Natural Resource Management] with a focus on watershed development
* [https://www.irtc.org.in/?page_id=173 Energy management]
* [https://www.irtc.org.in/?page_id=182 Social Science]
* [https://www.irtc.org.in/?page_id=185 Livelihood]

== Area of work ==
Smokeless chulha, hotbox, [[Small hydro|small hydel projects]] in [https://spb.kerala.gov.in/projects-palakkad Meenvallom] and [[Palakkuzhi|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 ([https://www.irtc.org.in/?page_id=233 PIU])
* Parishad Production Centre ([https://www.samataproducts.com/ 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==
<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
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
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* [http://www.irtc.org.in IRTC website]
* [http://www.kssp.in KSSP Website]
* [http://www.kssp.org Friends of KSSP Website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100326040952/http://kssp.zfs.in/ KSSP Thuravoor Unit]
*[https://www.samataproducts.com/ Samata Products Website]

[[Category:Research institutes in Kerala]]
[[Category:1987 establishments in Kerala]]
[[Category:Rural development organisations in India]]
[[Category:Education in Palakkad]]

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Integrated Rural Technology Centre - Revision history

>Forprajeesh at 08:29, 12 March 2021