Rural Women Technology Park | PSGR Krishnammal College for Women

The Rural Women Technology Park (RWTP), Annur, established in 2015, goes beyond campus to fulfill the College’s Mission to “..Empower the underprivileged in our communities.” The RWTP, was set up in a land donated by the villagers as a goodwill gesture, speaking volumes of our community connect. Skill training programs are conducted for rural women with Grant from DST for 21 Panchayats across. Based upon the socio economic survey and utilizing local resources – Ten trades were identified: Water Purification, Community Nursery, Post- Harvest Technology Based Value Added Products, Multi Millet Biscuits, Banana Fiber Extraction and Value Added Products, Value Added Products (Coir Pot) from Coir Fibre, Value Added Products from Arecanut Leaves (Plates), Bio briquettes Production and Sanitary –Napkin Production,solar dehydration. A total of 243 programmes were organized benefiting 7334 people. The RWTP is an effective and successful public private partnership model (PPP), that can be emulated by others.

The centre offers the following

- Bread, Millet biscuit and other value added products

- Areca Plate making

- Community Nursery

- Sanitary Napkin Production

- Water Purification

- Bio Briquettes Production

- Coir Pot Production

- Banana Fibre Extraction

Solar Dehydration Process

Objectives of MoU

PSGRKC to provide appropriate need based Skill training to students, staff and research scholars.
PSGRKC to support the college in training, internship and research projects with special emphasis on Agricultural products related activities.
PSGRKC to provide to use the RWTP as incubator centre on cost basis.

Utilization of RWTP as Incubator center:

Rs 1500 / 4 hrs for the production of bread and Millet biscuit and Arecaunut plates.
Rs 1000 / 6 hrs for the production of coir pot & sanitary napkins.
Required raw materials will provided on cost basis.

Fee for hands on training programme:

Rs 100/person/ day.
Transport/ Lunch are not included in the fee.
Minimum of 20 participants.
The Training time 9.30 to 4.00 p.m.

TERMS OF MoU

This is a non- exclusive MoU and is valid for a period of three years effective from April ,2018 and may be extended further on mutual consent.
For the service rendered by RWTP shall be paid based the nature of work and infrastructure and man power utilization for each programme to the service provider.
The MoU can be terminated with three months notice on either side.
This MoU is executed as two originals and each party is having one for their records.
This MoU is governed by and construed in accordance with Indian Laws.

List of Institutions Signed MoU’s

Sree Saraswathy Thiyagaraja College ,Pollachi
VLB Janakiammal College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore
Nandha Arts and Science College, Erode
Vellalar College for Women, Erode.

No. of. Members trained for the year(2018-19) - 1344 members

No. of. Members trained for the year (2019 – 20) - 857 members