ABOUT IRTC

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Integrated Rural Technology Centre (IRTC), Mundur, Palakkad is a research, development and training centre set up by Kerala SasthraSahithya Parishad (KSSP) which is the premier people’s science movement in the country. It was about this time that the Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India, came forward to provide Core Support Grant to set up such a Centre under the STARD Programme of their Science and Society Division. Thus was IRTC born, in 1987. It was registered as a separate autonomous institution in 1995.Read More>>

IRTC'S MAJOR CONTRIBUTIONS:
IRTC has major contributions over various fields in Research & Developmental work. IRTC has its contribution over Energy , Agriculture, Environmental , Rural technlology, Education etc.. Read More>>

THE ADMINISTRATIVE SET-UP OF IRTC:
Initially, IRTC was being administered as the Research Wing of KSSP, through one of its sub-committees. But, in 1995, it was found appropriate to register IRTC as an independent autonomous society, with its own Governing Body and Executive Committee.   Read More>>