Who We Are?

Integrated Rural Technology Centre (IRTC) is an autonomous research and development institution founded by the Kerala Sastra Sahithya Parishad (the pioneering People’s Science Movement) and a grant-in-aid institution of the Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment (KSCSTE). IRTC envisions the upliftment of the underprivileged sections of the society through knowledge sharing, appropriate technology transfer and skill development. The institution intervenes to meet the new age challenges and find sustainable solutions in the sector of solid waste management, watershed development, energy management, local planning and livelihood. IRTC has played a pivotal 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 also marked its footprints in the areas of women and child development with the collaboration of national and international agencies such as WHO, UNICEF and UNDP.