e-Governance Initiatives of

Karnataka State Department of

Agriculture
 Goal and Objective

Reaching up to Village Level

Providing computer access to farmers through Raita
Samparka Kendras (RSKs)
RSKs)

To cover the entire farming community

Providing necessary agricultural related information
to the farmers as and when requests comes from
them
 Vision Statement

Reaching the Farmers through e-Media

Bridging the gap between the farmers and the
Agriculture Department

Make the farmers more knowledgeable and efficient
by providing the latest State
State--of-
of-the-
the-Art technologies
 Infrastructure Available

Server at the Head Quarters

Pentium Client Machines at State, District, Taluk
and RSK Level

Dot Matrix and Laser Jet Printers

Network components

RF-
RF-Link at the Head Office for E-mail and Internet
facility

E-mail and Internet facility for field level offices
(Broad band and modem)
 e-Governance Projects of KSDA

1. RAITAMITRA Website
2. Bhoo Phala (Soil Health Analysis)
3. Agrisnet
1. e-
e-RAITAMITRA Website

KSDA launched its official website

http:://raitamitra
http //raitamitra..kar.
kar.nic.
nic.in in the year 2000
2000..
Objectives : To provide G2C , G2G and Intra Intra--
Departmental services
Clientele : Farmers, Agricultural inputs dealers, General
public, Government Departments, staff of KSDA
Architecture : Windows /SAN Web Server
Databases : SQL Server
 1. e-
e-RAITAMITRA Website-
Website-Contd
Contd..

Services :
1. Tips to farmers on a daily basis
basis..
2. Information on Seeds stock and fertilizer stock

status..
status
3. Seasonal condition

4. Crop condition, cropped area

5. Agricultural statistics

6. Improved agricultural practices

 1. e-
e-RAITAMITRA Website-
Website-Contd.
Services :
8. Krishi Pandith Prashasthi information
9. Notifications of Recruitments to the Department
10. Right To Information (RTI
(RTI)) Act related
information.
11. Government notifications
12. Department guidelines and Circulars

Content Updation Mechanism : At Head Office

Roll out Status : Completed

 Web Enabled Applications in
Agriculture

Personnel Information System (PINS)

Monthly Multilevel Review (MMR

(MMR))

Karnataka Development Programme (KDP)

KDP)
 2. Bhoo Phala (Soil Health Analysis )

Objectives :
To improve Soil Health
Improve accuracy of recommendations.
Avoid human errors in recommendations.
Saving time involved in record keeping .
 Soil Health Software
Services :
To enable timely distribution of Soil Health
Cards to farmers which will enable
farmers to use adequate Chemical Fertilizers and
organic fertilisers based on the soil analysis

Clientele : Farmers, agricultural scientists, policy

makers, Government (subsidy schemes)

Architechture :Windows/Standalone application

Databases : MS Access
 Soil Health Software

Data Updation Mechanism : Through Soil Health

Laboratories

Roll-out Status : Has been implemented in all

the 23 Soil Health Laboratories

Future Plan : This application will be up-graded to

web-enabled one.
 3. AGRISNET –Centrally sponsored
(Agriculture Resources Information System
Network)
Objectives :

To provide hardware and Internet connectivity
to the block level farmers

Improve and provide advisory and extension
services to farmers using ICT tools

Development of Decision Support Systems
and Databases

Development of Farmer Centric applications
such as input availability and quality control of
the same (seed, fertilizer, pesticide), Soil
Health Card System, cropping pattern, rain-
rain-fed
farming and organic farming methods
 AGRISNET

Objectives contd.:
contd.:

Improve dissemination of information on

Government Programmes and Services,
Agricultural resources and technology
technology..

Improve information exchange within the
State Government, between State and Centre
for better collaboration, planning and
implementation of Government schemes.
schemes.
 AGRISNET

Clientele :

Farmers

Agricultural scientists

Processing industries

Extension officials

Input service providers

Central and State Governments

Planners and Policy makers and other stake

holders
 AGRISNET
Modules developed :
1. Monthly Multilevel Review (MMR
(MMR))
2. Pest Incidence - Natural Calamity Incidence
3. Farm Mechanisation (Beneficiaries)
4. Insecticide Quality Control
5. Fertiliser Quality Control
6. Seed Quality Control
7. Shop Masters (Inputs dealers)
8. RSK Profile
9. Monthly Reporting System of ADA and RSK
 AGRISNET

Architecture : Windows web server

Database : SQL Server 2005

Data Updation Mechanism : At Taluk level

 AGRISNET
Roll out Status:
 In 2008-
2008-09 Chikmagalur and Shimoga were
selected for Pilot implementation which
concluded successfully.
successfully.
 In the current year it will be rolled out to the
remaining districts
districts..
 The Department will strive to develop farmer
centric modules.
modules.
 AGRISNET
Future Plans – Citizen Centric Applications
1. Development of Bhoo Chethana (Rainfed
Agricultural Mission for productivity
Enhancements)
2. Development of Micro-
Micro- irrigation module
3. Up-
Up-gradation of Raitamitra website
4. Comprehensive modules for quality control labs
5. Exclusive web-
web-server in the Department
 Problems faced in execution of e-
e-Governance
projects

Time lag between identification, reporting and

rectification of problems encountered during
data entry at field level

Lack of manpower at Taluk level for data entry
in agrisnet

Adds to existing work load
Thank You