RuTag 2.0

Rural Technology Action Group 2.0

RuTag 2.0

Rural Technology Action Group (RuTAG) is an initiative of the Office of the PSA since 2004. RuTAG, supported by the Office of the PSA, was conceptualized as a mechanism to provide a higher level of S&T intervention and support for rural areas. Under this initiative, the interventions are designed to be primarily demand-driven, focusing on bridging technology gaps at the grassroots level, upgrading technology, and providing training and demonstrations through innovative projects.

Mandate and Objectives

(a) Mandate

Updating traditional knowledge/methods and practices with appropriate technology developed by research institutions with potential for IPR.
Connect at grass root level to understand the demands and develop the innovative rural technologies with commercialization potential.

(b) Objectives

To connect with possible stakeholders like NGOs (Non-Government Organizations), SHGs (Self Help Groups), COs (Community Organizations), Start-ups, Technology Incubators, and Fabricators to identify sector-specific technology needs.
To develop demand-driven technologies based on socio-economic data coherent with national/regional priorities, national policies/schemes etc.
To validate developed prototypes supported with impact studies and explore their commercialization with scalability aspects.
To commercialize the potentially validated technologies for national/global markets.

Key Focus Areas

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Commercialization:

By prioritizing the commercialization of developed technologies, RuTAG 2.0 will ensure that the solutions are commercially viable and sustainable in the long run, maximizing their socio-economic impact on rural communities.

Expanded Dissemination:

RuTAG 2.0 will actively facilitate the broader dissemination of these technologies as marketable products. This focus on widespread availability envisages that the benefits reach a larger population in rural areas, fostering inclusive growth.

Our Startups

Interaction between innovators and Bankers and FPOs/Farmers at ICAR-NAARM on January 07, 2025. Online interaction between innovators and farmers in association with KVK Mahabubnagar on February 24, 2025. IT Core Solutions sold a unit to KVK, IISR, Peruvannamuzhi on March 24, 2025. Interaction with Producer Organization Promoting Institutes on February 13, 2025. Demonstration workshop of a mini hybrid solar dryer for MSME registered entrepreneurs in Coimbatore on February 21, 2025. Participants during the solar dryer workshop.

BIS Science and Standard Fair organized by the Bureau of Indian Standards, Coimbatore Chapter, on February 1, 2025, at HALL A, CODISSIA, Coimbatore. FPOs/FPCs, Farmers and Startups Immersion Programme at Tirupati on January 30, 2025.

Capacity building program for RuTAG 2.0 Innovators

RuTAG 2.0 Accelerator Mentorship Program organized by ICAR-NAARM

The BIS Science and Standard Fair, organized by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), Coimbatore Chapter. The FPOs/FPCs, Farmers and Startups Immersion Programme, held on January 30, 2025, at Tirupati. A mini hybrid solar dryer to attendees, part of the Tirupati immersion program.