Rubber Board to fund for computerisation of RPS’s

KOTTAYAM (Commodity Online): The Rubber Board has decided to give financial assistance to the Rubber Producers Societies (RPSs) for acquiring computer and peripherals to facilitate access to Information Technology (IT) enabled services, under Rubber Plantation Development Scheme.
The assistance is limited to Rs.45, 000 per RPS or 75 per cent of the actual cost of the computer and peripherals. RPSs functioning in their own building or rented building and having uninterrupted trade linkage with companies in the RPS sector, and a good record of performance are eligible for the assistance.
The Board will assist 40 RPSs to acquire computer during the current financial year.
The Board expects that the usage of IT enabled services among the rubber planting community will empower the growers with latest information in the field of cultivation world over, and market situation internationally.
The computerisation of RPSs will also enable prompt accounting and make the operations more transparent and thereby attract more growers to group activities, which in turn protect them from exploitation by middlemen.
The RPSs established since 1986 are envisaged to function as centres for technology transfer; provide trainings in all aspects of rubber cultivation, crop harvesting, primary processing and marketing, and also in activities for extra income generation from rubber holdings.

(Source: http://www.commodityonline.com/news/Rubber-Board-to-fund-for-computerisation-of-RPS%E2%80%99s-35339-3-1.html)