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What is UDC and why?

Union Information and Service Center is a state-of-the-art information and knowledge center (telecentre) based on information technology established in the Union Parishad with the objective of ensuring information services at the doorsteps of grassroots people. From this center, people in rural areas can easily get life and livelihood information and necessary services in a familiar environment near their homes.

On November 11, 2010, the Hon'ble Prime Minister left his office and became the Administrator of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).Former Prime Minister of New Zealand Miss Helen Clark inaugurated all the Union Information and Service Centers (UDCs) across the country simultaneously via video conference from Char Kukrimukri Union in Bhola district. About 4 million people receive information and services from these centers every month. With the easy, fast and low cost access to public and private services through UISC, the quality of life of the local people has started to change drastically.

The UDC journey begins with the slogan 'Service at Doorsteps'.The establishment of UISC has made it possible to create a free flow of information in every sphere of society and state system, where people do not have to go door to door for services, but services reach the doorsteps of the people. Free flow of information is one of the prerequisites for people's empowerment. The establishment of information and service centers in 4,501 Union Parishads of the country has facilitated the access to information and services in the fastest time with the participation of the rural people in the free flow of information.A computer with a minimum stabilizer, a black and white printer, a color printer, a modem for on-line connection, a scanner, a digital camera can start a UDC operation initially. However, the following materials are required to operate a full-fledged U.D. -

  • Multiple Computers (Desktop & Laptop)
  • 1 multimedia projector with large screen
  • 1 laser printer
  • 1 color printer
  • 1 modem
  • 1 scanner machine/li>
  • 1 laminating machine
  • 1 photocopy machine
  • 1 digital camera
  • 1 webcam
  • 1 generator

Depending on local needs, a UISC may have more or less than this.

The Union Information and Service Center is based on the PPP (Public-Private-People's Partnership) model. Each UDC has two local young entrepreneurs, one male and one female. These entrepreneurs run UDC.In some centers, one woman and one man entrepreneur as well as one woman and one man are working as 'alternative entrepreneurs'. The entrepreneur is not a paid employee of UISC, the income of each UDC is the income of the entrepreneur. An entrepreneur is also an investor in UISC.