Community information centres: A step to develop the rural communities in India

Improved communication and easy information access are directly related to the social and economic development of a country. Access to telephony and ICTs world, development has become more widespread in developing countries like India. This study aims to identify the information facilities of rural communities in India and understand the challenges and opportunities. It also explores how CIC can be strap up to promote development rural communities in India. Questionnaire, documentary sources, regional planning and observations are the major methods of this study. The study identifies that CIC will make easier community peoples life to enter information arena with an easy environment and help them to increase their skills, expertization in their respective fields. Different problems are also appears for establishing CIC and it also suggests some suitable suggestions for further improvement of CIC in India.