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Chintamakulapalli is a Gram Panchayat in V.Kota Mandal, Chittoor District. The Chintamakulapalli Community Information Centre was established in this Gram Panchayat in March 2004. Two Entrepreneurs Mr.M.Sreenivasulu and Mr.V.Suresh own the centre. Mr.M.Sreenivasulu who is 24 years has passed his tenth class. Before opting for the CIC business he used to run a petty shop which caters to the villagers with groceries and toiletry items. Mr.V.Suresh is 22 years has passed his Intermediate level and was pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree. Previously he used to work as a volunteer teacher for the elementary school in his village. Both these young people participated in all kinds of developmental programmes undertaken by the Government in their Gram Panchayat. Mr.M.Sreenivasulu and Mr.V.Suresh headed the Pragathi Youth Association in Chintamakulaplli along with other youth members of their Gram Panchayat. They mobilized funds and conducted various programmes such as laying of mud road in their village, free eye camps for the poor, sports and games for the children and youth of their Mandal.
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A View of Chintamakulapalli Community Information Centre
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Since V.Kota was their head quarters they got familiar with the CIC services and started to assist Mr.Vishwanatha Reddy of V.Kota CIC in mobilizing applications for the the e-governance portal developed by Hewlett Packard. When the survey was done by World Corps India in their Gram Panchayat for setting up a CIC, these two youth were the first to apply for the centre ownership.
Through the Chintamakulapalli CIC 112 people for House Sites, 72 for Ration Cards, 54 for Colony Houses and 22 for Old Age Pension schemes had applied using the e-governance portal developed by Hewlett Packard. With an HP digital camera the two dynamic entrepreneurs have taken so far more than 1,063 photographs in their Gram Panchayat of students, family photos, family functions, wedding celebrations, public events, etc.
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The Entrepreneurs Mr.M.Sreenivasulu and Mr.V.Suresh taking photograph of an old lady and her grand son belonging to their village
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Mr.M.Sreenivasulu says, “World Corps India and HP have provided me a good opportunity to serve the public. With the CIC name I was able to create a good image in the community as well as among the Government Departments. My communication and business skills have developed very much with WCI training. Recently I got married and I was proud to print beside my name “Entrepreneur, Chintamakulapalli CIC” on the wedding invitation”.
Mr.V.Suresh says, “I am happy with what I am doing. So far people knew me only as a voluntary teacher but now they recognize me as an entrepreneur. I have developed good rapport with the local government and our community. This is all because of World Corps India and HP”.
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