INFORMATION REQUREMENTS OF RURAL PEOPLE IN KERALA AND RELEVENCE OF COMMUNITY INFORMATION CENTRES.

Through a questionnaire survey the study analyses the information requirements of the rural people in Kerala and relevance of community information centres in each panchayat. The statistical techniques used for analysis of the data were arithmetic mean and standard deviation. The study indicates that the rural people in Kerala are enjoying most of the information sources available in the present society and mass media is the most satisfied information source for them. According to the study the rural people showed their deep interest in the concept of community information centres in their panchayat. The article concludes that in order to meet all the information requirements of the village people a well organized information centre in rural areas of Kerala is essential