Rural Opportunity: Comat Technologies

• Government Services (G2C)
– Pension Schemes
– Scholarship Schemes
– Government Issued papers
• Land Record, Birth Certificate, Marriage Certificate etc.

• Business Services (B2C)
– Credit and loans
– Education and vocational training
– Bill Payment
– Insurance
• Gold, Farm Assets, Crop
– Healthcare

• Business Services (B2B)
– Products/ Services for rural businesses

Comat is setting up the infrastructure in rural communities
– Karnataka: 800
– Haryana: 290
– Uttarakhand: 600
– Tripura: 170
– Sikkim: 45

• Comat has created a “Business API”
– Expand reach many states through single Business API
– Revenue share model
– No business outreach program required for customer access

Kiosks provide the services backbone
– Reliable ICT infrastructure
– Technology enabled Business process re-engineering
• G2C, B2C and B2B service fulfillment

• Kiosks offer a low cost distribution network
– Deliver multiple services through a single Kiosk
– Payment collection, storage and remittance are centralized

•B2B Services
– Order Fulfillment and Supply Chain
• Order placement for farmers and other rural businesses
• Order tracking / confirmation
– Affinity Program Announcements
• Product Launch Announcements
– Rebate Coupons delivered via kiosks
– Citizen Surveys
– Unregulated services
• PDS Allotment via SMS
• Issuance of Ration Cards

•B2C Services
– Mobile Prepaid Top up
• Launch 3 weeks ago; Revenue Rs 100K
– Exam Results via SMS
• Printed results delivered via kiosks

Comat is a Social Enterprise. Our decade of on-ground experience in working for various rural projects across the country makes us a top notch player in the areas of e-Governance, and ICTD (Information and Communication Technologies for Development). Their service offerings enable the Governments and Businesses get closer to the rural milieu. That's how they facilitate social impact and Energize Rural Economies. As a rural empowerment enabler, they continue to walk the talk...