NIC has been entrusted with the responsibility of computerization of the Centre for Advancement of People's Action in Rural Technology (CAPART). CAPART promotes voluntary movement and provides financial assistance to voluntary organizations to undertake projects in accordance with the specific needs of the local area in rural sector. Besides encouraging voluntary action in the implementation of projects for the enhancement of rural prosperity, evaluation of project proposals extended by various voluntary organizations is one of the major activities of CAPART. The process generates a vast pool of information which calls for proper Information System Planning (ISP). The Computerized Rural Information Systems Project group (CRISP) of NIC prepared a feasibility study for possible enhancement of the operational ability of CAPART in the area of information processing. The study focused on the present manual operation and functioning of CAPART's Electronic Data Processing (EDP) Department. It further suggested possible solutions in the areas of operational alternatives, and Hardware and Software platforms. It is envisaged that the data generated on various issues concerning NGO'S at CAPART headquarters in New Delhi and regional centres at Ahmedabad, Bhubaneshwar, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur and Lucknow will be available in a distributed environment. Database will be developed on the aforementioned site and NICNET will establish the communication link between stated databases. This will enhance the existing information handling capability of CAPART. In the initial stages, the project involves activities concerning selection of hardware and software and the installation of the same at CAPART's headquarters and regional centres. It also includes establishment of NICNET connectivity. NIC has already initiated the project, and necessary system environment has been successfully established at CAPART headquarters and is in the process of being installed at other regional centres. With the completion of the project, CAPART will be able to organize NGO activities in a direction more beneficial to rural population.