Guidelines for entering data into the Vidatha
Resource Center monitoring System.
1. The monitoring system prepared for monitoring Vidatha Resource
Center (VRC) activities through Google Sheets has been shared with your Google
Drive. To access it, log in using the email address provided by the Vidatha
Resource Center.
If the Google Sheet is not visible in the “Shared with me” folder
of your Google Drive, send a message with your center’s name and email address
to the WhatsApp number +94718061918.
1. This Google workbook contains 11 sheets, such as VRC profile and
Summary of the progress.
2. VRC Profile sheet – Enter details relevant to your Vidatha Resource
Center.
3. Summary of the Progress sheet – Do not enter data here, as this
sheet updates automatically.
1. 2.1
Ministry Finance TT Programme Sheet –
·
Enter the budgeted data for the 2025 Technology
Transfer Programme funded by the Ministry into cells A5:L5.
·
After conducting the programme, enter related
data into cells N5:W5.
·
In cell T5, enter the number of beneficiaries
using the technology at the time of the final post-review (do not enter the
date in this cell).
· In cells U5 and V5, enter the maximum and minimum number of beneficiaries using the technology, according to pre- and post-reviews.
· Additionally, open the Google Form linked in cell X3 and submits the same
1.
Non-Finance TT Programme Sheet
·
Enter details of Technology Transfer Programmes
conducted without ministry funding.
·
Since row 4 cannot be edited, enter data
starting from row 5.
·
As with the Finance TT sheet, open the Google
Form link in cell N3 and submit the related data. These will also update the
Island Progress sheet.
·
If existing rows are insufficient, contact
0718061918 (Ratnapura VRC) to add more rows.
2.
Enter data to other Programme Sheets
·
2.2 AW Programme
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2.3 Promoting Zero-Plastics Programme
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3. Promote Innovations
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4. Conducting Research Activities
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5. Science and Technology Popularization
·
6. Strengthening the Rural Community Economy
Enter relevant data into these sheets. If there is any
unrelated information in your center’s sheet, please remove it.
3.
Programme Codes Sheet- Use the programme codes
listed here for entering related programme data.
4.
If your Vidatha Resource Center conducts
activities not mentioned in these sheets (e.g., Technical Evaluation Committee,
Trade fare, , entrepreneurial details),
you may add a new sheet.
To do this:
I.
Go to the last sheet tab.
II.
Click the “+” symbol as shown in the figure.
III.
A new sheet will be added for data entry.
Since each district’s and the entire island’s progress
Google Sheets are updated based on the data you enter, please ensure data is
entered as soon as possible after conducting a programme.
For any further issues, contact: W.M.R.R. Bandara Science & Technology Officer –
Ratnapura 0718061918 email : ratnapuravrc@gmail.com
Thank you.
W.M.R.R.
Bandara
Science
& Technology Officer – Ratnapura
District Progress as of 07/09/2025
