March 27, 2026
Skilling alone isn’t enough for rural entrepreneurs
Skilling helps rural youth start businesses, but most stay small. Here’s what it takes to turn survival ventures into sustainable enterprises.
Mona Agrawal
Mona Agrawal works with Aajeevika Bureau in Udaipur, where she focuses on skilling, research, and communications. Her work centres on improving livelihood outcomes for rural and migrant youth, with a particular interest in the transition from skill training to sustainable employment and entrepreneurship. Mona holds a master’s degree in livelihoods and social entrepreneurship from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai, and works closely on programme design and field-based insights.
Areas of expertise
Skill development, rural entrepreneurship
Articles by Mona Agrawal
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