rural employment

A day in the life of an artisan and cluster head in Odisha, who shares how her work with fellow craftswomen has helped her find a new identity and a community that she can rely on.

The state is legally obligated to implement MGNREGA properly. However, by rationing funds to the programme over the years, it has instead systemically undermined its potential.

The artisan economy can play an important role in long-term employment creation and economic growth in India. Here’s how social impact actors can support it.

India still lacks data on migrant workers, the new labour codes are yet to be finalised, and social security programs like NREGA remain underfunded.

While it claims to be a demand-based scheme with an elastic budget, NREGA’s failure to support the rural economy in 2021 indicates otherwise.

Chetna Gala Sinha of Mann Deshi talks about why we urgently need an ecosystem that provides access to capital, resources, and support for women micro-entrepreneurs.

Rural youth are a valuable asset. Bringing them on as frontline cadres in the water and agriculture sectors can strengthen rural development.

We will need to embrace technology and markets, and improve farmer incomes exponentially to stay relevant in a rapidly changing agriculture sector.

Even amidst a lockdown, the farm sector is still operating; and with the right interventions, it could pave the way to spur the revival of the rural economy.

Communities are treated as passive recipients, giving them no say in the functioning of their schools. Here's why this needs to change.