Tag: Rural

Policy UpdatePrisha SachdevaBackgroundBharatNet is India’s flagship rural broadband infrastructure programme, implemented by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Ministry of Communications, through Bharat Broadband Network...

Policy UpdateAditi Natasha BhuinyanBackgroundThe ASPIRE Scheme (A Scheme for Promotion of Innovation, Rural Industries and Entrepreneurship) was launched on 16 March 2015 by the...

Blog ArticleTin Maw Maw Tun (Nora) BackgroundRural households often face multiple difficulties at once. A drought can reduce farm income while food and agricultural input...

Policy UpdateGargi BishtBackgroundUttarakhand’s migration crisis presents one of India’s most acute demographic challenges. Between 2008 and 2018, approximately 118,981 persons migrated permanently from rural...

Policy UpdateAnamika P KBackgroundThe Self Help Entrepreneur- Livelihoods and Enterprise Application for Prosperity and Sustainability (SHE -LEAPS) was launched on 29th June 2026 at...

Policy UpdateAyan BardoiBackgroundThe dairy industry is the mainstay of the Indian rural economy, providing employment to more than 80 million farmers of whom the...

Policy UpdateRitobrata PurkayasthaIndia’s financial inclusion landscape is undergoing a structural paradigm shift, transitioning from expanding basic brick-and-mortar banking access to deploying an intelligent, real-time...

Siddharth SinghClimate change is no longer just an environmental issue, it is rapidly becoming one of India’s greatest public health challenges. While conversations often...

Policy UpdateSruti HalderBackgroundThe gold loan segment has historically been one of India’s fastest-growing forms of secured retail credit, valued for its speed of disbursal,...

Policy UpdateAkshat JangidBackgroundOn 21 December 2025, the President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu gave assent to the Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and...