How can rural development be assessed - as a package of policies for socio-economic development in rural areas, or in terms of social indicators like access to electricity, drinking water, health, and ...

A solar panel (165W) with battery and inverter has ensured uninterrupted power supply. This in turn has led to addition of TV-based learning which has made education more engaging and fun. The ...

India’s JEEViKA program (literally translating to livelihoods), financed by the World Bank, is the country’s largest state-level program working exclusively with women from poor rural families across ...

The company ensures sustainability and effective implementation of programmes that benefit local communities. Its CSR activities span education, healthcare, sanitation, and rural development.

Raj M. Desai, Shareen Joshi, Collective Action and Community Development: Evidence from Self-Help Groups in Rural India, The World Bank Economic Review, Vol. 28, No. 3 (2014), pp. 492-524 ...

3 lakh new enterprises set up under Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Programme: Rural Development Min The programme supports self-help groups (SHGs) and their family members to set up small ...

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman lauds the successful rural development schemes in Dharmasthala, emphasizing their alignment with government policy and the empowerment of women through ...

This paper analyses the spatial distribution of rural services in selected regions of three states in India (Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Tamil Nadu), based on data collected over three decades.

Tirupati: The Khadi and Village Industries Commission, a statutory body under the Ministry of MSME, Government of India, ...

Migration from rural parts of India has declined in villages that have installed mini-grids, while crop yields have increased by up to 40 per cent.