Six to seven percent of the population in India is people with disability, the number is increasing with accidents and aging. According to the report of National Statistical Survey (NSS) disability transition in India is predicted to be most rapid. Nearly one third of the total number of people in India is affected with some […]
Chhota Udaipur district in Gujarat lies in the heart of a tribal area with rich indigenous history and culture which is more representative of the region than palaces. The town is a good base from which to explore the surrounding tribal villages, particularly in the Rathwa communities. The Rathwa tribes who live here produce the […]
COVID-19 has disrupted billions of lives and endangered the global economy. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects a global recession as bad as or worse than in 2009. As job losses escalate, the International Labor Organization estimates that nearly half of the global workforce is at risk of losing their livelihoods. On the other hand, […]
3.65 lakh CSCs across the country, are facilitating a one time payment to MGNREGA workers and poor women through DigiPay in more than 500 districts as the country have been put under lock down. In Amreli (Gujarat), Woman VLE Manisha Ben is providing direct cash transfer benefits of relief package through DigiPay. On 26th March, […]
The poor in India are in a fix. They don’t know which is a bigger killer: the novel coronavirus or hunger which has been thrust upon them due to an unprecedented crisis. 38 years old Ummed Kanwar is a daily wage worker, lives in Aluda, a small Village in Dausa district of Rajasthan. It is situated […]
68 years old Bachhi Devi lives in Jakholas Kalan, a small Village in Bamanwas Tehsil in Sawai Madhopur District of Rajasthan. It is located 51 km from District head quarter Sawai Madhopur. Like any other remote and rural area, Jakholas Kalan was not an exception regarding the banking services. Bachhi Devi used to travel Sawai […]
So as to extend the CSC services to people, who are either unaware of CSC services or unable to visit CSC centre, Village Level Entrepreneur Naresh Sijapati from Ahmedabad has started a unique initiative –‘Digital Mobile Office’ or CSC Services on Wheels. B.Com graduate Naresh has transformed an auto rickshaw into a ‘Digital Mobile Office’, […]
A pension plan is a promise of better financial health for employees during retirement. A futuristic plan that requires an employer to make contributions into a pool of funds set aside for a worker’s future benefit. Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-dhan is a central government scheme meant for old age protection and social security of […]
VLE Mustufabhai Vhora, a resident of Chhota Udaipur district, Gujarat, has registered 1104 beneficiaries under PMSYM by arranging camps in villages.
