In two decades, Bandhan transformed from its original avatar of an NGO called Bandhan-Konnagar, to an NBFC to a pan-India universal bank called Bandhan Bank
Under PM Mudra Yojana, collateral free loans of upto Rs. 10 lakh are extended by Member Lending Institutions (MLIs) such as commercial banks, regional rural banks NBFCs and microfinance institutions
Since the implementation of the programme, while benefitting 6.01 crore households in India’s villages, MGNREGA has generated 216.73 core person-days of employment as well as created 5.01 crore assets in rural India
The KVIC’s e-commerce platform catalogues over 50,000 products under more than 500 varieties and various categories of locally made Khadi and Village Industries products
The spraying personnel, who have been trained by Hyundai Motor India Foundation are being certified by the National Skill Development Corporation and Commonwealth of Learning, for easy access to other employment or entrepreneurship opportunities
Mahindra Group has announced that its skill development initiatives have skilled 500,000 youth and Mahindra Pride School alone has created 100,000 jobs in the last 15 years
Rural markets have bounced back handsomely on the back of support provided by the government as well as good agriculture, reverse migration and a lower unemployment rate, Nielsen audit data has noted
In this series of Rural Talks with Ajay Adlakha, Sanjay Panigrahi shares deep insights on rural consumerism, rural communication, social entrepreneurship, things not to...
Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers’ Welfare has recently appointed three agritech companies; Leads Connect, Agriwatch and IAR to conduct Crop Cutting Experiments (CCEs) in 100 districts across India under PMFBY
In this series of Rural Talks, Sougat Chatterjee talks on transforming rural healthcare through technology, role of telemedicine in rural healthcare services, developing strategies...
