Being an agrarian region, the agriculture sector contributes 16.18 per cent to Jammu & Kashmir’s GDP, of which 35 per cent is contributed by the dairy sector. Under the Integrated Dairy Development Scheme, 43 dairy farming units have been set up in Shopian with a subsidy of Rs one crore.

The government, under the Dairy Entrepreneurship Development Scheme, is providing subsidy through NABARD on dairy installation and dairy products equipment. The progressive consumption of milk and milk products is leading to immense possibilities of self-employment in this field

Gathering together under village organisations and federations, the women from the villages of Dholpur in Rajasthan, find financial independence, and along with it, their voice.

In many villages in and around Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh, dirty water from the tanneries and sewerage is treated and sent to the farmers for irrigation

Women from the Kondh tribal community in Kandhamal, Odisha have been trained to make laddus from the mahua flowers that has enhanced their livelihood. The state government plans to introduce these nutritious laddus in anganwadis and tribal residential schools.

Nothing takes one back to one’s childhood than a festival. Chhath Puja brings back memories of mothers, grandmothers, aunts and cousins bustling around preparing for the pujas, cooking and spreading joy and that special buzz.

Amidst the bustle and crowds of the holy city of Banaras, the Mumukshu Bhawan and the Mukti Bhawan offer comfort, solace and dignity to people who come there to die.

Exactly two years back, on March 25, 2020, the nationwide lockdown came into force. Millions of migrant workers from rural India were stranded in cities without a place to stay, and with no food nor other means. Hundreds of thousands of them walked back home. Two years on, Gaon Connection caught up with these migrant workers and found their wounds haven't healed and their scars run deep.