MGNREGA

From self-help groups to farmer-producer organisations, Jharkhand’s women and communities are proving that regenerative farming can heal soil, double incomes, and restore dignity. With PRADAN’s support, 2 lakh farmers are rejecting chemicals and embracing collective models that make farming sustainable, profitable, and rooted in resilience.

Born to a daily wage labourer, Hemant K Pareek defied all odds to crack the UPSC. With no coaching and little money, he proved that determination can overcome any challenge.

IAS D. Krishna Bhaskar from Rajanna-Sircilla district of Telangana undertook various water conservation measures to make the region drought-free

“This programme can not only thrive in Jharkhand, but all over India,” says Siddharth Tripathi, a 1999-batch IFS officer.

Sure, the number of Indian adults with bank accounts have increased. But a closer look at the numbers reveal gaps around usage. Especially, gender.

Passionate about protecting natural history, Sandeep Tambe's proactive policy-making has also been instrumental in making Sikkim one of India's most successful states in implementing MGNREGA.

Bonded labour in this day and age is more unseen, more hidden, but still ruthless. It has journeyed far and beyond its conventional contours.

Unwilling to be stifled by red-tapism, the dynamic DM of Alipurduar is showing what civil service is really about — taking governance to the doorsteps of the dirt-poor.

After three years of running from pillar to post, the girls decided to do the spadework themselves to help their farmer father!

This village is a significant success story of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme, claims Centre.