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Geeta Devi, IndiaSpend.com

India’s women farmers are losing jobs and savings despite the boom in agriculture

Since the reverse migration sparked by the 2020 lockdown, farm owners prefer male returnees over female workers.

Shreya Raman, IndiaSpend.com
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Geeta Devi, IndiaSpend.com
· Sep 11, 2021 · 01:30 pm
Why India should spend more on its rural employment scheme

Although the demand for work under MGNREGS was the highest ever after the lockdown-triggered reverse migration in 2020, the Centre reduced funds for 2021.

Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpend.com
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Geeta Devi, IndiaSpend.com
· Aug 24, 2021 · 01:30 pm