BANGALORE : In an effort to provide a helping hand in these days of deepening agrarian crisis, the National Rural Livelihood Mission has approved a Rs. 15-crore project to augment livelihood opportunities of poor women involved in farming in Belgaum and Tumkur.

The Mahila Kisan Sashaktikaran Pariyojana project will help them develop agrarian and non-agrarian livelihood skills. File photo: Bhagya Prakash K.
The Mahila Kisan Sashaktikaran Pariyojana (MKSP) project, approved by the Central Ministry of Rural Development for these two districts, is expected to cover 11,000 women involved in agriculture over the next three years and help them develop agrarian and non-agrarian livelihood skills. Read more
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