Lists of figures. List of tables. List of contributors. Series Preface. Preface. Acknowledgements. 1 . Introduction: Pathways to Rural Prosperity -Mr.
Ved Arya, Ms. Ayushii Balutia, Dr. Ashwini Chhatre, Dr. Nivedita Narain Section I: Understanding Rural Poverty and Vulnerability 2. The National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) - Key Lessons for Policymaking - Ms. Nita Kejrewal 3 . Graduating PVTG - Ultra-Poor from Extreme-Poverty: Experience from Jharkhand - Mr. N.
N. Sinha, Mr. Suvakanta Nayak Section II: Empowerment Through Collective Action 4. Empowering the Ultra Poor: Innovations, Impact and Learning from Satat Jeevikoparjan Yojna in Bihar - Mr. Balamurgan Devraj 5. Securing Livelihoods of Rural Poor through Convergence - Mr. Saroj Mahapatra, Mr. Manoj Kumar 6.
Women's Collectives and Inclusive Development: Lessons from the Field - Mr. Amarjeet Sinha 7. Empowering HER: Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) paving way for Economic Empowerment of rural women - Mr. Charanjit Singh, Mr. Gajanan Rauta 8. Promotion of Farmer Producer Company: learnings from Foundation for Development of Rural Value Chains (FDRVC) - Mr. Alok De Section III: Diversifying Livelihoods and Fostering Entrepreneurship 9. Ecosystem to Nurture Development Entrepreneurship to Solve Poverty and Unemployment Challenges: The Buddha Institute - Mr.
Ved Arya, Mr. Belal Ahmad, Mr. Anupam Pandey, Ms. Shruti Sriram 10. Lessons from the Start-Up Village Entrepreneurship Programme - Mr. Raminder Singh Rekhi, Ms. Sukanya Chakrovorty 11. Livelihoods and Skilling for Adivasi/Indigenous Communities in a High Biodiversity Area - Ms.
Snehlata Nath, Dr. Jyotsna Krishnakumar Section IV: Place-Based Approaches and Sustainable Resource Management 12. New Paradigm for Rural Workforce Diversification towards Productivity increase and Wealth Generation - Place-Based Approach - Mr. Neeraj Ahuja, Ms. Aliva Das 13. Enabling Adaptation to Weather Vagaries for Small Holder Farmers - Ms. Dhruvi Shah 14. Connecting People, Nature, and Livelihood in Bundelkhand - A Joint Climate Action Initiative by Six NGOs - Mr.
R Parasuram, Mr. Prasanna Khemariya, Ms. Stutilina Pal, Mr. Ashish Ambasta 15. Ecological Livelihoods: Lessons from Tasar Sericulture (Antheraea Mylitta, the tropical silkworm) in India - Dr. Nivedita Narain, Mr. Satyabrata Acharyaa. Index.