Technology enabled development:

    Many issues relating to countryside population cannot find solution through short term policy changes, but can give a considered outlook towards issues facing rural populations while infrastructure in the form of roads (Pradhanmantri Sadak Pariyogana), electricity and housing (mostly through remittance money) are improving, options and opportunity for livelihoods are not sufficiently enough for small and marginal farmers. Rural youth who have migrated to cities in the hope of better life have not found the grass as green even on this side, bad living and working conditions with bad economy have encouraged most to evaluate other options. However, villages do not offer livelihood alternatives that the youth can willingly choose, given that agriculture alone cannot give (in the given circumstances) gainful employment towards the sustainable quality of life. Right set of measures, support policies, enabling environment and incentive for markets aided by technology can only enable opportunities in rural settings.

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     Market based alternatives for their quality and healthier life are needed to bring about the change needed for rural livelihoods to improve, for which ecosystems needs to be invested in. These enabling ecosystem are land reforms (clear land ownership rights), incentives for businesses for investing in primary value chain in agriculture (at farm gate), storage and cold store infrastructure, logistics and most important tax breaks and financing mechanism for each of these values chain necessities to unlock market value of the sector. These reforms would provide incentives for investments to flow in agriculture sector and allow micro entrepreneurs to cash in on the opportunity for creating primary level value addition based enterprises, creating employment opportunities and generating income for their sustainable quality of life benefiting himself and futuristic society. The need is to be bring about systematic changes, unleash entrepreneur and believe in the power of youth to bring about the changes we seek to see in our villages and it can change.

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Creating Sustainable Rural Communities is about building socially cohesive communities with sustainable economies that allow universal access to amenities and attract and retain skilled people, who equipped to contribute to future growth and development.