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&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;One of the largest surveys to assess the impact of COVID 19 and the lockdowns on the rural poor was recently undertaken by leading Indian NGOs. The collaborating NGOs have footprints in most poverty-stricken belts in the country.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Among other things, the survey has revealed the following results:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;a.&lt;/strong&gt; A large majority of the households surveyed have with them very limited stock of food grown by them in the last &lt;em&gt;kharif &lt;/em&gt;or &lt;em&gt;rabi&lt;/em&gt;. They will be solely dependent on the food supply through the public distribution system (PDS).&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;b.&lt;/strong&gt; While the months of peak food insecurity in most rain-fed regions are July and August, people are already experiencing food insecurity. They have begun consuming fewer items and eating fewer meals every day than similar periods in normal times.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;c.&lt;/strong&gt; Indebtedness among rural poor is rising and nearly 30 percent of the respondents already had to borrow from their kin or professional moneylenders to meet expenses on basic necessities.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Please &lt;a href=&quot;/upload/files/Press%20Release%20of%20the%20survey.pdf&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to read the entire press release.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Nirmalya Choudhury&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Vikasanvesh Foundation&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;a.&lt;/strong&gt; A large majority of the households surveyed have with them very limited stock of food grown by them in the last &lt;em&gt;kharif &lt;/em&gt;or &lt;em&gt;rabi&lt;/em&gt;. They will be solely dependent on the food supply through the public distribution system (PDS).&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;b.&lt;/strong&gt; While the months of peak food insecurity in most rain-fed regions are July and August, people are already experiencing food insecurity. They have begun consuming fewer items and eating fewer meals every day than similar periods in normal times.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;c.&lt;/strong&gt; Indebtedness among rural poor is rising and nearly 30 percent of the respondents already had to borrow from their kin or professional moneylenders to meet expenses on basic necessities.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;d.&lt;/strong&gt; Early signs of acute distress are visible: all discretionary expenses on marriages or similar ceremonies are being cut down drastically. Their children are likely to be withdrawn from schools in 30 percent of the households.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;e.&lt;/strong&gt; Households have begun depleting productive assets, selling even bullocks or milch animals.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;f.&lt;/strong&gt; With only a sixth of the households reporting return of their migrant members, the workload on women has significantly increased for fetching water and fuelwood and the drudgery shows no sign of abetting.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;g.&lt;/strong&gt; Usually migrant family members return just prior to kharif sowing but return with cash savings earned (made) by them in the cities. This year, they will return with empty pockets. This situation can only become far worse with their arrival in the villages.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;h.&lt;/strong&gt; As many as 40 percent of households reported having no seeds nor any access to farm credit for initiating kharif operations.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Please &lt;a href=&quot;/upload/files/Press%20Release%20of%20the%20survey.pdf&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to read the entire press release.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Kindly &lt;a href=&quot;/upload/files/COVID%20Induced%20Lockdown%20and%20the%20hInterland_May%2013%202020.pdf&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access the key findings of the rapid assessment survey done by civil society organisations (CSOs). &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For more information, please contact the following person/ organisation:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Nirmalya Choudhury&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Vikasanvesh Foundation&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;An Initiative of Tata Trusts&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Phone: 07506498286&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;One of the largest surveys to assess the impact of COVID 19 and the lockdowns on the rural poor was recently undertaken by leading Indian NGOs. The collaborating NGOs have footprints in most poverty-stricken belts in the country.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;a.&lt;/strong&gt; A large majority of the households surveyed have with them very limited stock of food grown by them in the last &lt;em&gt;kharif &lt;/em&gt;or &lt;em&gt;rabi&lt;/em&gt;. They will be solely dependent on the food supply through the public distribution system (PDS).&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;b.&lt;/strong&gt; While the months of peak food insecurity in most rain-fed regions are July and August, people are already experiencing food insecurity. They have begun consuming fewer items and eating fewer meals every day than similar periods in normal times.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;c.&lt;/strong&gt; Indebtedness among rural poor is rising and nearly 30 percent of the respondents already had to borrow from their kin or professional moneylenders to meet expenses on basic necessities.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;d.&lt;/strong&gt; Early signs of acute distress are visible: all discretionary expenses on marriages or similar ceremonies are being cut down drastically. Their children are likely to be withdrawn from schools in 30 percent of the households.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;g.&lt;/strong&gt; Usually migrant family members return just prior to kharif sowing but return with cash savings earned (made) by them in the cities. This year, they will return with empty pockets. This situation can only become far worse with their arrival in the villages.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;h.&lt;/strong&gt; As many as 40 percent of households reported having no seeds nor any access to farm credit for initiating kharif operations.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Please &lt;a href=&quot;/upload/files/Press%20Release%20of%20the%20survey.pdf&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to read the entire press release.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;One of the largest surveys to assess the impact of COVID 19 and the lockdowns on the rural poor was recently undertaken by leading Indian NGOs. The collaborating NGOs have footprints in most poverty-stricken belts in the country.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;The survey covered 5,100 households in 47 districts in 12 states of the country, and it was carried out from April 27th to May 2nd, 2020, 35 days after the lockdown. The survey was jointly anchored by Transform Rural India Foundation, Delhi and VikasAnvesh Foundation (VAF), a development research centre based in Pune, Maharashtra and methodologically&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Among other things, the survey has revealed the following results:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;a.&lt;/strong&gt; A large majority of the households surveyed have with them very limited stock of food grown by them in the last &lt;em&gt;kharif &lt;/em&gt;or &lt;em&gt;rabi&lt;/em&gt;. They will be solely dependent on the food supply through the public distribution system (PDS).&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;b.&lt;/strong&gt; While the months of peak food insecurity in most rain-fed regions are July and August, people are already experiencing food insecurity. They have begun consuming fewer items and eating fewer meals every day than similar periods in normal times.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;c.&lt;/strong&gt; Indebtedness among rural poor is rising and nearly 30 percent of the respondents already had to borrow from their kin or professional moneylenders to meet expenses on basic necessities.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;d.&lt;/strong&gt; Early signs of acute distress are visible: all discretionary expenses on marriages or similar ceremonies are being cut down drastically. Their children are likely to be withdrawn from schools in 30 percent of the households.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;e.&lt;/strong&gt; Households have begun depleting productive assets, selling even bullocks or milch animals.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;f.&lt;/strong&gt; With only a sixth of the households reporting return of their migrant members, the workload on women has significantly increased for fetching water and fuelwood and the drudgery shows no sign of abetting.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;g.&lt;/strong&gt; Usually migrant family members return just prior to kharif sowing but return with cash savings earned (made) by them in the cities. This year, they will return with empty pockets. This situation can only become far worse with their arrival in the villages.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;h.&lt;/strong&gt; As many as 40 percent of households reported having no seeds nor any access to farm credit for initiating kharif operations.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Please &lt;a href=&quot;/upload/files/Press%20Release%20of%20the%20survey.pdf&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to read the entire press release.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Kindly &lt;a href=&quot;/upload/files/COVID%20Induced%20Lockdown%20and%20the%20hInterland_May%2013%202020.pdf&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access the key findings of the rapid assessment survey done by civil society organisations (CSOs). &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For more information, please contact the following person/ organisation:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Nirmalya Choudhury&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Vikasanvesh Foundation&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;An Initiative of Tata Trusts&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Phone: 07506498286&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Email: &lt;a href=&quot;http://nirmalya@vikasanvesh.in&quot;&gt;nirmalya@vikasanvesh.in&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;a.&lt;/strong&gt; A large majority of the households surveyed have with them very limited stock of food grown by them in the last &lt;em&gt;kharif &lt;/em&gt;or &lt;em&gt;rabi&lt;/em&gt;. They will be solely dependent on the food supply through the public distribution system (PDS).&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;b.&lt;/strong&gt; While the months of peak food insecurity in most rain-fed regions are July and August, people are already experiencing food insecurity. They have begun consuming fewer items and eating fewer meals every day than similar periods in normal times.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;c.&lt;/strong&gt; Indebtedness among rural poor is rising and nearly 30 percent of the respondents already had to borrow from their kin or professional moneylenders to meet expenses on basic necessities.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;g.&lt;/strong&gt; Usually migrant family members return just prior to kharif sowing but return with cash savings earned (made) by them in the cities. This year, they will return with empty pockets. This situation can only become far worse with their arrival in the villages.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;h.&lt;/strong&gt; As many as 40 percent of households reported having no seeds nor any access to farm credit for initiating kharif operations.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Please &lt;a href=&quot;/upload/files/Press%20Release%20of%20the%20survey.pdf&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to read the entire press release.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;b.&lt;/strong&gt; While the months of peak food insecurity in most rain-fed regions are July and August, people are already experiencing food insecurity. They have begun consuming fewer items and eating fewer meals every day than similar periods in normal times.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;c.&lt;/strong&gt; Indebtedness among rural poor is rising and nearly 30 percent of the respondents already had to borrow from their kin or professional moneylenders to meet expenses on basic necessities.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;d.&lt;/strong&gt; Early signs of acute distress are visible: all discretionary expenses on marriages or similar ceremonies are being cut down drastically. Their children are likely to be withdrawn from schools in 30 percent of the households.&lt;/p&gt;

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<p style="text-align:justify">One of the largest surveys to assess the impact of COVID 19 and the lockdowns on the rural poor was recently undertaken by leading Indian NGOs. The collaborating NGOs have footprints in most poverty-stricken belts in the country.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">The survey covered 5,100 households in 47 districts in 12 states of the country, and it was carried out from April 27th to May 2nd, 2020, 35 days after the lockdown. The survey was jointly anchored by Transform Rural India Foundation, Delhi and VikasAnvesh Foundation (VAF), a development research centre based in Pune, Maharashtra and methodologically<br />
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<p style="text-align:justify">Among other things, the survey has revealed the following results:</p>

<p style="text-align:justify"><strong>a.</strong> A large majority of the households surveyed have with them very limited stock of food grown by them in the last <em>kharif </em>or <em>rabi</em>. They will be solely dependent on the food supply through the public distribution system (PDS).</p>

<p style="text-align:justify"><strong>b.</strong> While the months of peak food insecurity in most rain-fed regions are July and August, people are already experiencing food insecurity. They have begun consuming fewer items and eating fewer meals every day than similar periods in normal times.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify"><strong>c.</strong> Indebtedness among rural poor is rising and nearly 30 percent of the respondents already had to borrow from their kin or professional moneylenders to meet expenses on basic necessities.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify"><strong>d.</strong> Early signs of acute distress are visible: all discretionary expenses on marriages or similar ceremonies are being cut down drastically. Their children are likely to be withdrawn from schools in 30 percent of the households.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify"><strong>e.</strong> Households have begun depleting productive assets, selling even bullocks or milch animals.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify"><strong>f.</strong> With only a sixth of the households reporting return of their migrant members, the workload on women has significantly increased for fetching water and fuelwood and the drudgery shows no sign of abetting.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify"><strong>g.</strong> Usually migrant family members return just prior to kharif sowing but return with cash savings earned (made) by them in the cities. This year, they will return with empty pockets. This situation can only become far worse with their arrival in the villages.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify"><strong>h.</strong> As many as 40 percent of households reported having no seeds nor any access to farm credit for initiating kharif operations.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">Please <a href="/upload/files/Press%20Release%20of%20the%20survey.pdf">click here</a> to read the entire press release.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">Kindly <a href="/upload/files/COVID%20Induced%20Lockdown%20and%20the%20hInterland_May%2013%202020.pdf">click here</a> to access the key findings of the rapid assessment survey done by civil society organisations (CSOs). &nbsp;</p>

<p style="text-align:justify"><strong>For more information, please contact the following person/ organisation:</strong></p>

<p style="text-align:justify">Nirmalya Choudhury</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">Vikasanvesh Foundation</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">An Initiative of Tata Trusts</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">Phone: 07506498286</p>

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<p style="text-align:justify">One of the largest surveys to assess the impact of COVID 19 and the lockdowns on the rural poor was recently undertaken by leading Indian NGOs. The collaborating NGOs have footprints in most poverty-stricken belts in the country.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">The survey covered 5,100 households in 47 districts in 12 states of the country, and it was carried out from April 27th to May 2nd, 2020, 35 days after the lockdown. The survey was jointly anchored by Transform Rural India Foundation, Delhi and VikasAnvesh Foundation (VAF), a development research centre based in Pune, Maharashtra and methodologically<br />
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<p style="text-align:justify">Among other things, the survey has revealed the following results:</p>

<p style="text-align:justify"><strong>a.</strong> A large majority of the households surveyed have with them very limited stock of food grown by them in the last <em>kharif </em>or <em>rabi</em>. They will be solely dependent on the food supply through the public distribution system (PDS).</p>

<p style="text-align:justify"><strong>b.</strong> While the months of peak food insecurity in most rain-fed regions are July and August, people are already experiencing food insecurity. They have begun consuming fewer items and eating fewer meals every day than similar periods in normal times.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify"><strong>c.</strong> Indebtedness among rural poor is rising and nearly 30 percent of the respondents already had to borrow from their kin or professional moneylenders to meet expenses on basic necessities.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify"><strong>d.</strong> Early signs of acute distress are visible: all discretionary expenses on marriages or similar ceremonies are being cut down drastically. Their children are likely to be withdrawn from schools in 30 percent of the households.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify"><strong>e.</strong> Households have begun depleting productive assets, selling even bullocks or milch animals.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify"><strong>f.</strong> With only a sixth of the households reporting return of their migrant members, the workload on women has significantly increased for fetching water and fuelwood and the drudgery shows no sign of abetting.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify"><strong>g.</strong> Usually migrant family members return just prior to kharif sowing but return with cash savings earned (made) by them in the cities. This year, they will return with empty pockets. This situation can only become far worse with their arrival in the villages.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify"><strong>h.</strong> As many as 40 percent of households reported having no seeds nor any access to farm credit for initiating kharif operations.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">Please <a href="/upload/files/Press%20Release%20of%20the%20survey.pdf">click here</a> to read the entire press release.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">Kindly <a href="/upload/files/COVID%20Induced%20Lockdown%20and%20the%20hInterland_May%2013%202020.pdf">click here</a> to access the key findings of the rapid assessment survey done by civil society organisations (CSOs). &nbsp;</p>

<p style="text-align:justify"><strong>For more information, please contact the following person/ organisation:</strong></p>

<p style="text-align:justify">Nirmalya Choudhury</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">Vikasanvesh Foundation</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">An Initiative of Tata Trusts</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">Phone: 07506498286</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">Email: <a href="http://nirmalya@vikasanvesh.in">nirmalya@vikasanvesh.in</a></p>
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COVID-19 lockdown has impacted rural livelihoods severely, shows recent report by a group of NGOs

-Press release by VikasAnvesh Foundation, Sambodhi, Professional Assistance for Development Action (PRADAN), BAIF Development Research Foundation (BAIF), Action for Social Advancement (ASA), SATHI-UP, Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (AKRSP), Grameen Sahara and Transforming Rural India Foundation (TRIF), dated 13th May, 2020 One of the largest surveys to assess the impact of COVID 19 and the lockdowns on the rural poor was recently undertaken by leading Indian NGOs. The collaborating NGOs have footprints in most poverty-stricken belts in the country. The survey covered 5,100 households in 47 districts in 12 states of the country, and it was carried out from April 27th to May 2nd, 2020, 35 days after the lockdown. The survey was jointly anchored by Transform Rural India Foundation, Delhi and VikasAnvesh Foundation (VAF), a development research centre based in Pune, Maharashtra and methodologically supported by Sambodhi, a well known research firm in Lucknow. Among other things, the survey has revealed the following results: a. A large majority of the households surveyed have with them very limited stock of food grown by them in the last kharif or rabi. They will be solely dependent on the food supply through the public distribution system (PDS). b. While the months of peak food insecurity in most rain-fed regions are July and August, people are already experiencing food insecurity. They have begun consuming fewer items and eating fewer meals every day than similar periods in normal times. c. Indebtedness among rural poor is rising and nearly 30 percent of the respondents already had to borrow from their kin or professional moneylenders to meet expenses on basic necessities. d. Early signs of acute distress are visible: all discretionary expenses on marriages or similar ceremonies are being cut down drastically. Their children are likely to be withdrawn from schools in 30 percent of the households. e. Households have begun depleting productive assets, selling even bullocks or milch animals. f. With only a sixth of the households reporting return of their migrant members, the workload on women has significantly increased for fetching water and fuelwood and the drudgery shows no sign of abetting. g. Usually migrant family members return just prior to kharif sowing but return with cash savings earned (made) by them in the cities. This year, they will return with empty pockets. This situation can only become far worse with their arrival in the villages. h. As many as 40 percent of households reported having no seeds nor any access to farm credit for initiating kharif operations. Please click here to read the entire press release. Kindly click here to access the key findings of the rapid assessment survey done by civil society organisations (CSOs).   For more information, please contact the following person/ organisation: Nirmalya Choudhury Vikasanvesh Foundation An Initiative of Tata Trusts Phone: 07506498286 Email: nirmalya@vikasanvesh.in