Beed Women Farmers Face Dark Diwali After Drought
Women farmers in Takarwan village in Beed, Maharashtra, say this Diwali feels bleak after heavy crop losses from one of the state's worst droughts. They are relying on employment guarantee schemes, which they say have so far not delivered on their promise.
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Maharashtra has faced repeated dry spells, and many rural families depend on farm wages and public works when crops fail. Employment guarantee schemes, such as MGNREGA, are meant to give rural workers paid work during such hard times.
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