Ranchi's Emalin Transforms Life: From Gruel to Chicken, Business Brings Prosperity

• Emalin, a 50-year-old from Ranchi, transformed her family's life from eating gruel to enjoying chicken twice a week, thanks to the "Rural Tribal Livelihood" scheme.
• Previously, Emalin faced frequent crop losses and illness, resulting in negligible income from farming.
• Under the scheme, she received a loan and started producing over 45 products at home, including laddoos, pickles, lac bangles, and packaged flours and spices.
• She cultivates lac, earning up to 20,000 rupees monthly, and makes about 20 types of pickles, along with grinding and packaging pure flours and spices.
• Emalin now earns 35,000 to 40,000 rupees monthly, employs other women, and sells products through Farmer Producer Organizations, online, and directly from home.

Why It Matters: Emalin's journey from poverty to prosperity highlights the impact of self-employment and government schemes.