Unemployed Shiv Transforms Life with Govt Schemes, Earns Lakhs & Creates Jobs in Gumla

• Shiv Kumar Yadav, once unemployed, returned to Vrinda village, Gumla, to pursue farming after realizing limited prospects in city jobs.
• Initially faced significant losses (₹2 lakh) due to inadequate irrigation for his vegetable farming on leased barren land.
• His fortune changed in 2022 after connecting with the Land Conservation Department's Deep Boring Scheme, facilitated by Ashish Pratap Singh.
• Post-boring, he earned ₹2.5 lakh from watermelon, ₹3.5 lakh (and ₹2 lakh pending) from tomatoes, and diversified into animal husbandry with 16 cows/buffaloes.
• Utilizing modern techniques like Drip Irrigation, mulching, and fertigation, he became self-reliant, now employing over half a dozen people, inspiring others.

Why It Matters: Government schemes and perseverance transformed Shiv Kumar Yadav into a successful farmer and employer.