Retaining IT youth in rural areas, a new strategy to revive economy
The Hindu
Experts from various fields come together to help rebuild economy with a focus on health, farmers, labourers
Retaining farm youth in rural areas was the theme of debate among experts for reviving rural economy so far. The focus is now also on retaining youth working in IT sector from rural areas, presently working online from their native villages, even after life normalises post-pandemic. This, coupled with other initiatives like linking farmers with a co-operative digital marketing platform and setting up farm processing units at village level would go a long way in reviving rural economy, feel experts.More Related News

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