The rural economy will need government support—a monsoon revival hasn’t washed away farmer worries
Some of the worst affected are poorer states such as Bihar, Jharkhand and Odisha, which are also reeling under a rainfall deficit. At a time when the rural economy is facing a serious threat of its distress getting worse, a good way to protect lives and livelihoods would be to increase public spending in rural areas and strengthen the rural employment guarantee scheme.
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