Srinagar, Dec. 26 -- India's livelihood landscape is highly diverse and complex, shaped by varied agro-climatic conditions and unequal access to natural, human, and economic resources, knowledge, technology, and markets. Nearly 70 percent of rural households depend on agriculture, with 83 percent being small and marginal farmers. There is a huge scope of improvements in productivity enhancement, access to resources, irrigation and rural infrastructure, and market access constrain incomes, calling for targeted investments and participatory approaches to build resilient livelihoods.

Launched in 2005, MGNREGS guaranteed the right to work by providing at least 100 days of assured wage employment per household annually, while creating durable...