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Programme 03
Creating local income opportunities through productive assets, skills, enterprise development and women-led institutions.
125
Custom Hiring Centres established
5,000+
SHG members running income-generating enterprises
3,000+
small shops established
₹1.40 crore+
cumulative CHC business turnover
What we do
Custom Hiring Centres make tractors and farm machinery available to small farmers at affordable rental rates. They also create local service and business opportunities for trained operators.
Impact125 Custom Hiring Centres established | ₹1.40 crore+ cumulative CHC business turnover.
Beekeeping provides a supplementary income opportunity that requires limited land and can fit alongside farming. It can also support pollination in nearby agricultural areas.
Community Information Centres bring government information, market information and document/application support closer to villages, reducing the need for repeated travel to district offices.
Impact48 CIC centres.
Training in electrical work, carpentry, Doha-related skills, convergence and other practical areas helps rural youth build employable and entrepreneurial skills.
SHGs enable women to save collectively, access formal finance, connect with government schemes and build confidence for income-generating activities and enterprises.
Impact5,000+ SHG members have started income-generating enterprises.
Tailoring training gives women a practical skill that can be used from home or through local services, creating opportunities for independent income.
Impact2,500 women trained through tailoring programmes.
Youth who have completed or left school after Classes 10 and 12 are trained in watershed development, soil and water conservation, and related field activities. The programme equips them with practical technical skills and employment opportunities, enabling them to become self-reliant and contribute to rural development.
ImpactRural youth trained as Barefoot Technicians for employment with Dilasa Sanstha and other organizations working in watershed development.
Training and support help women establish small beauty and personal-care enterprises within their own communities, creating local income opportunities.
Impact1,700+ women trained.
Support for grocery, stationery, vegetable vending and other small enterprises helps women, youth and farmers build additional monthly income through locally relevant businesses.
Impact3,000+ shops established.
We support rural households through dairy, goat rearing, poultry and other livestock-based livelihoods, along with training and animal-care support to strengthen household income and resilience.
Impact4,400+ goat rearing units and 70+ dairy promotion units supported.
Quick answers
Dilasa works through SHGs, skills training, enterprise development, financial linkages and livelihood activities including tailoring, beauty services and small businesses.
Every contribution helps farmers access water, improve agriculture and build sustainable livelihoods. All donations are eligible for 80G tax benefit.
CSR-1 registered and FCRA certified, with documented outcomes and reporting your board can rely on.
