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Agriculture
From Daily Wage Labourer to Rs 60 Lakh Earner, Jharkhand Trainer Impacts 15,000 Farmers
✍️ NDTV Profit
🗓 23 Oct 2026, 04:17 AM
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A former daily‑wage worker from Jharkhand now earns about Rs 60 lakh a year and has trained more than 15,000 farmers in modern agricultural practices.
A man from Jharkhand who once earned his livelihood as a daily‑wage labourer has transformed his own economic standing, now reporting an annual income of roughly Rs 60 lakh. His rise from manual work to a high‑earning entrepreneur has drawn attention across the state.
Leveraging the earnings, he has established a farmer‑training initiative that reaches thousands of small‑holder growers. To date, more than 15,000 farmers have attended his workshops, where he demonstrates cost‑effective techniques, improved seed varieties and better market linkages.
The programme, highlighted by NDTV Profit, is credited with boosting crop yields and household incomes in several districts of Jharkhand. By translating his personal success into community knowledge, the trainer exemplifies how grassroots entrepreneurship can drive agricultural development.
Local agricultural officers have noted the trainer’s growing influence, citing his ability to mobilise large farmer groups without relying on formal government schemes. His model may offer a replicable pathway for other regions seeking to uplift rural economies.
As the farmer‑training effort expands, the trainer aims to reach an additional 10,000 growers within the next year, reinforcing the link between skill development and sustainable farm profitability.
Leveraging the earnings, he has established a farmer‑training initiative that reaches thousands of small‑holder growers. To date, more than 15,000 farmers have attended his workshops, where he demonstrates cost‑effective techniques, improved seed varieties and better market linkages.
The programme, highlighted by NDTV Profit, is credited with boosting crop yields and household incomes in several districts of Jharkhand. By translating his personal success into community knowledge, the trainer exemplifies how grassroots entrepreneurship can drive agricultural development.
Local agricultural officers have noted the trainer’s growing influence, citing his ability to mobilise large farmer groups without relying on formal government schemes. His model may offer a replicable pathway for other regions seeking to uplift rural economies.
As the farmer‑training effort expands, the trainer aims to reach an additional 10,000 growers within the next year, reinforcing the link between skill development and sustainable farm profitability.