Esaras - India's Aajeevika Landscape - Woman Entrepreneurship

Over the past eleven years, the Digital India programme has transformed governance and public service delivery- making them more transparent, accessible and efficient. This transformation has reached beyond cities into rural India, where technology is now a tool for economic empowerment, livelihood strengthening and community-led enterprise. Within this landscape, eSARAS (SARAS Aajeevika) has emerged as one of the most significant outcomes. It is developed by the Ministry of Rural Development under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana–National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM). It stands as a flagship example of how digital infrastructure can be channelled into grassroots economic change.