Journey of wage earner to Lakhpati kisan – Bimla Singh

Production and income from five acres of unproductive land only was not sufficient for an eight-member family of Bimla Singh, a resident of Ayyari village in Balarampur district of Chhattisgarh. The cost of cultivation was high and had no capital to purchase agricultural inputs. Thus, Bimla and her husband had no other option but to work in others’ field, as wage labourers. This was the situation for several years after her marriage.