Wages from her 100 days of annual labour under the MGNREGA scheme is the only source of income for her small household. It’s just barely enough to feed the two of them.
Most of the villagers of Jakhnikhal in Tehri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand fall above the poverty line and belong to the general category. However, they don’t earn enough to be able to afford grains and other food items at market price.