Rang De and NDTV have come together to highlight the impending crisis faced by small and marginal farmers across the country. As part of the Rang De India telethon, we are making a clarion call to the ordinary citizens of India to join hands in support of small and marginal farmers and make a social investment that will be disbursed to farmers directly. By providing interest-free loans to farmers in distress, we would like to ensure that they are able to take care of themselves and their families, while at the same time carry on with their farming.
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This Article is From May 25, 2020
Highlights of #RangDeIndia Telethon: Make A Social Investment To Help Farmers In Distress
While our farmers are working hard to ensure that we continue to have food on our table, your interest-free loans will ensure the farmers family does not go hungry
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Updated : May 25, 2020 12:23 am IST
May 24, 2020 22:11 (IST)
Our farmers need our help, please continue to invest for the cause of small and marginal farmers
May 24, 2020 22:09 (IST)
Sudharak Olwe, Documentary photographer on the #RangDeIndia Telethon
I been to the houses of small farmers. I have clicked photographs of the actual realities. I have recently photographed young mother. These mothers to 2-3 children have lost their husband to high loans. Some farmers have committed suicide because their loans as small as Rs. 5000 has increased to Rs. 2 lakh and there is no income.
May 24, 2020 21:50 (IST)
Ashok Pal Singh, Former Member, Postal Services Board & MD & CEO, India Post Payments Bank on Rang De India's work
The funding takes place real-time. The technology is providing trust, reliability and is connecting the whole ecosystem by bringing together the farmers, the investors together on one platform.
May 24, 2020 21:42 (IST)
Mohit Satyanand, Chairman, Teamwork Arts
I spend my time in Delhi and Uttrakhand and I have observed that migration from mountains to plains has decreased slightly. I have been trying to partner with organisations that can help the people in mountains produce items like shawls, jams, pickle and other such things. This has led to an increase in income and their products are also getting good market. However, due to the lockdown, the products are stuck and not being sold. If the situation continues it will affect them badly.
May 24, 2020 21:38 (IST)
Arun Jain, Founder of Polaris Group and Chairman and Managing Director of Intellect Design Arena Limited
- I think we are only surviving on people living in rural areas. Removing the urban-rural divide will be much better. A farmer has much more knowledge than we think. The narrative needs to change. The farmer produces from the soil. We need to integrate farming models, technical model and catalyse it.
- Mission Smridhi, is working on bringing holistic change in organic farming, faring to market. It focusses on increasing the income of farmers. We are helping in making the money Rang De is giving more productive.
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May 24, 2020 21:31 (IST)
NDTV's Sreenivasan Jain explains the problems facing farmers due to the lockdown
May 24, 2020 21:16 (IST)
Abhijit Banerjee, Nobel Laureate in Economics on the telethon
May 24, 2020 21:03 (IST)
Investment raised through #RangDeIndia telethon cross Rs 5.50 crore
Thank you, Investors. To continue to invest to help our farmers, click here.
May 24, 2020 20:55 (IST)
Pankaj Tripathi, Actor on the #RangDeIndia telethon
May 24, 2020 20:53 (IST)
Ajay Vir Jakhar - Chairman of Bharat Krishak Samaj (Farmers' Forum, India) and Chairman, Punjab State Farmers' Commission
May 24, 2020 20:50 (IST)
With 15 minutes to go on the #RangDeIndia telethon, investments for farmers cross Rs 5 crores
An anonymous donor from Mumbai contributes Rs 20 lakh. Vikram Lal of Eicher contributes Rs 1 crore and Anita Lal of Good Earth contributes additional Rs 1 crore.
An anonymous donor from Mumbai contributes Rs 20 lakh. Vikram Lal of Eicher contributes Rs 1 crore and Anita Lal of Good Earth contributes additional Rs 1 crore.
To invest and help farmers, click here.
May 24, 2020 20:45 (IST)
Adil Hussain, Actor on #RangDeIndia telethon
May 24, 2020 20:43 (IST)
Scott Theisen, CEO, Optum Care Services invests Rs 1.07 crores during the telethon
I am proud of being a part of this initiative. I think it is important to know that when you are contributing the money it is going to the cause you expect it to go to. It is supporting the farmers, and food supply chain which is part of our mission too: Helping people live healthier lives.
May 24, 2020 20:39 (IST)
Giri Giridhar, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, The Indian Hotels Company on the telethon:
It is sad to see that in times of crisis the farmers who have worked hard face many problems. We many times don't respect the dignity of the farmers. The farmers take the money on loan and not for free. I have known Rang De for 10 years, peer to peer lending ensures multiplier effect. The money you give always comes back. And the money that comes back you never take it but feel like giving it back. So it creates a fantastic multiplier effect.
May 24, 2020 20:33 (IST)
Thank you Investors: With 30 minutes to go on the Telethon investments raised for farmers cross Rs 3 crore
To invest and help farmers, click here.
May 24, 2020 20:28 (IST)
Meet the founders of peer-to-peer social investment platform, Rang De
May 24, 2020 20:26 (IST)
Shradha Sharma, Founder & CEO, YourStory Media
Rang De has done a brilliant job by using technology to help farmers. They are the amazing bunch of people committed to the cause. I am thankful that they are doing this to help our farmers. I think Rang De has been working on peer to peer lending for many years. We must support them as we can't do what they are doing. They are on the ground making sure that it is done. We all need to be a part of this initiative.
May 24, 2020 20:20 (IST)
Thank you investors: After little over an hour of the telethon over Rs 1.67 crores invested for farmers
Join the #RangDeIndia movement, to invest click here
May 24, 2020 20:18 (IST)
Shruti Haasan, Actor on #RangDeIndia telethon:
Irrespective of which strata of society we belong to we are all going through financial uncertainty. But it is extremely important that we take time out from our lives to help those in need, be it the migrant workers or farmers or anybody in need of help.
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