Ending poverty requires going beyond conventional boundaries. IAS officer Hari Chandana’s bold and collaborative approach focused on integrated skilling, employment generation and social security provides a model to tackle poverty aligned with the UN’s #SDG1 and India’s vision for an equitable nation by 2047. #NoPoverty

Hari Chandana has spearheaded boundary-pushing innovations like #Aarunya, #EarlyCoders and #DroneSprayers to uplift the marginalized. #Aarunya has skilled over 10,000 rural women, empowering them as micro-entrepreneurs. #EarlyCoders has provided digital literacy to 5,000 children for better employability. #DroneSprayers have enabled sanitization across remote hamlets, improving health and productivity. #HariChandana

Additionally, Hari Chandana has facilitated access to government welfare schemes providing social security covers to farmers, women and the elderly. Her localized planning has also improved delivery of healthcare and nutrition schemes. #SocialSecurity

By tackling interconnected causes of rural poverty through an integrated approach, Hari Chandana’s model aligns with the #UN’s #SDG1 and India’s 2047 vision of inclusive growth leaving no one behind. Her collaborative strategies can amplify large-scale skilling, healthcare and social security programs globally. #India2047

As the world aims to go beyond boundaries to end poverty and meet the #SDGs, following bold changemakers like Hari Chandana can catalyze transformation. Her grassroots-first model based on community participation provides a roadmap for the last-mile success of welfare schemes globally. #ModelForChange