If we want to save the Konkan region, we must save its villages, and for that, people must continue tolive there. Families are migrating from villages to cities in search of employment, and young people from thevillages prefer to move to cities like Mumbai and Pune in search of jobs. As a result, villages are becomingdeserted. This is adversely affecting village businesses, schools, and other small and large industries. Today,migrant laborers from other states are seen working in the mango industry, construction sector, and other fields.This is because our youth are migrating to cities in search of employment, and we have to rely on migrantlaborers from other states for work in our own villages, thus providing them with employment. To stop all this,the youth of the villages should stay in their villages and create employment opportunities there. The modern erais an era of competition; competition is experienced in every aspect of life. This is disrupting the physical,mental, and economic balance of human life. Such a balance can only be found in rural areas. While economicand physical balance can be achieved in cities, a balance of mental, physical, and economic well-being can onlybe found in rural areas. Today, millions of tourists are visiting rural areas to experience mental peace. Takingadvantage of this opportunity, people in rural areas should develop their inherent skills and strive to increaseemployment opportunities. This research paper studies the skills that can be developed to increase employmentopportunities in rural areas. This includes studying businesses such as agro-tourism, handicraft industries,fisheries, agriculture-related businesses, pottery, mining, Konkani cuisine, event management, the hotel industry,and photography. In addition, while doing all this, the problems faced by people in rural areas and theirsolutions have also been studied
Asst. Prof. Tejashree S. Rewale (Sat,) studied this question.