Rural economy lacks firms. A firm pools capital, hires wage labour and carries risk for those it employs. Rural Bharat runs on own-account survival units — so productivity stays flat and every shock lands on the household. RS Foundry supplies firms: designed, offtaker-anchored and capitalised.
of rural informal units hire even one worker — 23% in urban India
of ~43 million rural establishments are nano
more value added where someone is hired
Townships as firm-makers; TVE jobs 28M → 135M, 1978–96
Integrators, farmer co-ops and public credit since 1916
Largely no one — households self-employ and carry every shock
Ownership, operator and unit economics, tested before capex.
An anchor buyer contracted from day one; two per model.
Philanthropy, schemes, debt, partner capital and equity.
Incorporation, bookkeeping + HR + compliance spine, design and blended financing with commercial validation.
Anchoring PPPAVCD for DA&FW, Government of India — 25+ projects with leading private-sector offtakers.
TRIF, ISAP and AEGF on the ground — TRIF alone across 8 states, 42 districts and 165 blocks.
Apex and sectoral bodies that bring FPO networks, enterprise ecosystems and policy reach.
Few can put the buyer, the implementer and the institution at the same table. RS Foundry turns that table into firms.