Documenting the transformative impact of the World Bank-supported Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY, India’s flagship rural roads scheme)—Newsworthy.Studio worked on nine observational documentary films across Rajasthan, Meghalaya and Jharkhand to showcase the tangible impact of the construction and upgradation of all-weather roads on lives and livelihoods of people.
Humanise the impact of building rural connectivity
Issue-centric documentary films showcasing first-person narratives and data
These documentary films employ a blend of journalistic and filmmaking techniques to depict the transformations brought about by enhanced road connectivity. They highlight the positive effects on school education, particularly for girls, tourism, small entrepreneurship, healthcare accessibility and administration. Through a careful stitching of data-driven insights and first-person narratives, these documentary films serve as long shelf-life communication tools. They effectively convey the real and immense impact of schemes like PMGSY.
Putting a human face on policy & data
Reimagining how we talk about gender
A digital module on business responsibility