Livelihoods Update 25 July 2024

The world’s richest 1% earned 42 trillion$ in the past 10 years, whereas the taxes on them reached historic lows: Oxfam Report.

 

Inconsistent monsoon, climate change and crop diseases have raised Consumer Food Price Inflation from 3.8% in FY22 to 6.6% in FY23 and 7.5% in FY24.

 

Additional 3 crore houses to be built under PM Awas Yojana including rural and urban areas, at an allocation of Rs. 54,500 crore for rural housing.

 

FM Nirmala Sitharaman allotted Rs. 500 crore for the Namo Drone Didi scheme to give 15,000 drones to selected Women led Self Help Groups till 2025-26.

 

6,700 Indian students have returned till now, from the violence hit Bangladesh: MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal.

Livelihoods Update 25 July 2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

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