Livelihoods Update 12 August 2024

After returning from maternity leave, 75% of working mothers got a career setback of 1-2 years and 40% of the women saw reduced pay: Aon 2024 Voice of Women Study.

 

Communities with strong local leadership and grassroot initiatives, vastly improved diet diversity and nutritional outcomes in India: Vitamin Angels India Study.

 

Only 50% of rural households in India have Government Health Insurance, 34% don’t have any health insurance and 61% don’t have life insurance: State of Healthcare in Rural India 2024 Study.

 

PM Narendra Modi released 109 high-yielding, climate-resilient and bio-fortified varieties of 61 crops.

 

The Central Government will conduct India’s 21st livestock census, in Sep-Dec 2024, which will provide the latest headcounts of domesticated animals and poultry and their breeds.

Livelihoods Update 12 August 2024

 

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