Livelihoods Update 23rd Sep 2025

Punjab Government formally launched the registration for the Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojana, which gives universal health insurance involving cashless treatment up to Rs. 10 lakh per family.

 

Children aged 1-2 years were the most affected by the Human Metapneumovirus outbreak in India early this year. Fever and cough were the most common symptoms: Study.

 

India’s GDP growth forecast increased from 6.3% in June 2025 to 6.7% for 2025, due to strong domestic demand and robust GST reforms: OECD.

 

2.1 million (net) formal jobs were added in July 2025, which is a 5.5% increase from the numbers in July 2024: EPFO data.

 

Kerala’s Varkala Cliff has been added to UNESCO’s tentative list of World Heritage Sites, due to its rare Mio-Pliocene sandstone and laterite formations that reveal millions of years of Earth’s history.

 

India must overhaul its power transmission framework to achieve its target of 500 GW of non-fossil fuel capacity by 2030, as there are bottlenecks in grid expansion and regulatory and financing challenges: Study.

Livelihoods Update, 23 September 2025