Livelihoods Update 9th Oct 2025

NITI Aayog has proposed a national mission, which will empower India’s 490 million informal workforce, via the Digital ShramSetu platform to give trust, access and skills to informal workers.

 

RBI has launched 4 digital payment initiatives, to enhance customer convenience, including AI based UPI Help, IoT payments for transactions, Bank connect for interoperable net banking and UPI Reserve pay for managing credit limits.

 

The average Indian diet is heavily skewed towards carbohydrates which give 62% of daily calories, which has resulted in rising cases of diabetes, prediabetes and obesity: Study.

 

India’s healthcare will rise 17 times, by 2047, to Rs. 190 lakh crore up to 6%-7% of GDP from the current 3.1%, due to an ageing population and increasing non communicable diseases: Study.

 

The Central Government plans to increase pulses production by 40% to 350 lakh tonnes by 2030-31: Union Agriculture Minister.

Livelihoods Update 9th Oct 2025