Livelihoods Update 17th April 2026

69% of India’s financial institutions aren’t equipped to identify AI-generated fake KYC documents. 55% of organisations have faced deepfake-related identity fraud: Forrester Consulting Study.

 

F-1 visa issuances to USA for Indian students, has fallen 27% as compared to the previous year in May 2025 to 9,906, and 68% year on year from Jun-Aug 2024 to 2025: Business Standard Report.

 

94% of employees in India choose to live in high-wellness workplaces that they trust, and 81% of employees are likely to leave low-wellness workplaces within a year: Great Place to Work India Study.

 

75% of returning migrants were unable to get work under MGNREGA as the scheme has nearly stopped in 12 states. 60% of the pending wage payment issues are unresolved: Study.

 

500-700 million people in India, Bangladesh and Pakistan could face deadly wet-bulb heatwaves p.a. by 2050, with north-west India, Indo-Gangetic plains and Eastern coast wet-bulb temperatures reaching 31°C: Study.

 

The Government staff of the Central Government have asked the 8th pay commission to raise the minimum basic pay from Rs. 18,000 to Rs. 69,000, 6% annual increments, and DA merger of 25%: Study.

 

Livelihoods Update 17th April 2026