WHY WE NEED THIS

Given below are few statistics related to Health, education and financial stability in India.

It shows why we need to work diligently for the Relief of disadvantaged communities.

  • In India barely 37% of births are assisted by qualified Health Personnel.
  • India has highest number of illiterate people in the world at 287 million adults and 37% of the world’s total illiterates.
  • In India, only 41% of Births are registered. It leads to serious difficulties in benefiting from Child sensitive social protection services and programmes.
  • Over 25% of Children in India have no access to Education.
  • India ranks 154 among 195 countries in Healthcare index lagging behind countries like Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal.
  • In few states of India, 1 Doctor Serves more than 15000 population. In UttarPradesh 1 doctor serves a population above 15000, in Bihar a population above 28000 and in Maharashtra 1 Doctor Serves a Population of 27000.
  • 56% of Working Adolescents are no longer studying.
  • One in every Two Girls in India is undernourished.
  • In India, only 20% of Habitation has a Secondary School.
  • India’s top richest 1% of the Population holds 73% of Total Wealth.
  • 17 million Children in India work and 85% of them work in unorganized sectors. The need to work to support their Family is the reason given by 2 out of 4 Children who drop out of study.