Quick Facts and Data
Quick Facts and Data
As per the 2011 Census, there are 4.8 million transgender persons in
India. They have a literacy rate of just 46%, compared to 74% of the general
population.
(CMIE) shows that the unemployment rate has increased from around 7%
in July to 8.3% for August 2021.
Overall, the World Bank reported in 2013 that India was losing 5.7% of its GDP
due to environmental damage
World Inequality Report 2022 says that the top 1% of India held 22% of the total national
income as of 2021, and the top 10% owned 57% of the income
The Anganwadi system, part of the Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS),
at present serves over 30 million children in the age group of 3-6 in 1.3 million
centres across the country
The G20 membership represents nearly 90% of the world’s GDP, 80% of
global trade, and 67% of the planet’s population.
The Indian food security programme, for example, has over 800 million beneficiaries being
provided heavily subsidised food
grain under the National Food Security Act (NFSA). The NFSA is the
world’s largest food security programme. About 120 million children are provided free lun
ch under the MidDay Meal Scheme. In addition, some 50 million people
benefit from the free meals programme run by a few State governments.