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100 Indian Billionaires' Wealth Increases By Rs 2.98 Lakh Crore: Report
According to Oxfam India's 'Inequality Virus' report, the wealth of India's 100 billionaires has increased to Rs 2.98 lakh crore since March 2020. This increase in wealth is enough to give 138 million poor Indians Rs 94,045 each and can also easily sustain the NREGS for the next 10 years. Besides, the report stated unskilled labour would take about 10,000 years to make what Mukesh Ambani made within an hour throughout the pandemic.
Tags: COVID-19 outbreak, OXFAM, Mukesh Ambani, MGNREGS, Indian Billionaires
Courtesy: The New Indian Express
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India Spends Only 4% of Budget on Health as Opposed to Recommended 15%: Survey
India stood at 155th position out of the 158 countries which were surveyed regarding 'annual expenditure on health', by Oxfam. Reportedly, India spends only 4% of it's budget on health, as opposed to the recommended 15%. "Just half of its population have access to even the most essential-health-services," as reported by Oxfam. However, the report revealed that the trend is similar in other South-Asian countries: Pakistan (4%), Nepal and… read-more
Tags: India, health care, health spending, OXFAM
Courtesy: The Economic Times
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80% Govt School Students Did Not Get Online Education During Lockdown: OXFAM
In a survey by Oxfam India, over 80% of parents expressed that the online education was not delivered in government schools during the lockdown period. The report cited ‘lack of digital devices and digital mediums of education' as a key reason among others. The parents said they did not get books to complement the online-education that are provided only with the start of the session. The report also suggested that even teachers faced digital-… read-more
Tags: briflyexclusive, government schools, Mid-day meals, Lockdown, OXFAM
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