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Over 1.27 lakh leprosy-affected people reside in 760 colonies in India, say NGOs

According to the data of the Union government’s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, India reported 1,07,851 new cases of leprosy in 2023-24, accounting for 57 percent of the global disease burden. During the same period, 2,363 visible disability cases were recorded, making up 25 percent of disabilities reported worldwide.

NGOs take up pension issue of ‘digitally dead’

The Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan and the Pension Parishad will keep on the movement that aimed at resumption of payment of pensions to lakhs of poor elderly or disabled ones who have been declared (digitally dead) following exclusion of their names from the government list of pensioners.

NGOs in dock

In the vast tapestry of India’s diverse social landscape, a series of threads are being pulled, threatening to unravel the intricate fabric of its civil society.

Overseas funding

The Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) stands at the junction of financial accountability and security concerns within the voluntary sector.