EHA

Thursday, 09 September 2010
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EHA in Delhi

Major State Indicators

  • Old Delhi was the capital of Muslim India between the 17th and 19th century.
  • New Delhi was built as the imperial capital of India by the British.
  • Population 14 million.
  • Slums (jhuggies) stretch all across the city and has some of the poorest migrants from the neighboring states.
  • Literacy rate 81%.
  • Infant Mortality Rate 32 deaths per 1000 live births.
 

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Transformation Stories

Nirmala, living in village Mayapur was from a poor family. She had to struggle for meeting the daily needs of her family. The total members in her family are six and her husband also works as a laborer. His earning was not sufficient to run the family. Around 1 ½ years ago a self help group was formed. In the beginning Nirmala was very nervous and afraid to become the member of the group because she thinks that they will take money and run away.
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