News By Numbers: Only 36% of India's 26 million persons with disabilities are employed
News By Numbers: Only 36% of India's 26 million persons with disabilities are employed
According to a Ministry of Statistics report on persons with disabilities, nearly 64 percent of persons with disabilities in India don't have jobs, and more men than women have jobs
Rucha Sharma writes about entertainment, pop culture, and sports. She also assists with events and edits for the web team. She has an MBA in Finance from Pune University and worked with DNA India and Fork Media Group as a features writer for more than six years. She loves comparing comic book storylines with their silver screen incarnations and wears the nerd badge with pride. When not planning her next hike with her dogs, she can be found obsessively improving her doodling skills.