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Women’s education levels in India are rising, as is women’s financial inclusion. But women’s labour force participation is in decline – 25 million women have left the Indian labour force over the past 10 years. Today, only 27% of Indian women are in the labour force, the second-lowest rate of female labour-force participation in South Asia after Pakistan. And while that country’s female labour-force participation is rising, India’s is falling.

'How to get India’s women working? First, let them out of the house', Indiaspend.com

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India’s road network now spans more than 4.69 million km, a 39% increase over 10 years earlier. Between 2007 to 2011 alone, an additional 600,074 km were laid. The rate of car ownership is also rising, with more than 2 million cars sold last year in India, up 9.8% over 2014.

'How to get India’s women working? First, let them out of the house', Indiaspend.com