How 42 Million Farmers, 32 Million Women & 1,16,000 Youth Found Security in 2025 |
Dr Angela Lusigi is the Resident Representative of UNDP India. She has over 25 years of expertise in socio-economic analysis, sustainable development, and resource mobilisation. She is passionate about youth empowerment, gender equality and leadership development. Previously, she held senior positions globally with extensive experience in policy advisory roles focused on sustainable economic transformation and social inclusion. Ms Lusigi holds a PhD in Agricultural Economics from the University of Reading in the UK.
In 2025, everyday systems across India reached more people, more reliably.
A pregnant woman did not miss her vaccination because her digital health record followed her, even when she moved cities. A young mother in a low-income neighbourhood could take up paid work because a crèche opened nearby. A farmer facing erratic weather received insurance support in time to plant again, instead of starting over with debt.
These moments rarely make the news. But they shape daily life for millions.
Across India, public systems became better at doing three things that matter most to people: finding those who had been missed, responding faster when help was needed, and staying with families through change. Whether in health, work, climate resilience, or justice, progress was measured less by new announcements and more by fewer gaps, fewer delays, and fewer people left behind.
Working alongside the Government of India, state governments, the private sector, civil society and communities, the United Nations Development Programme supported several of these shifts, focused on strengthening systems for the people of India.
The ten changes that follow are not dramatic breakthroughs. They are everyday gains. Together, they show how India in 2025 made daily life more reliable, more dignified, and more hopeful for those who need it most.
India strengthened its Universal Immunisation Programme through U-WIN and the Electronic Vaccine Intelligence Network (eVIN). In 2025, U-WIN tracked 32 million pregnant women and 97 million children, while eVIN monitored vaccine availability and temperature across 30,000 cold-chain points, covering more than 650 million doses.
The effects were practical. Stock-outs declined. Missed appointments were easier to identify. Families who migrated stayed visible to the system. Health workers could find and follow up with zero-dose children instead of losing them to........