'Jiyo Parsi making difference in halting population decline'
The 'Jiyo Parsi scheme is proving to be a boon for the community, which has welcomed 261 babies to its fold over the last six years under the programme while grappling with shrinking population. The population of the community -- one of Indias six notified minority communities -- plunged from 1.14 lakh in 1941 to 57,264 in 2011, prompting the Centre to launch the scheme in September 2013 to arrest the dwindling numbers. The central government and the Parzor Foundation, a community organisation... Читать дальше...