Punjab is the only state where the urban poverty rate exceeds the rural poverty rate. Ludhiana district, one of the most important contributors to the state’s economy, has an urban poverty rate of 9%, which is double the rural poverty rate of 4.5%. Through Heal Punjab, the Foundation has aided over 1 Lakh families by providing access to food and ration on a periodic basis, access to jobs, and entrepreneurial set-ups in the form of beauty parlours for women to be the bread-winners of families.
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