Overview

• The birth occurred Tuesday at Jhadol Community Health Centre in Rajasthan’s Udaipur district, according to local reports citing hospital staff.
• Gynecologist Roshan Darangi said relatives first reported it as a fourth delivery before revealing it was the 17th.
• Five of the 16 previous children died shortly after birth, according to accounts cited by local media.
• The family survives by collecting scrap, and the husband says he borrowed at 20% interest and still owes money despite large repayments.
• A house was sanctioned under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, but the family says they cannot occupy it because the land title is not in their name, with no confirmed assistance reported after the delivery.