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The survey showed that all Phase 2 states have achieved replacement level of fertility (2.1) except Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, and Uttar Pradesh.

What NFHS-5 Says About Violence Against and Empowerment of Bihar's Women Why did rates of spousal violence drop by 5% in five years? What factors explain this, and what factors, if any, play truant? Representative image: PTI Women14/Mar/2021 On December 12, 2020, the Government of India released partial data from the fifth National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) for 17 states and five union territories of India. Compared to five years ago, in 2019, 1.6 million women in Bihar didn’t face abuse from their husbands. In other words, spousal violence dropped by 5% in five years. This drop i...

08 March 2021 Indian schoolchildren waiting in line for their mid-day meal at a government primary school in the outskirts of Hyderabad, in June 2011. Districts across Maharashtra report alarming rates of childhood malnutrition that continues unabated regardless of the country’s purported economic successes. NOAH SEELAM/AFP/Getty Image Indian schoolchildren waiting in line for their mid-day meal at a government primary school in the outskirts of Hyderabad, in June 2011. Districts across Maharashtra report alarming rates of childhood malnutrition that continues unabated regardl...

Representational Image How To Improve Food Security And Nutritional Outcomes Food security and nutrition in India have worsened since the last NFHS round with 18 states showing worsened stunting levels among children under five. The findings of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (IIPS, 2019-20) have come as a reality check, and even experts are trying to make sense of it. The survey shows that food security and nutrition in India have worsened since the last NFHS round (2015-16). Among the 22 states and Union Territories (UTs) for whom the data was...