Home Ministry declares THIS state in India worst in terms of child marriage among girls
The only two states in the country where around 50 per cent of women get married before turning 21 are Jharkhand and West Bengal.
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The only two states in the country where around 50 per cent of women get married before turning 21 are Jharkhand and West Bengal.
Jharkhand has the highest percentage of underage girls getting revealed a survey by the Union Home Ministry.
The survey was conducted in 2020 and the report was published late last month. Jharkhand and West Bengal are the only two states in the country where more than half of the women are married before attaining the age of 21 years.
India has achieved landmark achievements in further reduction of child mortality rates, according to Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Mansukh Mandaviya.
The Ministry reported that the Under 5 Mortality Rate (U5MR) for the country has declined 3 points as the mortality declined from 35 per 1000 live births in 2019 to 32 per 1000 live births in 2020, varying from 36 in rural areas to 21 in urban areas, , healthcare, Infant Mortality, infant mortality rates, Mansukh Mandaviya