India is a home to 19 percent of world’s children. The country is a story of stark contrasts and striking disparities as illustrated in a study of 43 focal districts of the UNICEF released on Thursday.
The percentage of children receiving immunization (12-35 months)
The Best Districts:
* Mysore (Karnataka): 87.4%
* Tumkur (Karnataka): 93.4%
The Worst Districts:
* Gaya (Bihar): 0.5%
* Lalitpur (Uttar Pradesh): 0.5%
Women married before the age of 18
The Best Districts:
* Dibrugarh (Assam): 13.4%
* Kamrup (Assam): 19.7%
The Worst Districts:
* Tonk (Rajasthan): 81.8%
* Lalitpur (Uttar Pradesh):78.6%
Mothers who received institutional deliveries
The Best Districts:
* East Godavari (Andhra Pradesh): 67%
* Tiruvellore (Tamil Nadu): 84%
The Worst Districts:
* Dangs (Gujarat): 8%
* West singhbhum (Jharkhand): 7%
Percentage of children attending school (Boys: 5-14 years)
The Best Districts:
* Vellore (Tamil Nadu): 94%
* Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh): 90.1%
The Worst Districts:
* Koraput (Orissa): 53%
* Raichur (Karnataka): 59%
Children engaged in ‘unpaid’ child labour (5-14 years)
The Best Districts:
* East Godavari (Andhra Pradesh): 8.8%
* Jhalawar (Rajasthan): 4.5%
The Worst Districts:
* Vellore (Tamil Nadu): 0.1%
* Sitapur (Uttar Pradesh): 0.1%
Courtesy: Indian Express