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Women and Men in India report
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- The National Statistical Office operating under Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) recently released ‘the Women and Men in India report’.
- The report consolidates the crucial socio-economic indicators that portray gender situation in the country.
Population Statistics
- The projected population of India in 2021 is 136.13 crores.
- Sex ratio has increased from 933 in 2001 to 943 in 2011.
- Delhi recorded the highest increase in sex ratio, followed by Chandigarh, Arunachal Pradesh.
- On the other hand, Daman and Diu had the highest decline in sex ratio.
Health Statistics
- The Age Specific Fertility Rate for the females, belonging to the age group 25-29 years, was the highest at 146.4.
- The Infant Mortality Rate decreased from 39 in 2014 to 32 in 2018.
- The Maternal Mortality Rate decreased from 212 in 2007-09 to 113 in 2016-18.
- The Total Fertility Rate of rural India was 2.3 in 2018.
- It was 1.7 in urban areas in 2018.
- The Adolescent Fertility Rate declined from 13 in 2017 to 12.2 in 2018.
- According to National Family Health Survey-5 (NFHS-5), almost 100% institutional delivery was observed in the states of Goa, Kerala, Lakshadweep.
- The HIV incidence per 1000 people decreased from 0.07 in 2017 to 0.05 in 2019.
Education
- The literacy rate of India increased from 73 in 2011 to 77.7 in 2017.
- The Gender gap in literacy rates was the highest in Rajasthan, Bihar, UP.
- Only 8.3% of females of age 15 years had completed graduation.
- On the other hand, 12.8% of males of the same age had completed graduation.
- 8% of female students were pursuing education up to tenth standard.
Participation in Economy
- According to the Periodic Labour Force Survey, 2018-19, the worker population ratio in rural sector was 52.1 for males and 19 for females.
- In urban areas, it was 52.7 for males and 14.5 for females.
- The average wage per hour earned by female population in the age group of 15 years was highest in Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Rs 147 per hour).
- The lowest was in Daman and Diu, Odisha.
- The average wage per hour earned by male population in the age group of 15 years was the highest in Lakshadweep (Rs 121 per hour).
Participation in Decision Making
- The representation of women in the Central Council of Ministers is 9.26% in 2020.
- In 2019 Lok Sabha election, there were 437.8 million women electors.
- This is higher as compared to that of the 2014 election (397 million).
- Highest women participation in the Panchayati Raj institutions was observed in the states of Rajasthan, Uttarakhand and Chhattisgarh.
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