Lok Sabha Question No. 252 (STARRED), answered on 2018-12-28
Subject: Deaths due to Gender Bias
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: JITENDRA CHAUDHURY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO.  252 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.12.2018

## DEATHS DUE TO GENDER BIAS

252. SHRI JITENDRA CHAUDHURY:

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether according to a Lancet report, about 2.39 lakh girls below the age of five die due to neglect linked to gender based discrimination and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the report has also stated that 22 per cent of the overall mortality burden of young girls in India is attributable to gender bias and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the study has further revealed that Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh accounted for more than 70 per cent of avoidable deaths in the country and if so, the details thereof during the last three years, State/ UT-wise; and
- (d) the action taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVLOPMENT (DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR)

- (a) to (d): A statement is laid on the table of the House.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN THE REPLY OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 252 FOR 28.12.2018 RAISED BY SHRI JITENDRA CHAUDHURY REGARDING 'DEATHS DUE TO GENDER BIAS''

- (a) to  (d):    No  information  is  available  in  this  Ministry  regarding  Lancet  report.  However,  as  per  the information  received  from  Ministry  of  Health  and  Family  Welfare  about  mortality  rate  and  steps taken by the Ministry to reduce the mortality rate are as under:

As per Sample Registration System (SRS) 2016, U5MR of India is 39 per 1,000 live births. However, mortality for girl child was 41 whereas, that for male child is 37. In 2011 U5MR was 55. Mortality  for  girl  child  was  59  whereas,  that  for  male  child  was  51.  There  has  been  18  points decline in girl child mortality as against 14 points decline in male child mortality. Thus gender gap has decreased from 8 points in 2011 to 4 points in 2016. Details as given below.

| Sample Registration System (SRS) Year   | Under 5 Mortality   | Female Under Mortality   | Male Under Mortality   |
|-----------------------------------------|---------------------|--------------------------|------------------------|
| SRS 2011                                | 55                  | 59                       | 51                     |
| SRS 2016                                | 39                  | 41                       | 37                     |
| Points reduction (2011 to 2016)         | 16                  | 18                       | 14                     |
| Relative reduction in%                  | 29%                 | 30.5%                    | 27.4%                  |

State-wise trend of Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) per 1000 live births placed as annexure at Annexure-1 .

To  reduce  Under  5  Mortality,  various  programmes  and  schemes  under  National  Health Mission are being implemented by States/ UTs and the Central government recommends financial assistance to States/ UTs based on proposals received in their Annual Program Implementation Plan (APIP).

- (1) Promotion of Institutional deliveries through cash incentive under Janani SurakshaYojana  (JSY)  and  Janani  Shishu  Suraksha  Karyakaram  (JSSK)  which  entitles  all pregnant  women  delivering  in  public  health  institutions  to  absolutely  free  ante-natal  check-ups, delivery including Caesarean section, post-natal care and treatment of sick infants till one year of age.
- (2) Strengthening of delivery points for providing comprehensive and quality Reproductive,  Maternal,  Newborn,  Child  and  Adolescent  Health  (RMNCH+A)  Services,  ensuring essential  newborn  care  at  all  delivery  points,  establishment  of  Special  Newborn  Care  Units (SNCU), Newborn Stabilization Units (NBSU) and Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) units for care of sick  and  small  babies.  Home  Based  Newborn  Care  (HBNC)  and  Home  Based  Care  of  Young Children (HBYC) are being provided by ASHAs to improve child rearing practices.
- (3) Early  initiation  and  exclusive  breastfeeding  for  first  six  months  and  appropriate Infant  and  Young  Child  Feeding  (IYCF)  practices  are  promoted  in  convergence  with  Ministry  of Women  and  Child  Development.  Village  Health  and  Nutrition  Days  (VHNDs)  are  observed  for provision of maternal and child health services and creating awareness on maternal and child care including  health  and  nutrition  education.  Mothers'  Absolute  Affection  (MAA)  programme  for improving breastfeeding practices (Initial Breastfeeding within one  hour, Exclusive Breastfeeding up to six months and complementary feeding up to two years) through mass media campaigns and capacity building of health care providers in health facilities as well as in communities.
- (4) Universal Immunization Programme (UIP) is being supported to provide vaccination to  children  against  many  life  threatening  diseases  such  as  Tuberculosis,  Diphtheria,  Pertussis, Polio, Tetanus, Hepatitis B and Measles. 'Mission Indradhanush and Intensified Mission Indradhanush'  was  launched  to  fully  immunize  children  who  are  either  unvaccinated  or  partially vaccinated; those that have not been covered during the rounds of routine immunization for various reasons.
- (5) Name based  tracking  of  mothers  and  children  till  two  years  of  age  (Mother  and Child  Tracking  System)  is  done  to  ensure  complete  antenatal,  intranatal,  postnatal  care  and complete immunization as per schedule
- (6) Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK) for health screening, early detection of birth defects, diseases, deficiencies, development delays and early intervention services has been Operationalized to provide comprehensive care to all the children in the age group of 0-18 years in the community.
- (7) Nutrition Rehabilitation Centres (NRCs) have been set up at public health facilities to  treat  and  manage  the  children  with  Severe  Acute  Malnutrition  (SAM)  admitted  with  medical complications.
- (8) Iron and folic acid (IFA) supplementation for the prevention of anaemia among the vulnerable age groups, home visits by ASHAs to promote exclusive breast feeding and promote use of ORS and Zinc for management of diarrhoea in children.
- (9) Health  and  nutrition  education  through  Information,  Education  &  Communication (IEC)  and  Behaviour  Change  Communication  (BCC)  to  promote  healthy  practices  and  create awareness to generate demand and improve service uptake.
- (10) Capacity building of health care providers: Various trainings are being conducted to build and upgrade the skills of health care providers in basic and comprehensive obstetric care of mother during pregnancy, delivery and essential new-born care.

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Annexure: 1

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| State wise Under 5 Mortality Rate (U5MR)   | State wise Under 5 Mortality Rate (U5MR)   | State wise Under 5 Mortality Rate (U5MR)   | State wise Under 5 Mortality Rate (U5MR)   | State wise Under 5 Mortality Rate (U5MR)   | State wise Under 5 Mortality Rate (U5MR)   | State wise Under 5 Mortality Rate (U5MR)   | State wise Under 5 Mortality Rate (U5MR)   | State wise Under 5 Mortality Rate (U5MR)   | State wise Under 5 Mortality Rate (U5MR)   | State wise Under 5 Mortality Rate (U5MR)   | State wise Under 5 Mortality Rate (U5MR)   | State wise Under 5 Mortality Rate (U5MR)   | State wise Under 5 Mortality Rate (U5MR)   | State wise Under 5 Mortality Rate (U5MR)   | State wise Under 5 Mortality Rate (U5MR)   | State wise Under 5 Mortality Rate (U5MR)   | State wise Under 5 Mortality Rate (U5MR)   | State wise Under 5 Mortality Rate (U5MR)   |
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|                                            | 2011                                       | 2011                                       | 2011                                       | 2012                                       | 2012                                       | 2012                                       | 2013                                       | 2013                                       | 2013                                       | 2014                                       | 2014                                       | 2014                                       | 2015                                       | 2015                                       | 2015                                       | 2016                                       | 2016                                       | 2016                                       |
| States                                     | T                                          | M                                          | F                                          | T                                          | M                                          | F                                          | T                                          | M                                          | F                                          | T                                          | M                                          | F                                          | T                                          | M                                          | F                                          | T                                          | M                                          | F                                          |
| India                                      | 55                                         | 51                                         | 59                                         | 52                                         | 49                                         | 56                                         | 49                                         | 47                                         | 53                                         | 45                                         | 42                                         | 49                                         | 43                                         | 40                                         | 45                                         | 39                                         | 37                                         | 41                                         |
| Andhra Pradesh                             | 45                                         | 42                                         | 49                                         | 43                                         | 40                                         | 46                                         | 41                                         | 40                                         | 42                                         | 40                                         | 39                                         | 41                                         | 39                                         | 37                                         | 42                                         | 37                                         | 36                                         | 38                                         |
| Assam                                      | 78                                         | 75                                         | 82                                         | 75                                         | 71                                         | 80                                         | 73                                         | 68                                         | 77                                         | 66                                         | 63                                         | 70                                         | 62                                         | 58                                         | 66                                         | 52                                         | 48                                         | 57                                         |
| Bihar                                      | 59                                         | 56                                         | 62                                         | 57                                         | 54                                         | 60                                         | 54                                         | 51                                         | 58                                         | 53                                         | 49                                         | 58                                         | 48                                         | 43                                         | 54                                         | 43                                         | 35                                         | 41                                         |
| Chhattisgarh                               | 57                                         | 49                                         | 66                                         | 55                                         | 48                                         | 62                                         | 53                                         | 47                                         | 59                                         | 49                                         | 44                                         | 55                                         | 48                                         | 45                                         | 51                                         | 49                                         | 49                                         | 48                                         |
| Delhi                                      | 32                                         | 29                                         | 35                                         | 28                                         | 27                                         | 30                                         | 26                                         | 25                                         | 28                                         | 21                                         | 19                                         | 24                                         | 20                                         | 18                                         | 23                                         | 22                                         | 22                                         | 23                                         |
| Gujarat                                    | 52                                         | 49                                         | 54                                         | 48                                         | 46                                         | 50                                         | 45                                         | 44                                         | 46                                         | 41                                         | 40                                         | 23                                         | 39                                         | 38                                         | 41                                         | 33                                         | 34                                         | 33                                         |
| Haryana                                    | 51                                         | 45                                         | 58                                         | 48                                         | 45                                         | 52                                         | 45                                         | 42                                         | 49                                         | 40                                         | 37                                         | 43                                         | 43                                         | 41                                         | 46                                         | 37                                         | 34                                         | 42                                         |
| Himachal Pradesh                           | 46                                         | 43                                         | 49                                         | 43                                         | 40                                         | 46                                         | 41                                         | 37                                         | 45                                         | 36                                         | 35                                         | 37                                         | 33                                         | 34                                         | 32                                         | 27                                         | 26                                         | 29                                         |
| Jammu & Kashmir                            | 45                                         | 45                                         | 45                                         | 43                                         | 42                                         | 45                                         | 40                                         | 40                                         | 39                                         | 35                                         | 33                                         | 37                                         | 28                                         | 25                                         | 31                                         | 26                                         | 25                                         | 28                                         |
| Jharkhand                                  | 54                                         | 45                                         | 63                                         | 50                                         | 47                                         | 54                                         | 48                                         | 45                                         | 51                                         | 44                                         | 40                                         | 48                                         | 39                                         | 35                                         | 44                                         | 33                                         | 31                                         | 35                                         |
| Karnataka                                  | 40                                         | 38                                         | 42                                         | 37                                         | 35                                         | 39                                         | 35                                         | 33                                         | 36                                         | 31                                         | 30                                         | 33                                         | 31                                         | 31                                         | 32                                         | 29                                         | 26                                         | 31                                         |
| Kerala                                     | 13                                         | 12                                         | 14                                         | 13                                         | 12                                         | 14                                         | 12                                         | 11                                         | 14                                         | 13                                         | 12                                         | 15                                         | 13                                         | 12                                         | 14                                         | 11                                         | 10                                         | 12                                         |
| Madhya Pradesh                             | 77                                         | 72                                         | 82                                         | 73                                         | 69                                         | 78                                         | 69                                         | 65                                         | 74                                         | 65                                         | 60                                         | 70                                         | 62                                         | 63                                         | 61                                         | 55                                         | 58                                         | 52                                         |
| Maharashtra                                | 28                                         | 27                                         | 28                                         | 28                                         | 27                                         | 28                                         | 22                                         | 26                                         | 27                                         | 23                                         | 23                                         | 24                                         | 24                                         | 21                                         | 26                                         | 21                                         | 20                                         | 23                                         |
| Orissa                                     | 72                                         | 70                                         | 74                                         | 68                                         | 67                                         | 70                                         | 66                                         | 65                                         | 68                                         | 60                                         | 58                                         | 61                                         | 56                                         | 56                                         | 55                                         | 50                                         | 49                                         | 51                                         |
| Punjab                                     | 38                                         | 33                                         | 43                                         | 34                                         | 29                                         | 40                                         | 31                                         | 26                                         | 36                                         | 27                                         | 24                                         | 31                                         | 27                                         | 27                                         | 26                                         | 24                                         | 24                                         | 25                                         |
| Rajasthan                                  | 64                                         | 57                                         | 72                                         | 59                                         | 52                                         | 67                                         | 57                                         | 50                                         | 65                                         | 51                                         | 47                                         | 57                                         | 50                                         | 44                                         | 56                                         | 45                                         | 42                                         | 49                                         |
| Tamil Nadu                                 | 25                                         | 23                                         | 27                                         | 24                                         | 23                                         | 26                                         | 23                                         | 22                                         | 24                                         | 21                                         | 22                                         | 21                                         | 20                                         | 20                                         | 21                                         | 19                                         | 19                                         | 19                                         |
| Telangana                                  |                                            |                                            |                                            |                                            |                                            |                                            |                                            |                                            |                                            | 37                                         | 36                                         | 39                                         | 34                                         | 33                                         | 35                                         | 34                                         | 33                                         | 34                                         |
| Uttar Pradesh                              | 73                                         | 67                                         | 81                                         | 68                                         | 62                                         | 75                                         | 64                                         | 60                                         | 70                                         | 57                                         | 52                                         | 63                                         | 51                                         | 49                                         | 53                                         | 47                                         | 46                                         | 49                                         |
| Uttarakhand                                |                                            |                                            |                                            |                                            |                                            |                                            |                                            |                                            |                                            | 36                                         | 33                                         | 40                                         | 38                                         | 36                                         | 41                                         | 41                                         | 38                                         | 45                                         |
| West                                       | 38                                         | 37                                         | 40                                         | 38                                         | 37                                         | 39                                         | 35                                         | 34                                         | 35                                         | 30                                         | 28                                         | 32                                         | 30                                         | 28                                         | 31                                         | 27                                         | 27                                         | 28                                         |
| Bengal                                     |                                            |                                            |                                            |                                            |                                            |                                            |                                            |                                            |                                            |                                            |                                            |                                            |                                            |                                            |                                            |                                            |                                            |                                            |

| States/UTs              | State wise Infant Mortality Rate (U5MR)   | State wise Infant Mortality Rate (U5MR)   | State wise Infant Mortality Rate (U5MR)   | State wise Infant Mortality Rate (U5MR)   | State wise Infant Mortality Rate (U5MR)   | State wise Infant Mortality Rate (U5MR)   | State wise Infant Mortality Rate (U5MR)   | State wise Infant Mortality Rate (U5MR)   | State wise Infant Mortality Rate (U5MR)   | State wise Infant Mortality Rate (U5MR)   | State wise Infant Mortality Rate (U5MR)   | State wise Infant Mortality Rate (U5MR)   | State wise Infant Mortality Rate (U5MR)   | State wise Infant Mortality Rate (U5MR)   | State wise Infant Mortality Rate (U5MR)   | State wise Infant Mortality Rate (U5MR)   | State wise Infant Mortality Rate (U5MR)   | State wise Infant Mortality Rate (U5MR)   |
|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| States/UTs              | 2011                                      | 2011                                      | 2011                                      | 2012                                      | 2012                                      | 2012                                      | 2013                                      | 2013                                      | 2013                                      | 2014                                      | 2014                                      | 2014                                      | 2015                                      | 2015                                      | 2015                                      | 2016                                      | 2016                                      | 2016                                      |
| States/UTs              | T                                         | M                                         | F                                         | T                                         | M                                         | F                                         | T                                         | M                                         | F                                         | T                                         | M                                         | F                                         | T                                         | M                                         | F                                         | T                                         | M                                         | F                                         |
| India                   | 44                                        | 43                                        | 46                                        | 42                                        | 41                                        | 44                                        | 40                                        | 39                                        | 42                                        | 39                                        | 37                                        | 40                                        | 37                                        | 35                                        | 39                                        | 34                                        | 33                                        | 36                                        |
| Andhra Pradesh          | 43                                        | 40                                        | 46                                        | 41                                        | 40                                        | 43                                        | 39                                        | 39                                        | 40                                        | 39                                        | 38                                        | 39                                        | 37                                        | 36                                        | 38                                        | 34                                        | 33                                        | 35                                        |
| Assam                   | 55                                        | 55                                        | 56                                        | 55                                        | 54                                        | 57                                        | 54                                        | 53                                        | 55                                        | 49                                        | 49                                        | 49                                        | 47                                        | 47                                        | 47                                        | 44                                        | 43                                        | 45                                        |
| Bihar                   | 44                                        | 44                                        | 45                                        | 43                                        | 42                                        | 45                                        | 42                                        | 40                                        | 43                                        | 42                                        | 39                                        | 46                                        | 42                                        | 36                                        | 50                                        | 38                                        | 31                                        | 46                                        |
| Chhattisgarh            | 48                                        | 47                                        | 50                                        | 47                                        | 46                                        | 47                                        | 46                                        | 45                                        | 47                                        | 43                                        | 41                                        | 44                                        | 41                                        | 40                                        | 41                                        | 39                                        | 39                                        | 38                                        |
| Delhi                   | 28                                        | 25                                        | 31                                        | 25                                        | 24                                        | 26                                        | 24                                        | 23                                        | 25                                        | 20                                        | 18                                        | 22                                        | 18                                        | 18                                        | 19                                        | 18                                        | 18                                        | 17                                        |
| Gujarat                 | 41                                        | 39                                        | 42                                        | 38                                        | 36                                        | 39                                        | 36                                        | 35                                        | 37                                        | 35                                        | 34                                        | 37                                        | 33                                        | 33                                        | 34                                        | 30                                        | 31                                        | 30                                        |
| Haryana                 | 44                                        | 41                                        | 48                                        | 42                                        | 41                                        | 44                                        | 41                                        | 40                                        | 42                                        | 36                                        | 35                                        | 38                                        | 36                                        | 36                                        | 37                                        | 33                                        | 31                                        | 35                                        |
| Jammu & Kashmir         | 41                                        | 40                                        | 41                                        | 39                                        | 38                                        | 40                                        | 37                                        | 36                                        | 38                                        | 34                                        | 33                                        | 36                                        | 26                                        | 25                                        | 27                                        | 24                                        | 24                                        | 25                                        |
| Jharkhand               | 39                                        | 36                                        | 43                                        | 38                                        | 36                                        | 39                                        | 37                                        | 35                                        | 38                                        | 34                                        | 32                                        | 36                                        | 32                                        | 30                                        | 35                                        | 29                                        | 27                                        | 31                                        |
| Karnataka               | 35                                        | 34                                        | 35                                        | 32                                        | 30                                        | 34                                        | 31                                        | 30                                        | 32                                        | 29                                        | 27                                        | 30                                        | 28                                        | 26                                        | 30                                        | 24                                        | 22                                        | 27                                        |
| Kerala                  | 12                                        | 11                                        | 13                                        | 12                                        | 10                                        | 13                                        | 12                                        | 10                                        | 13                                        | 12                                        | 10                                        | 13                                        | 12                                        | 10                                        | 13                                        | 10                                        | 9                                         | 11                                        |
| Madhya Pradesh          | 59                                        | 57                                        | 62                                        | 56                                        | 54                                        | 59                                        | 54                                        | 52                                        | 55                                        | 52                                        | 51                                        | 53                                        | 50                                        | 51                                        | 48                                        | 47                                        | 49                                        | 44                                        |
| Maharashtra             | 25                                        | 24                                        | 25                                        | 25                                        | 24                                        | 26                                        | 24                                        | 23                                        | 25                                        | 22                                        | 21                                        | 22                                        | 21                                        | 19                                        | 22                                        | 19                                        | 18                                        | 19                                        |
| Odisha                  | 57                                        | 55                                        | 58                                        | 53                                        | 52                                        | 54                                        | 51                                        | 50                                        | 52                                        | 49                                        | 48                                        | 51                                        | 46                                        | 45                                        | 47                                        | 44                                        | 44                                        | 44                                        |
| Punjab                  | 30                                        | 28                                        | 33                                        | 28                                        | 27                                        | 29                                        | 26                                        | 25                                        | 27                                        | 24                                        | 23                                        | 25                                        | 23                                        | 22                                        | 24                                        | 21                                        | 20                                        | 21                                        |
| Rajasthan               | 52                                        | 50                                        | 53                                        | 49                                        | 47                                        | 51                                        | 47                                        | 45                                        | 49                                        | 46                                        | 44                                        | 49                                        | 43                                        | 40                                        | 47                                        | 41                                        | 39                                        | 44                                        |
| Tamil Nadu              | 22                                        | 21                                        | 23                                        | 21                                        | 21                                        | 22                                        | 21                                        | 20                                        | 21                                        | 20                                        | 20                                        | 20                                        | 19                                        | 19                                        | 19                                        | 17                                        | 18                                        | 17                                        |
| Telangana               |                                           |                                           |                                           |                                           |                                           |                                           |                                           |                                           |                                           | 35                                        | 34                                        | 35                                        | 34                                        | 33                                        | 34                                        | 31                                        | 31                                        | 30                                        |
| Uttar Pradesh           | 57                                        | 55                                        | 59                                        | 53                                        | 52                                        | 55                                        | 50                                        | 49                                        | 52                                        | 48                                        | 47                                        | 50                                        | 46                                        | 44                                        | 48                                        | 43                                        | 41                                        | 45                                        |
| Uttarakhand             | 36                                        | 34                                        | 38                                        | 34                                        | 33                                        | 35                                        | 32                                        | 30                                        | 33                                        | 33                                        | 31                                        | 34                                        | 34                                        | 31                                        | 38                                        | 38                                        | 36                                        | 41                                        |
| West Bengal             | 32                                        | 30                                        | 34                                        | 32                                        | 31                                        | 33                                        | 31                                        | 30                                        | 33                                        | 28                                        | 26                                        | 31                                        | 26                                        | 25                                        | 28                                        | 25                                        | 24                                        | 26                                        |
| Arunachal Pradesh       | 32                                        | 33                                        | 31                                        | 33                                        | 32                                        | 35                                        | 32                                        | 32                                        | 33                                        | 30                                        | 28                                        | 32                                        | 30                                        | 31                                        | 30                                        | 36                                        | 35                                        | 37                                        |
| Goa                     | 11                                        | 7                                         | 14                                        | 10                                        | 8                                         | 12                                        | 9                                         | 8                                         | 10                                        | 10                                        | 8                                         | 11                                        | 9                                         | 8                                         | 11                                        | 8                                         | 8                                         | 9                                         |
| Himachal Pradesh        | 38                                        | 36                                        | 39                                        | 36                                        | 35                                        | 38                                        | 35                                        | 33                                        | 36                                        | 32                                        | 30                                        | 35                                        | 28                                        | 28                                        | 27                                        | 25                                        | 23                                        | 26                                        |
| Manipur                 | 11                                        | 8                                         | 15                                        | 10                                        | 10                                        | 11                                        | 10                                        | 9                                         | 10                                        | 11                                        | 10                                        | 11                                        | 9                                         | 8                                         | 10                                        | 11                                        | 10                                        | 13                                        |
| Meghalaya               | 52                                        | 52                                        | 52                                        | 49                                        | 48                                        | 50                                        | 47                                        | 46                                        | 48                                        | 46                                        | 44                                        | 49                                        | 42                                        | 42                                        | 43                                        | 39                                        | 41                                        | 37                                        |
| Mizoram                 | 34                                        | 31                                        | 37                                        | 35                                        | 33                                        | 37                                        | 35                                        | 33                                        | 37                                        | 32                                        | 32                                        | 33                                        | 32                                        | 33                                        | 32                                        | 27                                        | 26                                        | 29                                        |
| Nagaland                | 21                                        | 15                                        | 26                                        | 18                                        | 15                                        | 22                                        | 18                                        | 14                                        | 23                                        | 14                                        | 15                                        | 14                                        | 12                                        | 10                                        | 15                                        | 12                                        | 5                                         | 21                                        |
| Sikkim                  | 26                                        | 23                                        | 30                                        | 24                                        | 22                                        | 27                                        | 22                                        | 20                                        | 25                                        | 19                                        | 16                                        | 23                                        | 18                                        | 15 21                                     | 16                                        |                                           | 13                                        | 19                                        |
| Tripura                 | 29                                        | 29                                        | 29                                        | 28                                        | 26                                        | 29                                        | 26                                        | 22                                        | 30                                        | 21                                        | 19                                        | 23                                        | 20                                        | 19                                        | 21                                        | 24                                        | 25                                        | 22                                        |
| A & N Islands           | 23                                        | 19                                        | 27                                        | 24                                        | 18                                        | 31                                        | 24                                        |                                           | 28                                        |                                           | 20                                        |                                           | 20                                        | 17                                        | 23                                        | 16                                        | 15                                        | 17                                        |
|                         |                                           |                                           |                                           |                                           |                                           |                                           |                                           | 20                                        |                                           | 22                                        |                                           | 24                                        | 21                                        | 20                                        | 23                                        | 14                                        | 13                                        |                                           |
| Chandigarh D & N Haveli | 20                                        | 21                                        | 19 36                                     | 20 33                                     | 19                                        | 22                                        | 21                                        | 20                                        | 22                                        | 23                                        | 19                                        | 27                                        |                                           |                                           |                                           |                                           |                                           | 14                                        |
|                         | 35                                        | 35                                        |                                           |                                           | 31                                        | 35                                        | 31                                        | 29                                        | 34                                        | 26                                        | 24                                        | 28                                        | 21                                        | 21                                        | 21                                        | 17                                        | 16                                        | 17                                        |
| Daman & Diu             | 22                                        | 17                                        | 27                                        | 22                                        | 20                                        | 25                                        | 20                                        | 19 19                                     | 20                                        | 18                                        | 20                                        | 15                                        | 18                                        | 18                                        | 19                                        | 19                                        | 19                                        | 19                                        |
| Lakshadweep             | 24                                        | 27                                        | 20                                        | 24                                        | 23                                        | 25                                        | 24                                        |                                           | 29                                        | 20                                        | 14                                        | 26                                        | 20                                        | 20                                        | 19                                        | 19                                        | 22                                        | 15                                        |
| Puducherry              | 19                                        | 17                                        | 20                                        | 17                                        | 15                                        | 18                                        | 17                                        | 15                                        | 19                                        | 14                                        | 12                                        | 16                                        | 11                                        | 8                                         | 14                                        | 10                                        | 9                                         | 12                                        |