This paper estimates the child development Index at state level for all the states using methodology given in NIPFP working paper 370 - “Estimating Child Development
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development calls for transforming our world and working towards the future we want.
Children are the future of any country.
Undernourished women tend to deliver low birth weight babies (Karmer, 1987) and to have pregnancy complications (Baird, 1947). Perinatal mortality and prematurity rates were found to be high among short statured women (Barros, 1987).
In India tribals are neglected a lot, discriminated in terms of income distribution and social status.