1. Children in Maharashtra
A Development Paradox

2. Districts by Administrative Divisions
No. of districts
05
08
06
06
05
05

3. Trends in Population Size
(in millions)
120 112.4
96.9
100
78.9
80
62.8
60 50.4
39.6
40 32.0
20
0
1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011
• Maharashtra is the second most populous state
• Only 10 countries have population more than Maharashtra
Source: Provisional Population Totals, Census of India, 2011, RGI

4. Population Proportion of Children
• 11.4 per cent
population in the 0
– 6 years age
group
• 32.6 per cent
population below
18 years
Source: Census 2001 and 2011

5. Density of Population by Districts
Population density in 8
districts higher than the state
average
No. of districts National Average: 382
07
14 State Average: 365
06
08 Highest: 20,925
(Mumbai suburban)
Source: Provisional Population Totals, Maharashtra, Census of Lowest: 74

6. Level of Urbanization by Districts
• Third most
urbanized state
• Two districts fully
urbanized
• Two districts less
than 15%
urbanized
• Six cities have
population of one
No. of districts National Average: million plus
31.16%
12
07 State Average: 45.23%
09
07 Highest: 100% (Mumbai & Mumbai
Suburban)
Source: Census of India, 2011,RGI, Government of India

7. Trends in Sex Ratio, India and Maharashtra
950 946
945 941 940
940 937
941
935 934 933
936 930
930 934
930
925 927
925
920
922
915
910
1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011
India Maharashtra
• Maharashtra’s sex ratio is lower than the national average
• 15 points gap between the national and state sex ratio
Source: Census of India, RGI and Provisional Population Totals, Maharashtra, 2011

8. Trends in Child Sex Ratio, India and
Maharashtra
960
945
950
940
946 927
930
920 914
910
900 913
890
880
870 883
860
850
1991 2001 2011
India Maharashtra
• Child Sex Ratio has sharply declined by 31 points
• In seven districts the child sex ratio declined by more than 50
points
Source: Census of India, RGI and Provisional Population Totals, Maharashtra, 2011

9. Trends in Percentage of Below Poverty Line (BPL) population to
total population, India and Maharashtra (based on Uniform Recall
Period)
55.0 54.9
53.2
50.0
44.5
• Percentage of BPL
45.0 population
40.0
43.4 decreased, while
36.9 absolute numbers have
35.0
36.0
increased
30.7
30.0
27.5 • Maharashtra still home
25.0 to 31 per cent of the
20.0
poor
1973-74 1983 1993-94 2004-05
Maharashtra India
Source: Planning Commission, Government of India

10. Per Capita Income (at current prices) by
Districts, 2009-2010
Four districts contribute 46.6 per
cent to the total state income
National Average: Rs.
No. of districts 46,492
11 State Average: Rs. 74,027
10
08 Highest: Rs. 125,506
06 (Mumbai & Mumbai
Suburban)
Source: Economic Survey, 2010-11, Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Government of

11. Trends in Literacy Rate by Sex and Gender
Gap in Literacy Rate, Maharashtra
100.0 89.8
86.0
80.0 82.9
76.9
75.5
60.0 67.0
40.5
40.0
27.9
20.0 25.9 29.5 28.4 26.6 24.2
18.9
14.6 14.3
0.0
1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011
Person Male Female Gender Gap
• Significant progress in literacy rate
• Gender gap in literacy rate is decreasing
• 207,345 (1.27%) out-of-school children in the state
Source: Census of India, RGI and Provisional Population Totals, Maharashtra 2011 , DISE 2011-

12. Compliance with Right to Education Act
100% 516 9,127 5,643
90% 23,994
80% 33,046 35,063 40,949 36,652
46,242
70% 53,488
60%
50% 99,568 94,441
90,957
40% 76,090
30% 66,760 65,021 59,135 63,432
53,842
20% 34,583
10%
0%
Building HM room Classroom Ramp Boys toilet Girls toilet Drinking Kitchen Boundary Playground
for every water shed wall
teacher
Not Available Available
• 3.5% schools are complying with norms for building
under RTE
• 53% schools complying with norms for teachers under
RTE

13. Trends in Learning Achievements, Grade 3-5,
ASER
90.0
85.3 86.9 85.5
85.0
85.0
79.6
80.0 77.9
74.2
75.0
70.4
70.0 67.4 66.4 67.6
65.0
60.0
56.0
55.0
50.0
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
% of children (Std. 3-5) who can read level 1 (std 1) text more % of children (Std. 3-5) who can do substraction or more
Performance of standard 3 to 5 has declined in both subjects
Source: ASER 2006 to 2011, New Delhi

14. Trends in Maharashtra’s Infant Mortality Rate
XIth Five Year
Plan target for 17
2012
• Infant Mortality Rate has decreased by 20 points (2000 –
2010)
• The state is far from achieving the Eleventh Five Year Plan
target (2012)
• 14 points difference between rural and urban IMR
• 6 points difference between male and female IMR
Source: SRS, RGI ,Government of India

15. Trends in Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) -
India and Maharashtra
450
398
400
350 327
301
300 254
250 212
200
150
166 169
100 149
130
50 104
0
1997-98 1999-01 2001-03 2004-06 2007-09
India Maharashtra
• Maharashtra’s MMR is close to the target set for the Eleventh
Five Year Plan (100)
Source: Family Statistics in India,2009,MOHFW, 2009 and SRS special bulletin, 2011, RGI, New

16. Adolescent Girls
Percentage of girls marrying before 18 years Percentage of births to women during age 15-
of age, 2007-08 19 years out of total births, 2007-08
17.6% girls are married below the • Percentage of births to women during 15-19
legally permissible age and wide year age group is 9.7% and varies across
disparities exist between districts
Nagpur/Konkan and • Percentage of births to women during 15-19
years to total births is highly significant to
Nashik/Aurangabad divisions
Source: DLHS, 2007-08

17. Percentage of Safe Delivery, 2007-2008
100
90 94.0
89.9
80 78.5
69.2 72.9 76.4
70
60 61.0
50
41.0
40
33.3
30
20
10
0
U R SC ST OBC Others L H
Total Residence Social Group Wealth Index
• Percentage of safe delivery is low in rural areas, scheduled
tribes and lowest wealth index group
• Differences observed in mean delivery cost in government and
private facility Source: DLHS,2007-08, HMIS 2011-12

18. All Basic Vaccinations (Full
immunization), 2007-2008
90.0
80.7
80.0 69.0 69.9 69.9 74.5 75.0
68.0 72.6 67.6
70.0
60.0 52.2
50.0 43.2
40.0
30.0
20.0
10.0
0.0
M F U R SC ST OBC Others L H
Total Sex Residence Social Group Wealth Index
• 69% children are fully immunized. Significant differences exist
among social groups and wealth index groups
• Highest dropout (17%) is between BCG and DPT-3 vaccination
• 86% children got vaccinated at government health facilities
Source: DLHS,2007-08

19. Trends in Nutrition Status of Children (under
two years of age)
50
40 39.0
29.6
30
Percentage
23.9
22.1
19.9
20
15.9
10
0
NFHS 3* CNSM+ NFHS 3* CNSM+ NFHS 3* CNSM+
Source: NFHS III (2005-06), Comprehensive Nutrition Survey Maharashtra (CNSM) 2011-12

20. Infant & Young Child Feeding Practices
Maharashtra, 2012
100 Initiation of BF within 1 hour (0-23
months)
90 86.6 Exclusive BF (<6 months)
80 75.9 76.2 Continued BF at 1 year (12-15 months)
70.6
70 Continued BF at 2 years (20-23 months)
63.1
58.5
Percentage
60 Age Appropriate BF (0-23 months)
50 45.0 Timely Introduction of CF (6-8 months)
40
Minimum Meal Frequency (6-23 months)
30
22.8 Minimum Dietary Diversity
20
13.8 Consumption of Iron-rich Food (6-23
10.1 months)
10
Consumption of Vitamin-A rich Food (6-
0 23 months)
1
Breastfeeding Complementary Feeding
Source: Comprehensive Nutrition Survey Maharashtra (CNSM) 2011-12

21. HIV Prevalence, India and Maharashtra, 2007
HIV prevalence among different
population groups, 2007
24.40
25 • 32 out of 35 districts
(91.4%) are in Category
20 17.91 A
15
11.62 11.80 • HIV prevalence among
10
7.23 7.41
high risk groups and
5.06 STD clinic attendees is
5 3.61
significantly higher than
0.48 0.50
0
the national level
ANC STD IDU MSM FSW
India Maharashtra
ANC: Ante-natal Clinic attendees; HRG: High Risk Group; STD: Source : HIV Sentinel Surveillance
Sexually Transmitted Disease clinic attendees; FSW: Female Sex and HIV estimation, 2007, NACO
Worker; MSM: Men who have Sex with Men; IDU: Injecting Drug User.)

22. Trends in HIV Prevalence among High Risk
Groups, Maharashtra
60.00
54.29
• HIV prevalence
decreased among
50.00 Female Sex Worker
41.69 (FSW) and among
40.00 Men having Sex
with Men (MSM)
30.00 29.20 group
23.62
24.40
22.89 19.57
20.00 20.40 17.91 • HIV prevalence has
18.80 increased among
12.80 15.60
10.00
11.80
Injected Drug Users
11.20 10.40
(IDUs)
0.00
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Source : HIV Sentinel Surveillance
IDU MSM FSW and HIV estimation, 2007, NACO

23. Percentage of Households by location of
Drinking Water Facility, 2011
70.0 • 6% points
59.4 improvement in
60.0
households having
50.0 46.6
drinking water facility
available within the
% of households
40.0
35.8 premises
30.0 27.5 • Significant urban rural
disparities (37%
20.0 17.6
13.1 drinking water within
10.0 premises and 14%
drinking water away
0.0
Within the premises Near the premises Away
from premises)
India Maharashtra • The state has
achieved the MDG 7
*: - Near- Within 500 metres in rural areas or within 100 metres in urban areas
- Away- 500 metres or beyond in rural areas or 100 metres or beyond in urban areas

24. Percentage of Households by Availability of
Toilets and Types of Latrine, 2011
Rural Urban
100% 100%
12.6 7.7
90% 90%
6.0 21.0
80% 80% 1.7
55.8
% of households
% of households
70% 70% 1.6
67.3
60% 60%
50% 50%
6.2 72.6
40% 0.3 40%
1.9 67.3
30% 0.8 30%
23.7
20% 19.4 20%
10% 10%
10.5 14.1
7.1 2.4
0% 0%
India Maharashtra India Maharashtra
Pit latrine Water closet Other latrine Pit latrine Water closet Other latrine
Public latrine Open defecation Public latrine Open defecation
• 8.2 million rural households do not have toilet in their premises
• Sanitation coverage is increasing in a decreasing manner
• Census clearly informs that having water supply within or near
to premises increases two times the toilet adoption practices

25. Trends in Birth Registration, India and
Maharashtra
100.0 93.1
90.6 92.8 91.5
86.6 85.9 88.1
90.0
80.0
70.0
69.0 71.0
60.0
60.4 62.5
58.0 59.5 57.7
50.0
40.0
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
India Maharashtra
• Higher rate in birth registration as compared to the national
average
• Birth registration rate witnessed a decline from 2003 to 2005
however has shown improvement since 2007 Source: RGI, Government of
India

26. Percentage of Marriages below Legal
Age, 2007-2008, Maharashtra
Boys Girls
No. of district
No. of districts 09
11 09
07 07
08 10
09
National Average: 23.4% National Average: 22.1%
State Average: 12.4% State Average: 17.6%
Highest: 1.4% Highest: 0%
(Sindhudurg) (Sindhudurg, Wardha)
Lowest: 36.6% (Nandurbar) Lowest: 39.1% (Nandurbar)
Source: DLHS-3,2007-08

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