Actual survey data · NFHS-5

Women married before 18

Chhattisgarh is ahead of India on this measure — number 16 of 17 counting from the widest gap.

Chhattisgarh · 2019-21

12.1%

latest survey

India

23.3%

+48.1% better than India

Chhattisgarh · 2015-16

21.3%

improved by 9.2

Urban · Rural

8.1 · 13.2

within the state

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Then, now, town and village

20. Women age 20-24 years married before age 18 years (%) — NFHS state fact sheets.

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Department: Women & Child Development ›
Laxmi Rajwade
Children under 5 stunted ›
34.6% · India 35.5%
Children under 5 underweight ›
31.3% · India 32.1%
Women with their own bank account ›
80.3% · India 78.6%
Girls born per 1,000 boys ›
960.0 · India 929.0

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Schemes that move this

Mahtari Vandan Yojana
~70 lakh women; ₹655 crore per monthly instalment

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