-Press Information Bureau (Election Commission) The electoral data as per the final publication of summary revision 2014 released by the Election Commission of India on 14th February, 2014 shows that there are a total of 814,591,184 registered electors in the country. Out of this, the 28 states together accounts for 98.27% of electors while the 7 Union Territories together accounts for the remaining 1.73%. Among the UTs, the National Capital Territory...
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Gender-Wise Composition of the Indian Electorate
-Press Information Bureau (Election Commission) The electoral data as per the final publication of summary revision 2014 released by the Election Commission of India on 14th February, 2014 shows that out of a total of 814,591,184 electors in the country, male electors constitute 52.4%, female electors 47.6% and electors belonging to the category "Others" constitute 0.0035%. Among the 28 states and 7 union territories, 21 states/UTs have a higher proportion of...
More »Funding of Rural Health Infrastructure
-Press Information Bureau (Ministry of Health and Family Welfare) Public health is a state subject. National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme and under NRHM, financial support is provided to States/UTs to strengthening their health care delivery system including support for engaging ASHAs and patient transport ambulances and development of health infrastructure in rural areas based on the requirements posed by the States/UTs in their Programme Implementation...
More »Decline in Rates of Maternal and Infant Mortality
-Press Information Bureau (Ministry of Health and Family Welfare) As per the Sample Registration System (SRS), Registrar General of India (RGI-SRS), Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) has shown a decline from 212 per 100,000 live births in the period 2007-09 to 178 per 100,000 live births in the period 2010- 12 and Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) has declined from 47 per 1000 live births in the year 2010 to 42 per 1000...
More »Polio battle won, war not over -GS Mudur
-The Telegraph India will celebrate three years without a single case of polio caused by the wild poliovirus on Tuesday, but public health experts have said the "endgame" to eradicate polio from the country will begin only next year and might last until 2018. The Union health ministry has planned a celebratory event at a stadium here, inviting India's political leaders, World Health Organisation (WHO) officials, international agencies, and over 1000...
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