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Thursday, 11 March 2010
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Major State Indicators

  • Old Delhi was the capital of Muslim India between the 17th and 19th century.
  • New Delhi was built as the imperial capital of India by the British.
  • Population 14 million.
  • Slums (jhuggies) stretch all across the city and has some of the poorest migrants from the neighboring states.
  • Literacy rate 81%.
  • Infant Mortality Rate 32 deaths per 1000 live births.
 

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Transformation Stories

Rani Murmu looked forward to the birth of her fifth child. At 36, and already having four girls, Rani hoped it would be a boy this time. Rani is a Malto tribal. The Malto tribes are a primitive tribal group living in the hills in Jharkhand. The death rate among the Malto tribals are so high, that it exceeds the birth rate. The infant mortality rate of 147 and Maternal Mortality rate of 460 are pointers to this grave situation.
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