Agartala: In positive news from Tripura, the number of females per 1,000 males in the state has now increased to 1,011, hinting at a change in the quality of life, Education Minister Ratan Lal Nath said on Friday.
The sex ratio in Tripura, which was 998 female in 1000 males in 2015-16, increased to 1,011 females in every 1,000 males during the recently concluded 2019-20 National Family Health Survey-5 conducted by the Indian Institute of Health Management Research (IIHMR).
“The sex ratio in Tripura was 998 female in 1000 males in the 2015-16 survey. This has increased to 1,011 females in every 1,000 males in the 2019-20 survey report. The survey also revealed that the numbers have improved in the rural areas with 1,033 females against 956 in urban areas against 1,000 males,” Nath said.
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The data also found that the sex ratio at birth for children born in the last five years (females per 1,000 males) has increased to 1,028 against 969 in the 2015-16 survey report.
According to the report, 92.8 percent households in the state were covered by electricity services in 2015-16, which has now increased to 98.2 percent. In 2015-16, 86.4 percent of households had access to improved drinking water, which has improved to 88 percent.
In 2015-16, 63.7 percent of the households had improved sanitation, which increased to 73.6 percent of the households in 2019-20.
The institutional births were also recorded at 89.02 percent, which is higher in comparison to 79.09 percent recorded in the 4th NFHS report. Improvement in the case of vaccinating children within the 12 to 23 months age group has also improved from 54.05 percent to 69.05 percent during this period.