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Statewise Child Fact Sheet

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States	Percentage of Children
States	Age 6-9 months receiving breast milk and solid/mushy food	Age 1-35 months with diarrhoea, who received ORS*	Age 6-35 months with any anaemia

INDIA	33.5	26.8	74.3

North
Delhi	37.0	39.1	69.0
Haryana	41.8	25.7	83.9
Himachal Pradesh	61.3	45.6	69.9
Jammu & Kashmir	38.9	47.5	71.1
Punjab	38.7	42.3	80.0
Rajasthan	17.5	20.3	82.3

Central
Madhya Pradesh	27.3	29.8	75.0
Uttar Pradesh	17.3	15.8	73.9

East
Bihar	15.0	15.4	81.3
Orissa	30.1	35.1	72.3
West Bengal	46.3	40.5	78.3

North-East
Arunachal Pradesh	(60.2)	40.2	54.5
Assam	58.5	37.1	63.2
Manipur	86.8	50.7	45.2
Meghalaya	77.1	22.4	67.6
Mizoram	(74.2)	44.7	57.2
Nagaland	81.3	29.7	43.7
Sikkim	87.3	27.0	76.5

West
Goa	(65.4)	55.6	53.4
Gujarat	46.5	28.9	74.5
Maharashtra	30.8	33.2	76.0

South
Andhra Pradesh	59.4	39.6	72.3
Karnataka	38.4	34.3	70.6
Kerala	72.9	47.9	43.9
Tamil Nadu	55.4	27.9	69.0
( ) Based on 25-49 unweighted cases
* Oral Rehydration Salts

Source: National Family Health Survey Round 2 1998-99