An average Indian spends INR 10,035 to deliver a baby at a health facility, but there is great variation in expenses incurred across states, data from the 2019-21 round of the NFHS shows.
What percentage of women participate in household decisions, as per NFHS-5? Read to find out
Only 27 percent of men in India participate in household chores, though there is significant variation across states.
Though there still exists a significant wage gap between men and women, wages for women in regular wage work have increased at a faster rate than men in some states, reducing the gap.
While women live longer than men in nearly all Indian states today, their life expectancies were lesser as compared to men in the 1970s.
Do the experiences and expectations of inflation in poll-bound states correspond to each other?