Question: Which of the following is best state in India for teenage girls in recently released TAG Index?
(a)Karnataka
(b)Tamilnadu
(c)Kerala
(d)Andhra Pradesh
Answer: (c)
Related facts:
- Kerala topped the TAG Index which compares the performance of each state based on the status of their teenage girls.
- Kerala is followed by Mizoram, Sikkim, Manipur and Himachal Pradesh as the top states. Top three cities were Mumbai, Kolkata and Bengaluru.
- This index is based on the survey of the teen age girls (TAG), conducted by Project Nanhi Kali and published by Naandi Foundation in 70,000 households across 600 districts in 30 states of India.
- The report of the first ever and largest Teen Age Girls Survey, the TAG Survey was released by Mr Anand Mahindra, Chairman of Naandi Foundation on 25 October 2018 at Mumbai.
- The objective of this survey was to understand what it means to be a teen age girl in India today. What are their aspirations, how dignified and safe are their lives, how much of their potential is being realized? Do they have access to sanitation and menstrual hygiene? The current enrolment in educational institutions, child marriage, open defecation, level of haemoglobin and body mass index, age appropriate schooling, ownership of phones and access to the internet.The ease of going to a police station and filing an FIR, and the ease of living and travelling alone were also scrutinized.
Promising trends:
- 81 % girls are currently studying; 96 % of them are unmarried; 70 % wish to pursue higher studies; 74 % wish to work after studies; 73 % wish to marry after 21 years of age.
Negative aspects:
- One in every two teenage girls is anaemic; One in every two teenage girls has a low BMI; 46 % use unhygienic materials during menstruation; 40 % of them still defecate in open.
By Ramayan Upadhyay
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