The index was prepared on the basis of four important dimensions – health, education, protection and poverty. Photo: iStockNew Delhi: Kerala is one of the best states for women in India, says a new Gender Vulnerability Index. The God's country comes only second to Goa, according to the index.
Mizoram occupies the third position in the index prepared by Plan India, while Bihar and Uttar Pradesh are at the bottom.
The index was prepared on the basis of four important dimensions – health, education, protection and poverty. Bihar is the worst in terms of health for women while the top three places were occupied by Kerala, followed by Tamil Nadu and Sikkim.
The national capital is the worst-performing state in terms of education for women, while the top three positions were occupied by Himachal Pradesh, followed by Sikkim and Punjab.
The GVI has analysed the situation of girls and women in the country on the four dimensions and developed a multidimensional composite index with over 170 indicators.
This index will be useful in understanding the situation in states, as it ranks each state in every dimension of gender vulnerability.
As far as the poverty dimension for women is concerned, Manipur and Mizoram were placed in the top two positions, followed by Tamil Nadu while Bihar again was placed at the bottom.
In terms of protection, Goa was the best state followed by Himachal Pradesh, and Jammu and Kashmir. Uttar Pradesh was positioned last in terms for women safety.
The report was released by the women and child development ministry Wednesday.
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