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New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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Central Statistical Organization, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation,

Government of India

www.mospi.nic.in

INDIA COUNTRY REPORT 2011: MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL [1 January 2012]

http://mospi.nic.in/Mospi_New/upload/MDG_2010_01jan12.pdf

[full-text, 195 pages]

CONTENTS

Foreword 2

Preface 4

Chapter 1:

Introduction 8

Chapter 2:

India’s MDG framework –Goals, targets and indicators 11

Chapter 3:

Overview –Realizing MDGs: Summary progress report 14

Chapter 4

Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger 25

Chapter 5

Goal 2: Achieve universal primary education 38

Chapter 6

Goal 3: Promote gender equality and empower women 46

Chapter 7

Goal 4: Reduce child mortality 56

Chapter 8

Goal 5: Improve maternal health 64

Chapter 9

Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases 74

Chapter10

Goal 7: Ensure environmental sustainability 96

Chapter 11

Goal 8: Develop a Global Partnership for Development 123

Appendix

1: List of Data Sources

2. Technical note

3. Data Tables

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