Chandigarh: Haryana is one of the four states in India which have recorded maximum decline in Infant Mortality Rate (IMR), state Health Minister said today.
The other states are Assam, Tripura and Dadar and Nagar Haveli (Union Territory), Health Minister Anil Vij said in a statement.
In Haryana, the IMR for children below one year of age has shown a decline of five points from 41 per 1000 live births in Sample Registration System (SRS) 2013 to 36 per 1000 live births in SRS 2014 (July 2016 Bulletin).
This is the result of strengthened health network and concerted efforts made by state Health Department, he said. Vij said the result of samples collected by SRS of the Central Government was announced during this month.
PTI.
