Niti Aayog Health Index says Odisha the worst in the list currently

Posted by Indiafirst ePaper on June 26th, 2019

Niti Aayog is the planning body of the Government of India. It was created and replaced the Planning Commission until 2014. Since the beginning, Niti Aayog has been constantly into tracking the living situations and simulating the possible results for the said states individually.

The online news in Odisha says that the state is currently in the bottom 3 as far as the Niti Aayog Health Index is concerned. Now, it is not at all a surprise that Odisha is currently reeling at the bottom as far as health conditions are concerned.

Over the past couple of years or so, several natural calamities and disasters have struck the coastal state with extreme intensity. Even if this is the case with the entire state, the parameters and the results state otherwise.

For this particular study, the Niti Aayog Health Index took around 23 Health Indicators across two specific time ranges, 2015-16 as well as 2017-18. The disparities of the statistics between the states and Union Territories in these time spans are incredible.

As far as Odisha is concerned, lagging behind in demographic indicators and higher infant mortality rates are one of the biggest reasons behind the state falling behind in the ratings of the Niti Aayog Health Index.

The disparity between the urban and rural centers of Odisha is unprecedented. The level of development is not really seen in full swing, to be very honest. Although, Odisha can be proud of achieving quite extreme feats such as running a village completely on Solar Power, having a handful of districts with full access to personal toilets, etc.

However, when it comes to health index parameters, not all of them are completely covered. A few of these health indicators are as follows:

  • Low Birth Rate

  • Tuberculosis Treatment Success Rate

  • Level of Birth Registration

  • Sex Ratio at Birth

  • Total Fertility Rate

  • High Infant Mortality

  • Public Health Facilities

  • Time Taken for National Health Mission Fund transfer etc.

These are few of the notable health indicators as far as the Niti Aayog Health Index is concerned. Based on these, Odisha was said to have been in the 3 Least Performing States. Now, one must worry about the state.

The state government of Odisha must take the necessary steps in order to curb the situation and get rid of these measures where the citizen will be able to live a happy and healthy life. For more such news and information, visit Indiafirst.

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