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Children's rights: NE states among worst performers
Hindustan Times | Sanjib Kr Baruah | New Delhi, November 08, 2011:
Despite the much-touted promise of attention to the Northeast and separate budgetary allocations, states from the region are among the worst performers when it comes to realisation of children's rights, an index ranking states according to their performance on child rights, has revealed.
While all the 'worst performing' states are Sikkim, Meghalaya, Manipur, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh, three- Mizoram, Assam, Tripura - of the five states that fall in the 'not so well performing' category.
Interestingly, there is a regional pattern to the ranking, highlighting the need to focus on regional planning. Four of the five 'best performing' states (Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh) in child rights are from the southern region. Maharashtra, alone is from the west.
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