from it. He said that in 2023-24, the SCs and STs received 3.43% of the budget, when the population is around 22%-25%. This year, it has been reduced to 3.3%. CPI (ML) Liberation MP Sudama Prasad also criticised the budget and said it is pro-rich. A pro-rich budget has been...
Christians, although proportional to the whole population a small minority, are very large in absolute numbers. Many beautiful Catholic and Protestant church buildings dot the landscape of towns in Bihar. Special mention may be made of Patna and Ranchi. Some examples are: the St. Joseph's Conven...
The festival, celebrated with the purpose of maintaining the righteous lifestyle, has great popularity among Mithila population. The festival is celebrated in the month of August. Report typo or correction Request a Quote for Bihar Tour (*represents compulsory fields) ...
The growth of Population has long been a concern of any country and India has an extensive history of explicit population policy. The increase of access over contraception and reduction of the unmet need for Family Planning (FP) are vital components to improve reproductive health. Literature has ...
Bihar is the third most populous state in India with a population of 104 million, and about 88% of the population resides in rural areas [28]. Bihar has the highest fertility rate in India (3 children per woman) [29], which adds to yearly increases in capacity needed for maternity servi...
Apart from the influence of significant others on women’s preferred family size, other characteristics such as age, religion, caste and education have been underscored as the key to fertility decline during the so-called demographic transition at both the population (Bongaarts 2003, 2010) and indi...
Population composition For the most part, the peoples of Bihar are classified according to religion,social casteand lineage, and language, rather than by specific ethnic affiliation. Hindusconstitutethe majority of the population, and Muslims are the largestminority group. Most Muslims live in northern...
Population composition For the most part, the peoples of Bihar are classified according to religion,social casteand lineage, and language, rather than by specific ethnic affiliation. Hindusconstitutethe majority of the population, and Muslims are the largestminority group. Most Muslims live in northern...