Srinagar, Dec. 18 -- Jammu and Kashmir has firmly entered the low fertility bracket, recording a Total Fertility Rate (TFR) of 1.4, well below the population replacement level and among the lowest in the country.The figures were shared by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in Parliament, based on data from the National Family Health Survey-5 (NFHS-5) conducted between 2019 and 2021. The information was provided in a written reply by Minister of State for Health Anupriya Patel in the Rajya Sabha.At the national level, India's fertility rate has continued to decline, dropping to 2.0 from 2.2 recorded in the previous NFHS round of 2015-16. The trend reflects a broad shift in reproductive behaviour across the country, though sign...
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