Nagpur, Dec. 12 -- Maharashtra Public Health Minister Prakash Abitkar informed the state assembly on Friday that seven districts in the state recorded a total of 14,526 child deaths over the past three years, according to official data.
The information was provided in a written response to a query raised by BJP MLA Sneha Dubey.
As per the minister's statement, from 2022-23 to 2024-25, the districts of Pune, Mumbai, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Nagpur, Amravati, Akola, and Yavatmal together accounted for 14,526 deaths among infants and children under five. The figure includes cases reported in government healthcare facilities as well as deaths associated with severe malnutrition.
Abitkar also noted that Palghar, a predominantly tribal distr...