Dynamite News Bihar: CM Nitish Kumar Emphasises On Girls’ Education To Check Population Growth
The Bihar Chief Minister pointed out that "if a girl has completed school education, the fertility rate on an average falls to 1.7 per cent nationally”. Read on for details:
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar stressed the need for educating girls as this has been proven to help check population growth.
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Nitish Kumar stressed the need for educating girls as this has been proven to help check population growth. The CM pointed out that "if a girl is matriculate, the fertility rate on an average comes down to two per cent, and if she has completed school education, it further falls to 1.7 per cent nationally”.
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In Bihar, the fertility rate for women who have passed XII Class is 1.6 per cent, less than the national average, he said. (Agencies)