Around 85% married women aged 15-49 are involved in deciding how to use their own earnings, the latest National Family Health Survey (NFHS 2019-21) showed. This is up from 82% in 2015-16.
India has 1,020 females per 1,000 males, according to the latest round of National Family Health Survey (NFHS 2019-21). Mint delves into the data to understand the larger implications of such a skew towards women in the sex ratio.