Mission Director said, along with polio like diseases other surveys as Teenage Marriage and Teenage Pregnancy has started recently and the data shows alarming situations in the state.

A press meet was organized ahead of the inaugural  Ceremony of  Mukhya Mantri Sustho Shaishab -Sustho Kaishore Abhijan program which will be addressed by CM Dr. Manik Saha tomorrow under Mission 4.0.

The Mission Director said, as per survey the teenage marriage rate was 33.1% but in 2019 the rate was 40.1 which is the 3^rd largest.

He informed that the pregnancy rate among teenage 21.9%. If it can not be decreased, infant mortality rate will be increased further. Mothers also suffer from various health risks due to early pregnancy.

This is a matter of huge concern, the Mission Director said.