Guwahati: Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Tuesday unveiled a Vision for Women and Children, 2016 setting a target of bringing down the State’s alarming infant mortality rate (IMR) and maternal mortality (MMR) rate even below the national average.
“Assam may have achieved the sixth highest rate of improvement in economic growth among all states during 2001-2010. But when it comes to social indicators we are still lagging behind though we have brought about certain significant improvements.