The report released on Thursday commends India's achievements in reducing the rate of child marriages which it said was a major factor contributing to an improved score in the index.
However, it said nutrition, infant mortality and child labour remained issues of grave concern in the country where under five child mortality is 39 per 1,000 live births for 2016, as per Census of India.
"We are glad to see the progress India has made on one of the indicators, through a decline in child marriage. However, 30 per cent of girls in India still get married before the age of 18," said Bidisha Pillai, CEO, Save the Children, India.
"Many children in the country still start their lives disadvantaged just by virtue of being a girl or because they are poor. Early marriage, child labour and malnutrition are just some of the ways in which children are robbed of their childhood."
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