Consider the following statements related to the Micro-Environment Index 1. The index measures the percentage of households who are living in a dwelling unit with access to drainage, without problems of flies/mosquitoes. 2. Micro-environment has improved in 2018 for all States, except for Assam in rural and Odisha and Assam in urban areas, as compared to 2012. Which of the above statement is/are correct?

The correct answer is Both 1 and 2 . Key Points Micro-Environment Index The index measures the percentage of households who are living in a dwelling unit with access to drainage (indicated in terms of access to drainage and quality of drainage in terms of other than Katcha drainage), without problems of flies/mosquitoes (indicated by other than severe), and efforts made by local bodies/State government to tackle the problem of flies/mosquitoes. Hence 1 statement is correct . Improvement: Micro-environment has improved in 2018 for all States, except for Assam in rural and Odisha and Assam in urban areas, as compared to 2012. Hence 2 statement is correct . Regional disparities : Regional disparities have declined sharply in urban areas in 2018 vis-à-vis 2012, though it was increased in the rural areas. The micro-environment is much better in urban areas when compared to the rural areas, and the rural-urban gaps are large. Equity in access : The access to the microenvironment in 2018 has improved especially to the lowest income quintile in rural as well as in urban areas