Micro-environment as measured by the micro-environment index has improved in 2018 for all States, except for __________ state in rural areas?

The correct answer is Assam . Key Points The micro-environment 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. The micro-environment, as measured by the index, has improved in 2018 for all States, except for Assam in rural and Odisha and Assam in urban areas , as compared to 2012. The micro-environment is much better in urban areas when compared to rural areas, and the rural-urban gaps are large. The access to the microenvironment in 2018 has improved especially to the lowest income quintile in rural as well as in urban areas.