Maharashtra has reported 14,526 child deaths in seven districts over the past three years, from 2022-23 to 2024-25. The information was shared by Public Health Minister Prakashrao Abitkar during the winter assembly session on Friday, December 12. He provided the data in response to a question by BJP lawmaker Sneha Dubey.

The districts affected include Pune , Mumbai , Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Nagpur , Amravati , Akola , and Yavatmal . The number includes cases of severe malnutrition and child deaths in government facilities. As many as 138 baby deaths were recorded in the tribal-majority Palghar district.

According to data from the state health department as of November 2025, 2,666 children were suffering from moderate acute malnutrition. Another 203 children were recorde

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