The Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir has shown a record improvement in the last 3 years in key Maternal and Child health indicators as per the latest report of National Family Healthy Survey (NFHS-5) conducted by International Institute of Population Sciences, Mumbai. <br />'' <br />'' The report was released yesterday by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India for 22 states/UTs. AS per report J&K has recorded 22 points decrease in Neonatal  Mortality Rate (NNMR) from 23.1 to 9.8, 16 points decrease in Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) from 32.4 to 16.3 and 19 points decrease in Under Five Mortality Rate (U5MR) from 37.6 to 18.5, which is unprecedented and is the reflection of health status of general population. The report also indicated a positive change towards the girl child in Jammu & Kashmir and recorded improvement in Sex Ratio at birth from 923 to 976 females per1000 males.<br />''