1. A study has found that the violence against women and girls rose from 23.5 per cent in 2015-16 to 51 per cent in 2018-19 while the sexual violence increased from 30 per cent to 48 per cent in the same period.
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2. The study is based on a survey of 10,100 adolescents.
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3. Even during the lockdown, reports of grotesque rapes and sexual crimes against women and girls surfaced from the state.
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4. When asked why UP was chosen for the study, the Population Council said it is because it is the most populous state in the country.
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5. The UDAYA (Understanding the lives of adolescents and young adults) study by NGO Population Council was carried out on 10,100 adolescents in Uttar Pradesh in 2015-16. The same set of adolescents were re-interviewed in 2018-19.
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6. According to the study, the number of married girls who reported ever experiencing emotional, physical or sexual violence almost doubled over the two survey waves.
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7. In 2015-16, physical violence with married girls (15-19 years) was recorded at 23.5 per cent which more than doubled and shot up to 51 per cent in 2018-19.
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8. In 2015-16 sexual violence was recorded at 30 per cent, which increased up to 48 per cent. Emotional violence in 2015-16 was recorded at 19 per cent, which increased to 35 per cent.
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