India, June 1 -- The latest NFHS-6 data shows households with electricity in India have risen from 96.8% to 98.3%.

But a key indicator - use of clean cooking fuel - is missing.

This omission obscures assessment of flagship schemes like Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, even as earlier NFHS-5 data showed over 40% households still lacked access to clean fuel.

The sixth round of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) has some key indicators missing, including 'households using clean fuel for cooking', which would have revealed the performances of at least two flagship schemes of the Narendra Modi government. The report, however, showed that access to electricity has improved by 1.5 per cent.

NFHS, the largest health survey of the countr...