▁def ec ation ▁rates , ▁over ▁ 6 8 % ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁February , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁ 1 1 ▁states / UT s ▁namely ▁S ik kim , ▁Him ach al ▁Pr adesh , ▁Ker ala , ▁U tt ar ak hand , ▁H ary ana , ▁Gu jar at , ▁Ch and ig ar h , ▁Dam an ▁and ▁Di u , ▁Ar un ach al ▁Pr adesh , ▁Ch h att is gar h ▁and ▁Meg hal aya ▁had ▁been ▁declared ▁O DF . ▁ ▁Raj as than ▁and ▁Mad h ya ▁Pr adesh , ▁two ▁states ▁that ▁had ▁declared ▁themselves ▁open ▁def ec ation - free , ▁are ▁yet ▁to ▁achieve ▁that ▁goal . ▁In ▁Raj as than ▁and ▁Mad h ya ▁Pr adesh ▁ 5 3 % ▁and ▁ 2 5 % ▁respectively ▁were ▁estimated ▁to ▁be ▁def ec ating ▁in ▁the ▁open . ▁ ▁There ▁has ▁been ▁ 3 4 - percent age - point ▁increase ▁in ▁lat r ine ▁ownership ▁in ▁north ▁India ▁from ▁ 3 7 % ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁to ▁ 7 1 % ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁The ▁highest ▁difference ▁was ▁reported ▁in ▁Mad h ya ▁Pr adesh ▁and ▁Raj as than -- 4 7 ▁percentage ▁points . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : St ates ▁and ▁union ▁territ ories ▁of ▁India - related ▁lists ▁Category : List s ▁of ▁sub div isions ▁of ▁India ▁Category :