 India monitors maternal mortality in 18 out of its 36 provinces using information from Periodic Sample Registration System, SRS, the country does not have reliable routine information on maternal deaths for smaller states and districts. The findings suggest that 70% of districts, 448 out of 640 districts in India have reported MMR above 70 deaths, a target set under sustainable development goal, 3. This article was authored by Srinivas Goli, Parul Puri, Pradeep Essel and others.