Notes: DLHS 07/08 & 12/13 sample in Columns 1–4 include girls aged two years or older in Punjab. Outcome variables Imm 1 – 3 are binary indicators for the recorded vaccine doses. Imm 1 covers BCG and DPT 1; Imm 2 adds DPT 2–3 and Polio 1–3 to the earlier doses; Imm 3 includes all previous doses and the Measles vaccine. Outcome variable breastfeeding is a binary indicator for whether the child was breastfed within three days after birth. DID estimates compare the change in girls’ immunization and breastfeeding between 2004–2006 and 2009–2011 in Fatehgarh Sahib district with the corresponding changes in the control districts. Controls: child’s birth order, mother’s age and education, household’s caste, religion, location and an indicator of dwelling construction type (wealth proxy). p-values based on CR standard errors in parentheses. DLHS 2012/13 and NFHS 2015/16 sample in Columns 5 and 6 comprise all five-to-seven–year-olds in the surveyed households. isgirl5 is the share of girls in the selected age group and isn is a binary indicator for whether a girl belonging to this age cohort is currently attending school. DID estimates compare the change in outcomes for birth cohorts between 2000–2002 and 2009–2011 in Fatehgarh Sahib district with the corresponding changes in the control districts. Controls: child’s age, household head’s education, caste, religion, location, and an indicator of household wealth. p-values based on CR standard errors in parentheses.