Volume : VI, Issue : II, February - 2016

Hunger and Malnutrition in India

Dr. Meenu Jain

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Hunger is usually understood to refer to the distress associated with lack of food. Despite progress ,the problems of chronic hunger and malnutrition persist on a mass scale. India has failed to ensure adequate access to food for its people. The 2014 Global Hunger Index (GHI) Report ranked India 55th out of 76 with a serious hunger situation. Amongst South Asian nations, it ranks third behind only Afghanistan and Pakistan .It trails behind Sri Lanka and Nepal .While no longer in the “alarming” category, India’s hunger status is still classified as “serious,”according to the GHI. Children and women suffer the most . In September 2013 the Indian Government passed the National Food Security Act, 2013 more popularly known as the Right to Food bill. Food security is a bigger issue beyond just providing a basic human need and right. The Public Distribution System needs to be strengthened . The government should come up with more holistic schemes . It should be ensured that nutritional objectives should be an integral part of all the poverty alleviation programmes. 

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Dr. Meenu Jain Hunger and Malnutrition in India Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.6, Issue : 2 February 2016

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