{"id":894,"date":"2019-03-29T22:27:14","date_gmt":"2019-03-29T16:57:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/knowledgekart.in\/blog\/?p=894"},"modified":"2020-02-10T20:34:00","modified_gmt":"2020-02-10T15:04:00","slug":"gs2-hunger-and-malnutrition-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/knowledgekart.in\/blog\/gs2-hunger-and-malnutrition-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"GS2 : Hunger and Malnutrition in India"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/knowledgekart.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/0.83569100_1507803100_malnutrition-vikas-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-895\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/knowledgekart.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/0.83569100_1507803100_malnutrition-vikas.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/knowledgekart.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/0.83569100_1507803100_malnutrition-vikas-416x277.jpg 416w, https:\/\/knowledgekart.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/0.83569100_1507803100_malnutrition-vikas-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/knowledgekart.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/0.83569100_1507803100_malnutrition-vikas-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In news because:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>India has&nbsp;<strong>slipped from 97<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;position last year to 100<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;position this year&nbsp;Global Hunger Index.<\/strong><\/li><li>The GHI report is brought up by the International Food Policy Research Institute.<\/li><li>With&nbsp;more than a fifth of the country\u2019s children under five \nsuffering from \u201cwasting\u201d\u2014 low weight for height \u2014India has made no \nprogress, over the past 20 years, in arresting the problem.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The GHI is calculated by taking into account four key parameters:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>shares of undernourished population<\/li><li>wasted<\/li><li>stunted children aged under 5<\/li><li>infant mortality rate of the same age group<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Causes of India\u2019s poor performance at GHI<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Improper implementation:&nbsp;<\/strong>A major hindrance in \nfighting starvation in India is the lack of proper implementation of \ngovernment schemes which are directed towards providing food for one and\n all.<\/li><li><strong>Corruption is the root cause:&nbsp;<\/strong>corruption on the \nlocal levels or there is a disinterest among the government officials to\n ensure that the schemes are properly being carried out.<\/li><li><strong>Flawed food distribution system:&nbsp;<\/strong>Almost 51% of the food delivered is lost to leakages and is sold in the open market for a higher price.<\/li><li><strong>&nbsp;Malnutrition: <\/strong>causes of malnutrition in india:\n<ul><li><strong>Lack of awareness:&nbsp;<\/strong>Lack of awareness among people \nabout sufficient health and nutrition is the primary reason (about \nwholesome, balanced and natural diets; healthy child-feeding and caring \npractices)<\/li><li><strong>Access to nutritious food:&nbsp;<\/strong>People\u2019s access to sufficient and nutritious food is equally important, which is still to be addressed.<\/li><li><strong>Loopholes in the National Food Security Bill:&nbsp;<\/strong>Clear\n mechanisms with respect to the identification of beneficiaries have not\n been defined. The bill states that the states will provide the list of \nthe poor but the states obviously do not possess such records.<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is the way ahead?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>One effort to address the hunger (and nutrition) challenge is the enactment of the National Food Security Act.<\/li><li>To improve nutritional content in food products, steps must be taken towards universal food fortification.<\/li><li>Adequate funding is required for the effective implementation of any nutrition scheme<\/li><li>Many of the causes for the occurrence of malnutrition is known,  however, attention needs to be paid to understanding what prevents the  nation from achieving its goals related to nutrition.<\/li><li>Attention needs to be paid on building neighborhood health and  nutrition profiles and carrying out interventions based on identified  needs.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/knowledgekart.in\">Click here for more IMP Topics <\/a><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In news because: India has&nbsp;slipped from 97th&nbsp;position last year to 100th&nbsp;position this year&nbsp;Global Hunger Index. The GHI report is brought up by the International Food Policy Research Institute. 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