Hunger, Undernutrition and Food Security in India
Published By: eSocialSciences | Published Date: February, 25 , 2015In spite of an increase in the number of government schemes to address the problem of undernutrition, the situation has improved only marginally. A number of factors such as spaces, ethnicities, income class and even seasons play affect the incidence of undernutrition. Poor undernutrition among children leads to lower productivity which costs India nearly 3 per cent of its GDP. The Union Budget must include an increase in the allocation for the public distribution system, integrated child development scheme, mid-day meals, aanganwadi scheme, along with a tax benefits to incentivise the public to become involved in running these programmes.
Author(s): Rudra Narayan Mishra | Posted on: Feb 25, 2015 | Views() | Download (1227)