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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | ‘Hunger watch’ survey: In Gujarat, ‘21 pc had to sleep without single meal amid pandemic’

‘Hunger watch’ survey: In Gujarat, ‘21 pc had to sleep without single meal amid pandemic’

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published Published on Dec 11, 2020   modified Modified on Dec 12, 2020

-The Indian Express

Nearly 38 per cent respondents shared that their consumption of rice/wheat had decreased while 40.7 per cent said their consumption of pulses had come down and 57.6 per cent said their consumption of vegetables had reduced.

Ahmedabad: The ‘Hunger watch’ survey carried out by Anna Suraksha Adhikar Abhiyan (ASAA), Gujarat to track the hunger situation amongst vulnerable and marginalised communities amid the of Covid-19 pandemic revealed that 20.6 per cent households sometimes skipped meals due to lack of food while 21.8 per cent said they sometimes slept without a single meal.

The survey conducted in September and October to unravel the impact of the lockdown on people’s food security and nutrition across households in nine districts including Ahmedabad, Anand, Bharuch, Bhavnagar, Dahod, Morbi, Narmada, Panchmahals and Vadodara revealed that households have reduced consumption of essential food items too. The survey also found that in Gujarat, many ration cards have been made “silent”.

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The Indian Express, 11 December, 2020, https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/gujarat-hunger-watch-survey-7100345/?fbclid=IwAR3CEQf2lVyAnVoO8_rBitWS6eYQXriWOVXOR70f_HOUEdbFksmREEwInoQ


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