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Resource centre on India's rural distress
 
 

Malnutrition in India is a worry in a modern scenario -Gaurav Gogoi

-The Hindu

The country’s response to its burden of malnutrition and growing anaemia has to be practical and innovative

Good nutrition has the power to empower the present and future generations. India’s greatest national treasure is its people — especially women and children — but even after 75 years of independence, a majority of them do not get the required diet to meet their nutritional needs. A child’s nutritional status is directly linked to their mother. Poor nutrition among pregnant women affects the nutritional status of the child and has a greater chance to affect future generations. Undernourished children are at risk of under-performing in studies and have limited job prospects. This vicious cycle restrains the development of the country, whose workforce, affected mentally and physically, has reduced work capacity.

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