CHILD MALNUTRITION IN INDIA - THE PLOUGH NEVER REACHES THE PLATE.
CHILD MALNUTRITION IN INDIA - THE PLOUGH NEVER REACHES THE PLATE (By Bhavya Pundir ) Image By:- Darshika Singh India is a rapidly growing economy in terms of its population and diversity with an average population of 1.3 65 billion and is growing at a rate of 1.5 to 1.7 % annually. Irrespective of the 50% increase in the GDP of India since 2013, more than one-third of the world's malnourished children are living in India. And among these half of the children population below 3 years of age is underweighted. Approximately, 44% of children below the age of 5 are underweighted, 72% of infants and 52% of married women are suffering from anemia. A research study proclaimed that malnutrition during pregnancy can increase the risk of future diseases, physical disabilities, and diminution of cognitive abilities and the newborn infant. Investment in human resource development is a prerequisite for any Nation. In the year 2012, HUNGaMa (hunger and malnutrition) repo...