Hunger and Malnourishment are two different things. Discuss this in the context of Global Hunger Index, 2022. Also, suggest measures to deal with malnourishment in India. (250 words)
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IAS Parliament 3 years
KEY POINTS
· The GHI’s stated aim is to reduce hunger around the world. But its methodology focuses disproportionately on less than five-year-olds.
· India is the world’s largest producer and consumer of grain and the largest producer of milk; when the per capita intake of grain, vegetables and milk has increased manifold.
· Unlike the GHI, the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) does a good job of providing comparative state-level data, including the main pointers that determine health and nutrition.
· According to NFHS 5, in India, the percentage improvement of children who were exclusively breastfed when under six months, rose from 55 per cent in NFHS 4 to 64 per cent in NFHS 5.
· NFHS says that only 42 per cent of infants are breastfed within one hour of birth, which is the recommended norm.
· Prolonging breastfeeding well beyond the recommended six months and giving food lacking in nutritional diversity.
· NFHS 5 shows that the improvement has been marginal over the last two reports and surprisingly, states like Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Assam, UP and Gujarat are at the tail end.
· Helping mothers to better the lives of their infants and toddlers right inside the home by measuring and demonstrating how much diet, food intake and child-rearing practices matter.
Sivasurya 3 years
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K. V. A 3 years
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PANDI SANTHOSH RAJA S 3 years
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