Malhotra stated that the programme has fostered a nationwide Jan Andolan, catalysing nutrition-related behavioural change and encouraging positive feeding and healthcare practices across the country.
Hunger is a common physiological phenomenon. It is measured by the prevalence of undernourishment i.e. an individual’s habitual consumption of inadequate food.
A total of 300 nutrition kits were distributed on Friday to beneficiaries under the Poshan Abhiyaan scheme, launched by the Ministry of Women and Child Development, at Aggarwal Dharamshala Bhawan in Shakarpur.
This despite the fact that the state Women and Child Development Department runs intensive anti-malnutrition and health schemes for the children mainly in rural areas of the state.
Under the leadership of the Department of Women and Child Development, several key initiatives have been launched to ensure better nutrition and overall development.Under the leadership of the Department of Women and Child Development, several key initiatives have been launched to ensure better nutrition and overall development.
India's placement in the Global Hunger Index 2023 has stirred controversy, with the government terming it "erroneous and having malafide intent."
The President said that though India is the leading consumer and exporter of rice today, the situation was different when the nation became free.
Amid the worst-ever economic crisis in Sri Lanka, malnutrition has increased among children under the age of five, Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said on Thursday, adding that that steps are being taken to address the issue.
In the 92nd edition of his monthly 'Mann Ki Baat' broadcast over All India Radio, the Prime Minister said, "I am telling you about so many innovative experiments related to malnutrition, because all of us also have to join this campaign in the coming month.
According to UNICEF, 1.1 million children this year are expected to suffer from acute malnutrition, up from one million last year.
