In her New Year message, Mayawati said she hopes 2026 will make the daily lives of the poor and hardworking sections of society — collectively referred to as the Bahujan Samaj — simpler and freer from the growing burden of complex rules and laws.
Addressing students at the Delhi School of Economics here, the minister said India stands distinctly on its feet because of its economic strength.
In contrast, nearly 45% of Pakistan's population lives in poverty, with 16.5% classified as living in extreme poverty, as per the report.
Hunger is a common physiological phenomenon. It is measured by the prevalence of undernourishment i.e. an individual’s habitual consumption of inadequate food.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has made a commitment to eradicate poverty from UP in the next three years and to make the state number one in the country.
The report stressed that while the new figures released show that before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, progress was being made in tackling multidimensional poverty, that progress is at risk.
The malnutrition paradox is that there are some countries that have become economic powerhouses with persistently high numbers of malnourished children, while other countries with low levels of national income have shown an appreciable progress in combating malnutrition by investing in cost-effective, proven interventions that ensure children's access to proper nutrition.
The report highlights how the pandemic has worsened the situation for children who are already suffering malnutrition in the region, bulk of which lives in India.
Justice NV Ramana, who is next in seniority after the Chief Justice of India SA Bobde, was speaking at a webinar organised by NALSA.
UNICEF in its statement said, millions of children remain multi-dimensionally poor, meaning they lack access to health care, education, proper nutrition, or adequate housing, often a reflection of inequitable investments by governments in social services.
