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May 12th, 2016, 09:15 AM
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Poverty and hunger in India
Hello sir I want to make project on poverty and here want to know about Poverty and hunger in India so here can you please give me its details ?
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May 12th, 2016, 09:15 AM
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Re: Poverty and hunger in India
Hey as Poverty in India is widespread, and a variety of methods have been proposed to measure it. Hunger in India India, with a population of over 1.2 billion, has seen tremendous growth in the past two decades. Gross Domestic Product has increased 4.5 times and per capita consumption has increased 3 times. Similarly, food grain production has increased almost 2 times. However, despite phenomenal industrial and economic growth, while India produces sufficient food to feed its population, it is unable to provide access to food to a large number of people, especially women and children. Facts about hunger in India Largest India is home to the largest undernourished and hungry population in the world 15.2% of our population is undernourished 194.6million people go hungry everyday 30.7% of children under 5 are underweight 58% of children stunted by 2 years of age 1 in 4 children malnourished 3,000 children in India die every day from poor diet related illness 24% of under-five deaths in India 30% of neo-natal deaths in India Impact of poverty Since the 1950s, the Indian government and non-governmental organizations have initiated several programs to alleviate poverty, including subsidising food and other necessities, increased access to loans, improving agricultural techniques and price supports, and promoting education and family planning. These measures have helped eliminate famines, cut absolute poverty levels by more than half, and reduced illiteracy and malnutrition. |