India’s performance on key malnutrition indicators is poor according to national and international studies.
State of the World’s Children 2016
As per “The State of the World’s Children 2016” Report published by United Nations International Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF), India ranks 10th in terms of underweight prevalence and 17th in terms of stunting prevalence in the world.
NFHS-4
National Family Health Surveys conducted periodically assess the nutritional status of the population over a period of time which is an outcome of the impact of all the schemes of the Government intended to bring about improvement in the nutritional status.
