The politics of child undernutrition data in India
- Economic and Political Weekly
- 58(17), Apr-29, 2023: p.33-35
“Hunger” is indeed a sensational term. It causes a stir among politicians, policymakers, journalists and all concerned. Unsurprisingly, India’s poor rank in terms of the Global Hunger Index (GHI) becomes a major talking point with the release of the country report cards every year. The opposition parties and a section of the media clamour against the lacunae in public policy that seem to have left India’s high burden of hunger and malnutrition largely unaddressed.- Reproduced