Where does India stand in the Global Hunger Index?
Let's talk about the position of our nation at the Global Hunger Index because Supreme Court has taken hold of the Central Government
Prachi Kiran
Ensure nobody goes to bed hungry!
Supreme Court to Central Govt-
Central and state governments must target elimination of hunger while taking stock of registration of workers in unorganised sector, mostly migrant, on eShram portal.
Madhya Pradesh is in an extremely alarming condition in terms of malnutrition, under-weight children, and mortality rate.
Did you know?
13 of the Indian states are under alarming situation.
Other states
Highest Producer of wheat is Punjab and the state famous for Rice production is Andhra Pradesh; are facing serious concern of hunger.
Punjab, Andhra
Registered Workers
28.26 crore workers — 73.7% of the target — were registered as of September 19 on the e-portal.
Uttar Pradesh and Odisha have exceeded their targets. Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, and Himachal Pradesh registered more than 90% of targeted workers.
UP, Odisha on top
Low Registration
Maharashtra (38%), Karnataka and Tamil Nadu (both 37%), and Telangana (36%).
Advocate Prashant Bhushan said as 94% of the registered migrant workers earn less than Rs 10,000, making them eligible for subsidised foodgrains. Their population translates to 25 crore people.
Government's Response
Per capita income has increased in real terms by 33.4% in eight years. 18-19 crore more beneficiaries registered under the NFSA in the last eight years.
India stands at 107th position on the Global Hunger Index, which is indicative of a huge segment of the workers who are still sleeping hungry.