According to the latest survey report, the ratio of weaker children due to malnutrition has declined by about two percent in the financial year 2017-18 to 34.70 percent. Earlier, in ten years it was reduced by the rate of one percent annually. A senior government official said that due to the government campaign, this reduction in the interruption of physical development of children has resulted in malnutrition.
According to the National Family Health Survey 2015-16 data, the proportion of children with lower length and weight due to malnutrition decreased from 48 percent in 2004-05 to 38.40 percent in 2015-16. On condition of anonymity, the official said that a survey conducted by the UNICEF and Health Ministry showed that the proportion of children with malnourished children with malnutrition reduced from 38.40 percent in 2015-16 to 2017-18 34.70 percent has come. During the ten year period of 2004-05 to 2015-16, the proportion of such children affected by malnutrition of six years decreased by 10 percent from the rate of one percent annually.
Four percent Deduction in New Survey
He said that according to the new survey of UNICEF and Health Ministry, malnutrition decreased four percent between 2015-16 to 2017-18. This is a two percent decrease annually, which is a big achievement. This survey was carried out to 1.12 lakh families. The official said that in the proportion of malnourished children, the rate of deficiency of nearly two percent has been achieved in the proportion of the weak children, in such a way the government's goal of 'nutrition campaign' has started to look small. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the nutrition campaign in March 2018. Its goal is to reduce malnutrition from 38.4 percent in 2015-16 to 25 percent in 2022.
Improvement in the ranking of Anemia in Women
The official said that the survey also found improvement in other major health indicators such as lack of blood in women (anemia). He said that the reduction of blood in women has come down from 50-60% in 2015-16 to 40% in 2017-18. According to the Global Nutrition Report 2018, one-third of the weak children due to malnutrition in the world are in India. The number of such children in India is 4.66 Crore. Next comes the name of Nigeria (13.9%) and Pakistan (10.7%).
