In a report released by Save the Children, India shares thelast rank with two African nations in the global nutrition barometer. Indiashares the bottom ranking with Democratic Republic of Congo and Yemen. India isplaced in frail (red) category of the nutrition barometer. “India comes outfrail on both commitments and outcomes,” says the 30-page report titled ‘TheNutrition Barometer: Gauging National Responses to Undernutrition’.
“Data shows almosthalf its children are underweight and stunted, and more than 70 percent ofwomen and children have serious nutritional deficiencies such as anaemia,” thereport notes. The report says the centrally-sponsored scheme the IntegratedChild Development Services (ICDS) has failed to target children below two yearsof age.
The survey collected data from 36 countries which are hometo 90 percent of undernourished children. The nutrition barometer tracks“commitments made by the national government to fight undernutrition andattempts to understand how they move with children’s nutrition status”.
