The Hunger Crisis Measuring Hunger across Indian States

Pal, A and Ghosh, A and Gupta, S S and Bisai, S (2024) The Hunger Crisis Measuring Hunger across Indian States. Economic and political weekly, LIX (24). pp. 112-116. ISSN 0012-9976

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Abstract

India faces significant challenges in addressing hunger, particularly when measured against the global hunger index. The India state hunger index for 2017 is presented to evaluate hunger across states, filling the void post-2008. Most states and union territories fall in the serious category with only a few in the moderate, none in the low, and some in the alarming categories. A consumption threshold of 1,600 kcal is proposed to identify populations at risk of undernourishment. This allows ISHI 2017 to align with the GHI scores for India for 2017. To meet the Sustainable Development Goal-2 of “No Hunger” by 2030, strategies must target reducing undernourishment, under-five mortality, stunting, and wasting at the subnational level, necessitating regular review and monitoring of interventions.

Item Type:	Article
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Uncontrolled Keywords:	hunger crisis, global hunger index, india, Sustainable Development Goal. 2
Subjects:	Others > India
Depositing User:	Mr Nagaraju T
Date Deposited:	08 Jul 2024 06:41
Last Modified:	08 Jul 2024 06:41
URI:	http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/12744
Official URL:	https://www.epw.in/journal/2024/24/special-article...
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