Question 18GS2GS2
India faces a paradox of food surplus and nutritional deficit. Analyse the structural reasons behind this paradox and suggest reform strategies. (Answer in 250 words)
Introduction
India is ranked lower (out of 123 countries) in Global Hunger Index. Despite granaries of wheat, paddy, pulses there is nutritional deficiency.
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Main Body
Paradox of food supply: . Bumper kharif crops . Fish exports . Pulses production Nutrition Deficit: . 35.5% children stunted, short . 57% women Anaemia Structural Reasons behind this paradox 1. Fragmented governance on Nutrition (e.g. ICDS (Ministry of Health & Family Welfare), Poshan (Ministry of Women)) 2. Silos data availability - Poshan, Indiadharmann; NFHE-5lack of informational clarity (Economic survey 2015) 3. Fragmented Agriculture Market - weat food processing due to APMC; middlemen monopoly 4. Lack of storage facilities - NITI Aayog deposited ₹48000 crore food wastage due to lack of proper cover storage methods at Mandis 5. Non-diversification to nutritious crops eg over reliance Paddy, wheatless on Millets; Pulses 6. Hidden Hunger due to social determinants - poverty; lack of sanitation facilities e.g. 1½ slum dwellers in India 7. Over-nutrition challenge - fast-processed food in urban waiter cultural changes - Modernisation McDonaldisation
Reform Strategies: 1. Consolidation of governance scheme & data eg Poshan Tracker for real time governance 2. Capacity buildy of Primary Health Care PHC Centreseg TB - Mitigay - Mitras 3. Agriculture reformsfood processsingC-WAM . Cold chain infrastructure . Crop diversification 4. Addressing Hidden HungerWASH initiatives 5. Anaemia Must Bharat by 2020 by addressing the Nutritional deficiency, India can achieve SDG (3) goal on good health
[Continuation of Reform Strategies section]
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Topper
Simrandeep Kaur
AIR 142025
Subject & Paper
GS2GS2
Topic
Issues relating to Poverty and Hunger
Poverty and Malnutrition
Poverty and Malnutrition
Writing Stats
248
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analytical
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