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PRAJAPATI JITENDRAAIR 287· 2025

Question 14Identifying the causes, suggest measures to address the challenge of hidden hunger in the country.GS2GS2

What do you understand by hidden hunger? Identifying the causes, suggest measures to address the challenge of hidden hunger in the country.

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Introduction

Hidden hunger can be understood as

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Main Body

Hidden hunger can be understood as lack of micronutrients for overcoming & malnourishment leading to malnourishment deficiency or sub impairing physical growth or other health challenges obesity etc.

=> Causes of hidden hunger (1) Health-related challenges like - Non-communicable disease- heart risk, diabetes. (2) Lack of physical growth contributing reduced hours of healthy life. (3) Led largely to poverty and hunger due to non-performance economically. => Measures to address challenges of hidden hunger (1) Improve breast-feeding , sensitization of masses about it, supplying micronutrients to lose weight infants. (2) Fortification of foods and supply through PDS (Fortified Fortified rice) etc. (3) Zero Right Campaign PPLHAP and awareness generation among communities.

5Income source for employment generation and increasing income to address hunger. (5) Empowerment of women by prediction making customary economic participation which will impart health outcome of children as well as family members. Hidden hunger is a challenge to a country like India where million face the brunt of this issue, effective policy changes and sensitization is the need for now to meet (SDG-zero hunger & poverty).
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Conclusion

Hidden hunger is a challenge to a country like India where million face the brunt of this issue, effective policy changes and sensitization is the need for now to meet (SDG-zero hunger & poverty).

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Topper

PRAJAPATI JITENDRA

AIR 2872025

Subject & Paper

GS2GS2

Topic

Issues relating to Poverty and Hunger

Poverty and Malnutrition

Hidden Hunger and Micronutrient Deficiency

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