Even as India experiences consistent economic growth and has achieved self-sufficiency in food production, hunger and food insecurity remain pressing concerns. Examine the factors responsible for this paradox and suggest steps to improve the situation.

India became the 4th largest GDP in PPP terms while ranking 105 in recent Global Hunger Index showing paradox of hunger with growth. Factors responsible for FAN paradox: (1) Lack of proper storage ensuring 8) & 60% capacity CNAPAHO (2) Income inequality leading to decreased per capita for common growth (9) - Top 1% ≈ 40% wealth. Optan. (3) Wastage of food grain stolen has reached the needy (4) & 40% Lakh Tonne wasted in last 4 years - FCI. (4) Poverty trap leading to vicious cycle of hunger & malnutrition (9) & 16% MPI neg - Ecosystem.

Continuation of steps to improve: (2) Safeguard of adequate & child nutrition in schools & society (9) - IM-POSAN Athasya. (3) Expansion of 'organized workers' by greatly financial incentive (9) - Nalai Vanakam Yogane. (4) Nutritional Literacy by awareness campaigning by civil society (9) - SEWA Maharashtra. (5) E-governance at the Fair price shops to start diversion of grains. (6) Objectivity in monitoring & evaluation of existing schemes (9) - POSHAN Tracker. Framework for effective caste carry: (1) Training of enumerators on distinction between caste & jathi. (2) Learning from ministry of food (9) - 2611. (3) Development of anthropologies & socially scientific procedure. (4) Objectivity in questionnaire (9) - Deep down menu. (5) Using technology (9) - Big data insights. (6) Federal coordination of taking state in course (9) - Intra Jishi council. 'Visibility of the data is the first step towards meaningful medicines' - Karthik Vandhan. Therefore caste carry should be done with Objectivity, transparency without any political motive.