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An unequal platter<\/a><\/p>\n

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  1. Soumitra Ghosh, Tata Institute of Social Science, discusses how Maharashtra is a classic case of a lack of development with high level of malnutrition among children.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Important Analysis:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

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    1. Maharashtra being India\u2019s richest state, is suffering from high level of malnutrition among children in the tribal belts.<\/li>\n
    2. Despite states per capita income has doubled since 2004, its nutritional status has not made commensurate progress.<\/li>\n
    3. The National Family Health Survey(NFHS)<\/strong> 2015-16 and 2005-06, highlighted the following pointers:<\/li>\n
    4. Though stunting has declined from 46.3% to 34.4%, wasting rates have increased from 16.5% to 25.6%.<\/li>\n
    5. Underweight rate (36%), has remained static in the last decade.<\/li>\n
    6. This is worse than in some of the poor countries like Bangladesh(33%), Afghanistan (25%) , or Mozambique(15%).<\/li>\n
    7. Every second tribal child suffers from growth restricting malnutrition due to chronic danger.<\/li>\n
    8. In 2005, child malnutrition claimed 718 lives in Maharashtra\u2019s Palghar District.<\/li>\n
    9. Even after a decade of double digit economic growth (2004-05 to 2014-15), Palghar\u2019s malnutrition status has barely improved.<\/li>\n
    10. In September 2016, the National Human Rights Commission issued notice to Maharashtra government over reports of 600 children dying due to malnutrition in Palghar.<\/li>\n
    11. On this, the State government promised to implement schemes like Jaccha Baccha and Integrated Child Development Services to check malnutrition.<\/li>\n
    12. Even independent survey conducted in Vikramgad block of the district found that 57%, 21%, and 53% of children were stunted, wasted, and underweight respectively.<\/li>\n
    13. It is generally believed that recovery from growth retardation is only possible if the affected child put on nutrient requirement diet.<\/li>\n
    14. Nutrient adequacy is calculated by difference grouping of food which includes:- cereals, roots and tubers; legumes and nuts; dairy products; flesh foods; eggs; fish; dark green leafy vegetables; and other fruits and vegetables<\/li>\n
    15. 26% and 57% of the children (83% put together) had food from only two\/three of the eight food groups.<\/li>\n
    16. While, only 17% of the children achieved a minimum level of diet diversity \u2014 they received four or more of the eight food groups.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
      What is stunting?<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n