(a): whether the Government is aware that Malnutrition is eating up as much as four per cent of the country`s Gross Domestic Product (GDP); and
(b): if so, the facts and details thereof?
(a): whether the Government is aware that Malnutrition is eating up as much as four per cent of the country`s Gross Domestic Product (GDP); and
(b): if so, the facts and details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
(SHRIMATI KRISHNA TIRATH)
(a) & (b): In a report captioned `National Strategy to Reduce Childhood
Malnutrition` (December, 1997), prepared by Administrative Staff College of
India, Hyderabad, the annual productivity loss due to major malnutrition
disorders in India ranged between 10-28, billion US$ in 1996 accounting for
3-9% of GDP.