{"id":14508,"date":"2021-03-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-23T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/current_affairs\/uncategorized\/23-03-2021\/data-accuracy-of-the-global-hunger-index\/"},"modified":"2021-03-23T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-03-23T00:00:00","slug":"data-accuracy-of-the-global-hunger-index","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/23-03-2021\/data-accuracy-of-the-global-hunger-index","title":{"rendered":"Data accuracy of the Global Hunger Index"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>In News<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Union Minister of State for Agriculture questioned the methodology and data accuracy of the <strong>Global Hunger Index (GHI) report.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>About<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Though India&#8217;s ranking in CHI improved from 102 in 2019 to 94 (out of 107 countries). In 2020 yet India was placed behind countries such as Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar.<\/li>\n<li>Presently, with a score of 27.2, India comes in the &#8216;serious&#8217; category.<\/li>\n<li>The government has flagged its concerns with German organisation Welthungerhilfe on &#8220;appropriateness, accuracy and representativeness of data&#8221; used to calculate the level of hunger in India.\n<ul>\n<li>It was alleged that children considered healthy were also counted to determine the ranking.<\/li>\n<li>Also, national surveys reflect India&#8217;s improving position as according to the <strong>Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey (CNNS) 2017-18<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cfstatic.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/file_library\/mix_content\/108937874254773810_image.png\" style=\"height:262px; margin-left:70px; margin-right:70px; width:615px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Claims India made<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>According to the National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-4, the percentage of <strong>wasted, stunted and malnourished children<\/strong> in <strong>2015-16 stood at 21,<\/strong> <strong>38.4 and 35.7, respectively.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>As compared to NFHS-4 data, the <strong>Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey (CNNS) compiled in 2017-18<\/strong> showed an <strong>improvement of 4%, 3.7%<\/strong> and <strong>2.3% in wasted, stunted and malnourished children respectively.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Global Hunger Index<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>GHI is a peer-reviewed annual report, jointly <strong>published by Concern Worldwide<\/strong>, an Ireland-based humanitarian group, and Welthungerhilfe, a Germany-based NGO.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>It is a tool designed to <strong>comprehensively measure<\/strong> and <strong>track hunger at global, regional, and national levels. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li>GHI scores are calculated each year to<strong> assess progress and setbacks in combating hunger. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Methodology:<\/strong> Scores are based on the values of four component indicators:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Undernourishment<\/strong> (share of the population with insufficient caloric intake)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Child wasting<\/strong> (share of children under age 5 who have low weight for their height)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Child stunting<\/strong> (share of children under age 5 who have low height for their age)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Child mortality<\/strong> (mortality rate of children under age 5)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>GHI is designed to <strong>raise awareness and understanding<\/strong> of the struggle against hunger, provide a way to c<strong>ompare levels of hunger between countries<\/strong> and regions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cfstatic.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/file_library\/mix_content\/691794260768048500_image.png\" style=\"height:314px; margin-left:120px; margin-right:120px; width:369px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalhungerindex.org\/about.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Image Source :Globalhungerindex.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:624px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color:#fff2cc; width:468.0pt\">\n<p><strong>What is malnutrition?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Malnutrition<\/strong> indicates that children are either too <strong>short for their age or too thin<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Children whose height is <strong>below the average<\/strong> for their age are considered to be stunted.<\/li>\n<li>Similarly, children whose weight is below the average for their age are considered thin for their height or wasted.\u00a0\n<ul>\n<li>Together, the stunted and wasted children are considered to be underweight \u2013 indicating a lack of proper nutritional intake and inadequate care post-childbirth.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Causes of malnutrition<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Agriculture output: <\/strong>The agriculture output from small and marginal holdings are either stagnant or declining due to reasons such as reduced soil fertility, fragmented lands or fluctuating market price of farm produce.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Low Income: <\/strong>Relative income of one section of people has been on the decline.\n<ul>\n<li>This has adverse effects on their capacity to buy <strong>adequate food<\/strong>, especially when food <strong>prices have been on the rise.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The kind of work a section of people have been doing are less remunerative or there is less opportunity to get remunerative work.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Public Distribution System (PDS): <\/strong>The public distribution system (PDS) of the state is not functioning well or is not accessible to everyone.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rural Unemployment: <\/strong>The emaciated rural livelihoods sector and lack of income opportunities other than the farm sector have contributed heavily to the growing joblessness in rural areas.\n<ul>\n<li>The Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) 2017-18 revealed that rural unemployment stood at a concerning 6.1 per cent, which was the highest since 1972-73.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Measures Taken to tackle Malnutrition<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Various government initiatives have been launched over the years which seek to improve the nutrition status in the country.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Poshan Abhiyan<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It was approved in 2017.<\/li>\n<li>It is a multi-ministerial convergence mission with the vision to ensure the attainment of malnutrition free India by 2022.<\/li>\n<li>The Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) is implementing POSHAN Abhiyaan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It was launched on 2nd October 1975 and it represents one of the world\u2019s largest and unique programmes for <strong>early childhood care and development.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The beneficiaries under the Scheme are children in the <strong>age group of 0-6 years, pregnant women and lactating mothers<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Ministry of Women and Child Development is the implementing agency<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Matritva Sahyog Yojana<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana (IGMSY) is a Conditional Maternity Benefit (CMB) Scheme launched in 2010.<\/li>\n<li>The scheme is being implemented by the <strong>Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) as the centrally sponsored scheme.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It was launched for <strong>pregnant and lactating women<\/strong> to improve their health and nutrition status to better-enable the environment by providing cash incentives to pregnant and nursing mothers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Mid-Day Meal Scheme<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Mid-day Meal Scheme is a school meal programme in India designed to better the nutritional standing of school-age children<\/li>\n<li>It covers all school students studying in classes 1 to 8 of government schools, government-aided schools, special training centres, including madrasas supported under Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>National Food Security Mission<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It was launched in 2007-08\u00a0 by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers\u2019 Welfare Centrally Sponsored Scheme.<\/li>\n<li>It was based on the recommendations of the agriculture sub-committee of<strong> the National Development Council (NDC).<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It focuses on the sustainable increase in the production of targeted crops through area expansion and productivity enhancement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>National Nutrition Mission<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It is the government\u2019s flagship programme to improve nutritional outcomes for children, pregnant women and lactating mothers.<\/li>\n<li>Aim: To reduce stunting and wasting by 2% per year (total 6% until 2022) among children and anaemia by 3% per year (total 9% until 2022) among children, adolescent girls and pregnant women and lactating mothers.<\/li>\n<li>The Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) is the nodal ministry for implementation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>National Nutrition Strategy<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Strategy aims to reduce all forms of malnutrition by 2030, with a focus on the most vulnerable and critical age groups.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0The Strategy also aims to assist in achieving the targets identified as part of the Sustainable Development Goals related to nutrition and health.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/agriculture-mos-questions-global-hunger-index-reports-methodology\/article34107191.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source :TH<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In News The Union Minister of State for Agriculture questioned the methodology and data accuracy of the Global Hunger Index (GHI) report. 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