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Lok Sabha
The rural population in several States of the country are taking food lesser 1800 calorie, which is the bare minimum specified by FAO for sustaining life. State-wise percentage of persons taking food less than 1800 kcal. during 1999-2000 is given below:
Sl.No.
States
% age of persons
1
2
3
1
Andhra Pradesh
31.4
2
Assam
44.9
3
Bihar
16.3
4
Gujarat
24.9
5
Haryana
10.2
6
Karnataka
35.3
7
Kerala
34.0
8
Madhya Pradesh
33.8
9
Maharashtra
29.0
10
Orissa
26.4
11
Punjab
12.7
12
Rajasthan
6.9
13
Tamil Nadu
47.2
14
Uttar Pradesh
9.5
15
West Bengal
19.8
(Source: NSS Report No. 471(55/1.0/9) –55 Round Nutritional intake in
India, 1999-2000(July1999-June 2000)
The Ministry of Rural Development has been implementing the wage employment programmes of Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana (SGRY) and National Food For Work Programme in rural areas to provide additional wage employment and also food security, which in turn reduce the malnutrition of BPL family members.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Rural Development, Shri A. Narendra in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
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