Context:
This latest report called the State of Food Security and Nutrition In the World 2023 states the formal record of the estimated number of 74 million undernourished people in India in the period from 2020 until 2022.
Key Highlights:
- India’s Position
- The 2023 Global Hunger Index (GHI) lists India in the 105th position among 127 countries, with a score of 27.3. This places India in the “serious” category of hunger.
- Released By
- Concern Worldwide and Welthungerhilfe.
- The NSS Household Consumption Expenditure Survey (HCES) 2022-23 reports the number of meals consumed in the last 30 days.
- Just 3.2% of the population consumed fewer than 60 meals in the last 30 days, which is a very small percentage that faces hunger.
- The state of hunger in India is relatively low, indicating that basic food requirements are generally being met.
