: Parliament: Union Minister Smriti Irani questions method used for Global Hunger Index #IndiaNEWS Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani on Wednesday questioned the methodology used to prepare

Parliament: Union Minister Smriti Irani questions method used for Global Hunger Index #IndiaNEWS
Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani on Wednesday questioned the methodology used to prepare 2021 Global Hunger Index, on which India slipped from the 94th rank to 101st spot in a list of 116 countries. The Global Hunger Index is a peer-reviewed annual report published jointly by Irish humanitarian agency Concern Worldwide and German non-profit organisation Welthungerhilfe. The index calculates hunger and malnutrition levels across the world. The score is calculated on four indicators – undernourishment, child wasting (the share of children under the age of five with low weight for their height), child stunting (children under the age of five with low height for their age) and child mortality (the mortality rate of children under the age of five).In the 2021 Index, India was ranked behind its neighbours Nepal, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh.The matter was raised during the question hour in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. Asom Gana Parishad MP Birendra Prasad Baishya expressed concern about India’s ranking on the Global Hunger Index. He asked the Centre how many years it would take for the country’s position to improve.Irani, while responding to the MP, expressed doubts about the survey. “The survey was conducted through a telephone call,�? she said in Parliament. “One of the questions posed in the telephone conversation...Read more

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