Published on The Economic Times (
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2 Jul, 2008, 1130 hrs IST,
NEW DELHI: India is worse than Bangladesh and Pakistan when it comes
to nourishment and is showing little improvement in the area despite
big money being spent on it, says Planning Commission member Syeda
Hameed.
"There has been an enormous infusion of funds. But the National
Family Health Survey gives a different story on malnourishment in the
country. We don't know, something is just not clicking," Hameed said.
Speaking at a conference on "Malnutrition an emergency: what it costs
the nation", she said even Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during
interactions with the Planning Commission has described
malnourishment as the "blackest mark".
"I should not compare. But countries like Bangladesh, Pakistan and
Sri Lanka are better," she said. The conference was organised Monday
by the Confederation of Indian Industry and the Ministry of
Development of Northeastern Region.