India has a booming economy yet over 40 per cent of the country’s children are malnourished. Even the prime minister has declared the problem a “national shame”. 101 East asks what India is doing to feed its millions.
More than 40 per cent of India’s 61 million children are malnourished, prompting the prime minister to declare the problem a “national shame”. A recent report reveals that levels are twice that of sub-Saharan Africa, making every third malnourished child in the world an Indian. India has one of the fastest-growing economies in the world and runs one of the largest child feeding programmes. But critics say only a fraction of aid reaches the needy.
The film asks what the country is doing to feed its millions.
