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MirBadshah said:
But there is surly something wrong when 40% of the population is malnutritioned and 300-400 million people suffering extreme hunger, that number is almost worlds 50% hungry people.

There are African countries which do not have sufficient food because of climatic conditions, but how can world community feed the Indian people who are suffering because of inequality and corruption in their government, the solution have to be found by Indian's themselves.
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Stop ranting support your claims with Links.
 
What the hell you are talking about?, these are dozen active topics on these issues, I have never been a professional guide for blinds, you can not read that all, then dispute it and tell me what are the correct figures?
 
MirBadshah said:
What the hell you are talking about?, these are dozen active topics on these issues, I have never been a professional guide for blinds, you can not read that all, then dispute it and tell me what are the correct figures?
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Get me one link which says that there are 300-400 million suffering from extreme hunger(not Poverty). A proper detailed survey which clearly identifies which areas are the most affected & how many people have died in those areas in last 10 years.
 
Bushroda said:
Get me one link which says that there are 300-400 million suffering from extreme hunger(not Poverty). A proper detailed survey which clearly identifies which areas are the most affected & how many people have died in those areas in last 10 years.
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HUNGER ALERT HUNGER ALERT HUNGER ALERT HUNGER ALERT HUNGER ALERT

ASIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION - URGENT APPEALS PROGRAM

3 November 2005

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HA-27-2005: INDIA: Woman starves to death while her family continues to suffer from hunger in Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

INDIA: Starvation death; government neglect and inaction; abject poverty
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Dear friends,

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received disturbing information from the People's Vigilance Committee for Human Rights (PVCHR) and other sources regarding the hunger situation of one family who has already lost a member to starvation in Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh (UP), India. Chirauji Devi died on July 10, 2005 due to the acute lack of food. Her husband and several other family members are also on the verge of death owing to hunger.

Poorly administered government schemes as well as blatant government neglect are mostly responsible for the hunger situation that persists in the Sonbhadra district. The AHRC asks you to write to the local administration and Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh pressing them to take immediate action in this case in order to protect, respect and fulfill the right to food for this family, and the many others suffering in the state.

Urgent Appeals Desk - Hunger Alert
Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC)


DETAILED INFORMATION:

Location: Bichpai village, Robertsganj post, Sonbhadra District, Uttar Pradesh
Persons affected: Chirauji Devi, died of starvation on July 10, 2005. Husband Kedar, sons Rambilas and Vijay Kumar, daughter-in-law Sunita and grandchildren Sonal, Shivani, and Sonu.

Chirauji Devi had not cooked any food in her home for 14 days before she collapsed to death on July 10, 2005. Afflicted with stomach pains for days, she finally died after surviving for days on an empty stomach. Chirauji leaves behind seven family members that include her husband, children and grandchildren, who are now suffering immensely from hunger and malnutrition. In particular, her husband Kedar is sick and on the verge of death.

http://www.ahrchk.net/ua/mainfile.php/2005/1324/

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Want details, let me know! I got more links, more reports and more detailsed survay results on it, would be my pleasure to post.
 
A report from India Togather.

Covering the Republic of Hunger


About 320 million Indians go to bed without food every night, and recent data suggests this already alarming situation is getting worse. Despite the magnitude and intensity of this problem, it remains on the margins of policy planning, public action, intellectual discourse, and media coverage, writes Ammu Joseph.

"When India achieved independence, more than 50 years ago, the people of the country were much afflicted by endemic hunger. They still are. Since India is often considered to be one of the great success stories in tackling the food problem, the belief in success has to be scrutinised in the light of the grim reality that we can observe.

http://www.indiatogether.org/2006/jan/ajo-hunger.htm
 
Is that what you can manage with all the googling ? So you call these credible links?
 
Goodperson said:
Is that what you can manage with all the googling ? So you call these credible links?
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You are good person, tell me what would be more credible link then UNDP?



United Nations partnering India in reaching the Millennium Development Goals


http://www.undp.org.in/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=73&Itemid=157


Sails of Success

All 191 Member States of the UN have pledged to meet the eight Millennium Development Goals or MDGsadopted at the Millennium Summit in 2000.

Here you will find eight success stories in India that have moved the MDGs forward - towards Destination 2015.

Goal 1 : Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger

The problem of hunger persists in India with over 200 million people lacking access to enough food to meet their basic nutritional needs. Over 50% of the children in the country are malnourished and of those, about 20% are severely malnourished.

WFP assisted a self-help group in Jhabua, Madhya Pradesh, by forming a women's cooperative to produce the nutritional
supplement Indiamix. WFP, through Dutch Quality Improvement Fund, provided resources for machinery and equipment. Land was provided by the district administration. KRIBHCO facilitated the flow of technical assistance and organized visits for the women to othersimilar ventures managed by women. A private sector producer of Indiamix gave hands-on training. The district government provided wheat at subsidized rates and WFP came up with the initial working capital for raw materials.

The 500MT per annum roasting/grinding/blending unit at Jhabua produces Indiamix. The cost of the product was Rs.9 per kg, well within the state government's budget of Re 1 per child per day towards supplementary food for the Integrated Child Development scheme(ICDS).

The project enabled the empowerment of local tribal women by giving them a sustainable income generation activity. Thecooperative provides fortified supplementary food to the ICDS project in the women’s own region. Today the cooperative does not receive ANY external assistance.

Goal 2 : Achieve universal primary education

Education is a fundamental human right and essential for sustainable human development. Since almost two-thirds of the world's 110 million children out of school are girls, ensuring their education is a top development priority. The Dakar Goal of Education for All urges nations to eliminate gender disparities and ensure that girls have full and equal access to basic education.

The Doosra Dashak project, supported by UNESCO, organizes skillsbased education for girls in residential camps. Peer education, through short training programmes, supports efforts to mobilize the community. In a matter of 18 months, Doosra Dashak has reached 91 villages in Rajasthan, and more than 1200 girls have received skillsbased training.

Meet Muravvat from Nure ki Burj village, Rajasthan. Her father, Laldin, drives a tractor in Orissa and spends most of the year away from home. Her mother works in a nearby salt mine. Once, after an illness, Muravvat's mother decided to stop sending her to school. But, Doosra Dashak's project officers convinced her to return the girl to the educational camp.

Today, pride is writ large on the faces of her family as Muravvat solves mathematical questions and reads confidently from a book.

Goal 3 : Promote gender equality and empower wowen

Violence against women disempowers women, devastates lives, fractures communities and hampers development. It has severe economic and human costs.

In India, socially debilitating customs and patriarchal mindsets curtail women's basic rights. Fear and shame prevent many women from speaking out against the declining sex ratio, foeticide, infanticide, domestic violence, dowry deaths, rape, sexual harassment, HIV/AIDS vulnerability Issues and trafficking in women and children.

The Touch initiative was a collective journey led by UNIFEM in association with the eminent artist Probir Gupta and students from 16 Delhi schools to highlight "Sixteen Days of Activism against Gender- Based Violence" in 2003. Art in diverse forms was used to sensitize, create awareness and raise consciousness about violence against women.

Touch dispelled myths that violence occurs only in poor households, that it is a 'family' matter and that the home is a safe haven. The initiative was an eye-opener; many students were inspired to educate others on the issue. For some, it was a lesson that would last a lifetime.

Goal 4 : Reduce child mortality

In India, 1.7 million infants die every year and an additional 1 million die before they reach their fifth birthday. More than 64% of infant deaths occur in their first month of life and a majority of them die in their first week. The main killers: asphyxia, premature birth, diarrhoea, pneumonia and other respiratory infections. Around 30% of newborn babies havelow birth weight and therefore face high risk of death.

The Government of India, with UNICEF support, is piloting the implementation of an adapted version of the Integrated Management of Neonatal and Childhood Illnesses (IMNCI) in one district each of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa, Rajasthan, and Tamil Nadu. The strategy is to simultaneously implement three-level interventions: assessing and treating children at community level with a referral mechanism; system support; and improving family and community practices. Health and ICDS personnel are empowered with skills to manage sick children in the community, and counsel and empower families for better child-care practices.

In Osmanabad, Maharashtra, around 150 health and ICDS workers and supervisors have been trained at two primary health centres(PHCs). A private nursing home has also joined forces with the public sector to manage referred cases. Enhanced skills of the health and anganwadi workers help in saving the lives of newborns.

According to the District Supervisor: "Until now we were only trying to find the reasons for infant deaths. Following IMNCI training we are now working towards saving their lives."

Goal 5 : Improve maternal health

Reduction of maternal mortality depends on the availability of skilled attendants at birth. Currently in India,only 42% of births are attended by skilled providers.

UNFPA's Averting Maternal Deaths and Disabilities (AMDD) project in India was implemented in seven districts of Rajasthan, from 2001 to 2003, within the national Integrated Population and Development Project. AMDD was supported by Columbia University with grants from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

On 17 May 2004, Nanudi (age 30) gave birth to her second daughter at home. She continued to bleed heavily after delivery, which alerted the local dai of the obstetric emergency and the need for urgent specialized care. She convinced Nanudi to travel to the Community Health Centre in Jhadol, 20 km away. Dr. Chandra Kumar who attended to Nanudi was trained under the AMDD project inemergency obstetric procedures and his newly acquired professional skills saved Nanudi's life.

AMDD project activities have resulted in an increase in the services being provided by the basic and comprehensive obstetric care institutions and in improved service quality. The project identified 52 basic and 31 comprehensive obstetric care institutions and provided infrastructure and equipment to them. Births at these Emergency Obstetric Care (EmoC) facilities increased from 41,944 at the time of needs assessment in 2000 to 49,502 by June 2003 and EmoC complications treated increased from 5,607 to 9,128. Maternalhealth has vastly improved due to the project.

Goal 6 : Combat HIV/AIDS malaria and other diseases

Tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health problem in India; each year over 1.8 million people contract TB and about 450,000 die from it. In other words, 1,000 people die every day of TB! The HIV/AIDS epidemic in the country has further complicated this health problem.

The Government of India is implementing the WHO recommended DOTS strategy through the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP), funded mainly through a World Bank loan. ByMarch 2005, RNTCP had covered one billion people in 563 districts/ reporting units.

WHO is supporting RNTCP by providing technical assistance through a network of over 80 consultants who work closely with the district and state TB officers. At the central level, a National Professional Officer for TB and his team supports the Central TB Division of the Ministry of Health. WHO's technical assistance to RNTCP is supported through partnership with CIDA, DFID and USAID. Anti-TB drugs individually packed in boxes ensure an uninterrupted supply of drugs to each patient. Thousands of community volunteers supervise treatment adherence by patients.

RNTCP has achieved a treatment success rate of over 85% and an increasing trend in case detection reaching 69% in 2003. To accelerate case detection, RNTCP is also involving the public, private and corporate sectors, NGOs and medical colleges. The Government is committed to cover the entire country with RNTCP by 2005 and achieve the global targets of 70% case detection and 85% treat ment success.

Goal 7: Ensure environmental sustainability

Around 40 million households in rural areas do not have a safe source for drinking water, and over 100 million rural households live without access to sanitation facilities.

Increasing population, falling water tables, coupled with serious drought conditions, dramatically reduce the availability of water for domestic purposes, with dire consequences for health, nutrition and the overall development, especially of children.Between 2000 and 2002, several states witnessed drought. In Madhya Pradesh, drought affected more than 40 million people in 34 of the state's 48 districts. UNICEF supported the state government's efforts for immediate and long-term solutions. Local water committees were formed to plan, build and maintain structures that conserved both water and topsoil. Thousands of people worked to construct or renovate ponds, tanks, check dams and contour trenches. More than 3,500 water harvesting structures were built in as many villages,creating over six million person days of employment.

In village Titri in Ratlam District, the villagers contributed time and labour equivalent to more than half the cost of their project. The resulting water harvesting structures, together with the village-basedorganization which manages their operation and maintenance, decreased the community's future vulnerability to drought and improved their access to water for drinking and hygiene.

Goal 8 : Develop a global partnership for development

Partnerships are vital for achieving the MDGs. Success depends on the actions of both developing and developed countries, not just of governments but also of civil society. Also vital is cooperation with the private sector to address the issues of youth unemployment, ensure access to affordable essential drugs, and make available the benefits of new technologies.

Peer education and information technology are the main components of Project Outreach, a novel partnership initiative between UNDP, NIIT, India's largest IT training company and NIS Sparta, a private sector company. The project raises awareness of HIV/AIDS among NIIT students in the 15-25 age group and each peer educator is committed to creating 10 more peers among fellow students and friends, in the family and in the community.

The success of Project Outreach has prompted major government organizations such as the Indian Railways and Delhi Police as well as the corporate sector to seek out NIS Sparta for training their vast work force and to include an HIV/AIDS component in each of their programmes.
 
That confirms the facts that;

2007 report about India;

Population under poverty line; 29%

Malnutrition in Children; 47%

Now see your fair approach, you have provided a 2006 report for Pakistan which have data of 1999-2000, while we have reduced poverty level to 20% in these seven years. That have been confirmed by all world bodies.
 
MirBadshah said:
A report from India Togather.

Covering the Republic of Hunger


About 320 million Indians go to bed without food every night, and recent data suggests this already alarming situation is getting worse. Despite the magnitude and intensity of this problem, it remains on the margins of policy planning, public action, intellectual discourse, and media coverage, writes Ammu Joseph.

"When India achieved independence, more than 50 years ago, the people of the country were much afflicted by endemic hunger. They still are. Since India is often considered to be one of the great success stories in tackling the food problem, the belief in success has to be scrutinised in the light of the grim reality that we can observe.

http://www.indiatogether.org/2006/jan/ajo-hunger.htm
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What a cheap sensational article where the author doesn't even have a clue of what she is quoting!!! To paint a grim picture pick up datas from different dates & arrive at a conclusion.

Tracking the incidence of hunger in India over three reference periods during the course of the decade - 1990-92, 1995-97 and 1999-2001
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National Family Health Survey (1992-93) had revealed that India was already one of the most undernourished countries in the world.
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On the basis of data from the NSS (1999-2000) on calorie intake, she estimated that about 40 per cent of the rural population was at the low absorption level of the SSA average.
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Very recent dates... How about picking some sample survey from 1970s?

The only recent survey is about 'Political Economy of Hunger in Adivasi Areas' done October 2005. But, Adivasis constitute for only 8% of national population.

Morover, no survey states the number of 320 million. Another sensational journalist Devinder Sharma is the one who has been quoting this number & that too in articles dating back to january 2002 or even earlier sice I am not able to find any.

http://www.worldproutassembly.org/archives/2005/05/genetically_mod.html
dated April 2004.

http://www.mcgill.ca/reporter/36/07/sharma/
dated Dec2003

http://www.countercurrents.org/en-sharma300903.htm
Sep 2003

http://www.himalmag.com/2003/february/opinion_1.htm
feb 2003

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2002/12/17/stories/2002121700070800.htm
Dec 2002

I am sure if Internet was available during 1980s I could've found some of his articles dated that time too. Also, strange is the fact that no other reputable news service has printed this number unless quoting his name. That very much doubts the validity of his numbers. Obviously if it was any recent survey it would've definately made news. And no points for guessing why did the author of the current article Amnu Joseph quoted this number since both she & Devinder Sharma write for IndiaTogether.

Mir, I requested you for a detailed survey (recent)report that states your numbers of 300 - 400million, not some cheap 2 paisa article from an author who is no better than newspaper vendors on Bhopal Railway station.
 
MirBadshah said:
That confirms the facts that;

2007 report about India;

Population under poverty line; 29%

Malnutrition in Children; 47%

Now see your fair approach, you have provided a 2006 report for Pakistan which have data of 1999-2000, while we have reduced poverty level to 20% in these seven years. That have been confirmed by all world bodies.
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You did the same by posting article that carries surveys from last decade. Moreover, the Worldbank Data takes into account the same sampling years for all the countries. Pakistan's Data is for the the period between 1995-2005 & the same is for India.
 
MirBadshah said:
That confirms the facts that;

2007 report about India;

Population under poverty line; 29%

Malnutrition in Children; 47%

Now see your fair approach, you have provided a 2006 report for Pakistan which have data of 1999-2000, while we have reduced poverty level to 20% in these seven years. That have been confirmed by all world bodies.
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I don't want contest I have given the latest data available from World bank, Correct me if I am wrong.
Now compare statistic of India and Pakistan and then point fingures at India.
 

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