•       Prepared by Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation & The UN World Food Programme.
•       31.4% of Indian children will be stunted by 2022
•       Food grain yields have risen 33% over the last two decades, but are still only half of 2030 target yields
•       The Indian farmer is producing more food grains than ever before, making the country Self­ Sufficient. The Consumer’s access to rice, wheat and other cereals has not increased at the same rate, due to population growth, inequality, food wastage and losses, and exports
•       Average Per Capita Consumption of energy among the poorest 30% of the population is 1811 kilo calories, much lower than the norm of 2155 kilo calories per day.
•       There are high rates of stunting among children in the poorest wealth quintile (51.4%), Scheduled Tribes (43.6%) and Scheduled Castes (42.5%), and children born to mothers with no education (51%).