This is the second article in the series in which i believe that the real INDIA is not developing. In the last article i wrote about how stark difference is there in the literacy as shown according to the government and still there are more than 50 percent people in some states which cant even read and write and this is the state of the country which is supposed to be the next superpower and is considered with the biggest army in terms of doctors and engineers.
The definition of below poverty line as per the Government of India, poverty line for the urban areas is Rs. 296 per month and for rural areas Rs. 276 per month, i.e. people in India who earn less than Rs. 10 per day. As per GOI, this amount will buy food equivalent to 2200 calories per day, medically enough, to prevent death. and according to The World Bank's definition of the poverty line, for under developed countries, like India, is US$ 1/day/person or US $365 per year. As per this definition, more than 75% of all Indians are, probably, below the poverty line!
According to an excerpt from an article dated 9 September 2010 "There's an expectation of bumper crop production, the immediate worry remains where to store the grains. India, the world's second-largest rice grower, may reap a bumper harvest of 100 million metric tons in 2010-11, up 10% from a year earlier thanks to more plantings in productive regions and better adoption of high-yielding seeds. Summer rice planting until Sept. 2 rose 6.6% to 31.87 million hectares thanks to normal monsoon rains, official data showed. "
Generally we read these kinds of articles . Ours is a country in which a government can lost its power because of the price hike in onions and most of the year we claim that the production has been very good this year and what not . But the ugly truth is still in our very own country kids are dying of malnutrition.
The World Bank estimates that India is ranked 2nd in the world of the number of children suffering from malnutrition, after Bangladesh (in 1998), where 47% of the children exhibit a degree of malnutrition.
The prevalence of underweight children in India is among the highest in the world, and is nearly double that of Sub-Saharan Africa with dire consequences for mobility, mortality, productivity and economic growth.
Under-nutrition is more prevalent in rural areas, again mainly due to low socio-economic status. Anemia for both men and women is only slightly higher in rural areas than in urban areas. For example, in 2005, 40% of women in rural areas, and 36% of women in urban areas were found to have mild anemia.
According to statistics 36% of people are below poverty line and the concern is the state governments contradicts and feels this figure is less than the actual one. According to an program it is decided the food grains are first kept for below poverty line people and then are allocated to APL people. But the matter of fact is it is just on papers.
We say we had a bumper crop but the people are hungry. Kids are dying due to malnutrition who are considered the backbone of the country. Still the next superpower cant provide its people with two square-meals . Is this the INDIA for which the freedom fighters lost their lives that even after 64 years of Independence people of this country go hungry to their bed. These are just questions and we have the answers. We don't need one Anna hazare we need thousands of them working in different fields.
The definition of below poverty line as per the Government of India, poverty line for the urban areas is Rs. 296 per month and for rural areas Rs. 276 per month, i.e. people in India who earn less than Rs. 10 per day. As per GOI, this amount will buy food equivalent to 2200 calories per day, medically enough, to prevent death. and according to The World Bank's definition of the poverty line, for under developed countries, like India, is US$ 1/day/person or US $365 per year. As per this definition, more than 75% of all Indians are, probably, below the poverty line!
According to an excerpt from an article dated 9 September 2010 "There's an expectation of bumper crop production, the immediate worry remains where to store the grains. India, the world's second-largest rice grower, may reap a bumper harvest of 100 million metric tons in 2010-11, up 10% from a year earlier thanks to more plantings in productive regions and better adoption of high-yielding seeds. Summer rice planting until Sept. 2 rose 6.6% to 31.87 million hectares thanks to normal monsoon rains, official data showed. "
Generally we read these kinds of articles . Ours is a country in which a government can lost its power because of the price hike in onions and most of the year we claim that the production has been very good this year and what not . But the ugly truth is still in our very own country kids are dying of malnutrition.
The World Bank estimates that India is ranked 2nd in the world of the number of children suffering from malnutrition, after Bangladesh (in 1998), where 47% of the children exhibit a degree of malnutrition.
The prevalence of underweight children in India is among the highest in the world, and is nearly double that of Sub-Saharan Africa with dire consequences for mobility, mortality, productivity and economic growth.
Under-nutrition is more prevalent in rural areas, again mainly due to low socio-economic status. Anemia for both men and women is only slightly higher in rural areas than in urban areas. For example, in 2005, 40% of women in rural areas, and 36% of women in urban areas were found to have mild anemia.
According to statistics 36% of people are below poverty line and the concern is the state governments contradicts and feels this figure is less than the actual one. According to an program it is decided the food grains are first kept for below poverty line people and then are allocated to APL people. But the matter of fact is it is just on papers.
We say we had a bumper crop but the people are hungry. Kids are dying due to malnutrition who are considered the backbone of the country. Still the next superpower cant provide its people with two square-meals . Is this the INDIA for which the freedom fighters lost their lives that even after 64 years of Independence people of this country go hungry to their bed. These are just questions and we have the answers. We don't need one Anna hazare we need thousands of them working in different fields.
Inspired by the newspaper headlines? Art thou, Mr. Jindal? What do you suggest? I would definitely want to read a blog featuring solutions to this situation.
ReplyDeleteyeah inspired by it... by the way always on the hunt to write and i decided to write on the issue much before the headline...currently addressing the issues and the day we change ourselves is the day the solution will be there... its now up to us to change the nation.
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