Malnutrition – Incidence and Impact (A Comparative Study of Four Southern States in India)
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LONG ABSTRACT: The present paper aims to study the incidence of malnutrition among the four southern states in India. It applies capability approach developed by A.K Sen. along with Nussbaum to assess the impact of malnutrition on child well-being. Well being is what people can do (capabilities) as opposed to what they actually do. Besides, we calculate BCI (Basic Capability Index) to compare the performance of the four states in building the capabilities of the children. Malnutrition prevents from building basic capabilities among children. The BCI is critical, low or medium with in the country and among the southern states. The paper also reviews ongoing nutritional programmes and their effectiveness in containing malnutrition and suggests alternative measures.
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