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@article{184141,
        author = {Dr.Gyanesh Kumar and Mrs. Pooja Gupta},
        title = {Socio-Economic assessment of Hunger and malnutrition in India: A study of rural livelihood},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {12},
        number = {4},
        pages = {574-582},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=184141},
        abstract = {Child malnutrition is one of the most concerning matters in rural India, with such socio-economic aspects as agricultural dwellings and medical conditions being key factors in the widespread of this issue. The study is set to discuss these aspects and how they contribute to food insecurity and malnutrition among people living in the rural setting with an aim of giving deeper insights into understating, which is used in targeted interventions and policies to change. The study assumes a quantitative research design because it uses stratified random sampling to identify households who have been involved in agricultural livelihood and healthcare provisions whereby 150 households are identified. Primary & secondary sources were used in collection of data, statistical analysis done by use of SPSS and MS Excel. The study identifies that agricultural livelihoods are important in food security, but their real-life applications have little to say in reducing malnutrition. The study also emphasized the role of enhancing access and eliminating socio-economic disparities as potential measures to decrease rates of malnutrition in rural India. These results stress the necessity of multi-interventional approaches, which should incorporate the combination of healthcare improvements along with socio-economic ones. With its contribution to the current debate around achieving Sustainable Development Goal 2 (SDG 2), the study can provide a rich source of information to policymakers, non-governmental organizations, and individuals in rural areas of India to work towards enhancing food security, reducing the negative health impact, and other related aspects and advance health outcomes and general well-being in the country.},
        keywords = {Hunger, Malnutrition, Socio-economic factors, Rural India, Healthcare infrastructure.},
        month = {September},
        }