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@article{187776,
        author = {DR. GYANESH KUMAR and DR. GYAN SINGH},
        title = {HUNGER IN INDIA: CAUSES, CONSEQUENCES, AND POLICY INTERVENTIONS},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {12},
        number = {6},
        pages = {6923-6926},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=187776},
        abstract = {Hunger in India remains a persistent development challenge despite significant progress in economic growth, food production, and poverty alleviation programs. The country faces multidimensional undernutrition, including macro- and micronutrient deficiencies, high child malnutrition rates, maternal underweight, and widespread dietary insufficiencies. These challenges are compounded by socio-economic inequalities, poor sanitation, gender discrimination, and inefficient governance mechanisms. This paper analyzes the forms and causes of hunger, its socio-economic and health consequences, government interventions, and international support mechanisms. Using secondary data from the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2024, National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5), and other peer-reviewed sources, the study highlights structural and non-structural determinants of hunger in India. The findings underscore the urgent need for integrated, multi-sectoral strategies, including nutrition-sensitive agriculture, social protection measures, enhanced maternal and child healthcare, climate-resilient farming, sanitation, women’s empowerment, and effective governance, to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 2 (Zero Hunger) by 2030.},
        keywords = {Hunger, Malnutrition, India, Global Hunger Index, Food Security, Nutrition, SDG 2},
        month = {November},
        }