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18th October 2022

QUIZ - 18th October 2022

5 Questions

5 Minutes

Mains Question:

Question: India is one of the few culturally rich and democratic countries in the world; however, millions of people are malnourished in the country. What could possibly be the reason behind this large number of people being undernourished? Also suggest policy intervention to address the issue. (250 words)

Approach

Introduction- brief about increasing food insecurity in India
List down the major reason behind undernourishment
- Poverty, unemployment, inequality
- Food wastage
- Climate Change
Required intervention
- Scaling up climate resilience across food systems
- Tackling poverty and structural inequalities
- Cutting-edge technologies / platforms
- Integration of Internet of Things (IoT) in food logistics
Conclude accordingly

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Recovery analysis that points out what India got wrong

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Context:

A recent World Bank report, titled “Correcting Course”, has captured the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on global poverty, highlighting the rise in inequalities.

How did India fair?

Rise in poverty: About 5.6 crore people are likely to have slipped into poverty as India’s GDP fell by 7.5% in FY 2020-21.
Insufficient fiscal stimulation: Although the Government announced a fiscal stimulus worth Rs 2 lakh crore, only a small fraction gets reflected as incremental spending.
Unable to boost consumption: Stimulus packages in the form of credit lines and refinancing schemes to private enterprises, didn’t realize the goal of boosting household-level consumption.

No long-term solution:

Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana (PMGKAY): This scheme was continued in the backdrop of obvious household-level distress but it has not met its desired goals.
Chronic Malnutrition: India has ranked 107^th out of 121 countries in the 2022 GHI, which indicates that PMGKAY is not the solution for persisting chronic malnutrition.

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