Government releases 3rd State Food Safety Index (SFSI)

‘Eat Right India’ movement is aligned to the National Health Policy 2017 with its focus on preventive and promotive healthcare for all citizens of the country. Discuss the significance of the initiative and highlight major challenges which remain in achieving nutritional security in our country.   (150 Words)

Approach:

• Introduce by highlighting a recent data on nutritional status of India, highlight the fact that India has a high load of lifestyle-related diseases
• Give a brief overview of the ‘Eat Right India’ movement
• Discuss the significance of the movement
• Highlight major challenges in the food pattern of Indians
• Way forward
• Conclusion