Indian states hunger index. Comparison of hunger across states

The Global Hunger Index (GHI) is one approach to measuring and tracking progress on hunger and enabling widespread discussion about the reasons for and consequences of hunger. The GHI was developed by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) in 2006 as a means of capturing three interlinked dimensions ‘inadequate consumption, child underweight, and child mortality. The availability of national household surveys in India that capture the three underlying dimensions of the GHI at the state level made it possible to develop a state hunger index for India. This study presents the methodology used to develop such an index and provides information on hunger and malnutrition in Indian States that enables comparisons within India, and globally.

 IFPRI, Welt Hunger Hilfe, University of Californnia - February 2009