नवीनतम
38.9% children under 5 in anganwadis found stunted
NEW DELHI [Maha Media]: Over a third of children under five years of age enrolled in anganwadis across India are stunted, the government has told the Rajya Sabha.
In response to a question in Rajya Sabha, Women and Child Development Minister of State Savitri Thakur said 7.54 crore children up to five years of age are enrolled in anganwadis and registered on the Poshan Tracker.
Of these, 7.31 crore were measured for growth parameters, and findings show that 38.9 per cent of children are stunted, 17 per cent are underweight, and 5.2 per cent are wasted.
