Intake of 57pc rural poor below 2,160 Kcal/day: Govt
March 13, 2015 15:31
More than half the households among the poorest five per cent of the rural population had calorie intake below 2,160 Kcal per day, the Lok Sabha was told today.
"Among the bottom 5 per cent of rural population ranked by Monthly per Capita Expenditure (MPCE), 57 per cent of households had calorie intake below 2,160 Kcal/consumer unit/day which was only 2 per cent for the top 5 per cent wealth fractile of the population," Health Minister J P Nadda said in a written reply.
"Among the bottom 5 per cent of rural population ranked by Monthly per Capita Expenditure (MPCE), 57 per cent of households had calorie intake below 2,160 Kcal/consumer unit/day which was only 2 per cent for the top 5 per cent wealth fractile of the population," Health Minister J P Nadda said in a written reply.
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