Child Under Nutrition and Poor Learning Outcomes in India Amidst High Economic Growth

Abstract

The high economic growth since the late 1980s in India while laudable has not touched the lives of a large section of society. This is evident in myriad indicators, the most salient being the simultaneous existence of child undernutrition and poor learning outcomes in children in rural areas. The economic growth story has to engage a broader section of society for it to be sustainable, not to mention equity criteria. The poorly learning children amidst high economic growth are not only morally repugnant, but it is also economically wasteful now and hazardous in future.