1 In Every 3 Children In Mumbai Municipal Schools Malnourished, Up 4 Times Since 2013-14
by The Daily Eye Team June 5 2017, 3:53 pm Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 33 secsDespite an extensive mid-day meal programme, a third of children in schools run by India’s richest municipal corporation in India’s richest city, are malnourished, according to a new report that quotes the corporation’s own data, obtained through a right-to-information request.
Malnutrition has increased more than four times in Mumbai, from 8% in 2013-14 to 34% in 2015-16, according to the report released on May 30, 2017, by Praja Foundation, a nonprofit focussed on governance, even as the city leaves a rising proportion of its mid-day meal budget unused. The malnutrition was revealed during routine health checks conducted in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) schools.