Trends in nutritional security: An analysis of Indian States

Nutritional security represents basically a system of protection of individuals who are in need of adequate nutrition. The paper has attempted to look into the changes in the nutritional intake among inhabitants across major states of India. Hunger has been a concern for generations and has continued to plague hundreds of millions of people-in the country. Although many efforts and interventions have been devoted to reduce-hunger; challenges such as growing competitions for natural resources, emerging climate changes and natural disasters, poverty, illiteracy, and diseases are posing threats to food security and intensifying the hunger crisis. It is, therefore, imperative to look at the entire system of food production, food procurement and the release and distribution of food for achieving food and nutritional security in the country. Diversifying demand patterns need to be appreciated for holistic approach to food and nutritional security.