Reviewing the Costs of Malnutrition in India (2004)

Malnutrition,

Nutrition,

Productivity,

Poverty,

Income,

Undernourishment,

Indicus Analytics,

Laveesh Bhandari,

Lehar Zaidi,

The study analyzed the costs, benefits and efficacy of the 25 national level nutrition relevant schemes in India, including employment generation, mother and child health schemes; micronutrient and essential nutrient programs. It estimated the cost effectiveness of the schemes over the years of implementation, especially for the poor and marginalized. It compiled and tabulated under a single table, the scattered evaluation data by government, non-government and international agencies.