'Budget Should Support Dietary Diversity to Ensure Food Security in India'

In this episode of ‘Budget 2025: What’s at Stake?’, development economist Dipa Sinha talks about what explains India’s rising anaemia figures and slipping rank in the Global Hunger Index, and how budgetary allocations are not adequately addressing India’s food security needs. She talks about how rising prices have meant that families have cut back on certain food groups, and how that effects children’s health and well-being. She also lays out steps the Union government could take through the Budget to address food security issues.

This series is a collaboration between the Centre for Financial Accountability and The Wire.