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MANTHAN TOPIC
NOURISH TO FLOURISH: REDUCING MALNUTRITION
TEAM DETAILS
COLLEGE – SURENDRANATH LAW COLLEGE
MEMBERS – DEBAPRIYA MUKHERJEE , SUNAYANA PARVEEN , SAYANTAN PATRA ,
SHASHWATA DASGUPTA , SUDIPTA NAYAN GHOSH

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• APPROXIMATELY 60 MILLION CHILDREN IN INDIA ARE UNDERWEIGHT
• 45% CHLDREN HAVE STUNTED GROWTH
• 20% TOO THIN FOR THEIR HEIGHT
• 75 % ANAEMIC
• 57% ARE VITAMIN A DEFICIENT
DISADVANTAGE OF MALNUTRITION
 MALNUTRITION ACTS AS A BARRIER IN THE WAY OF ENJOYMENT OF BASIC NECESSITIES OF
LIFE SUCH AS PRIMARY EDUCATION AND OTHER PROMISES.
CAUSE OF SUCH A BURNING PROBLEM
 INSUFFICIENT FOOD INTAKE
 INADEQUATE ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES
 POOR QUALITY OF CARE FOR CHILD AND PREGNANT MOTHER
QUICK FACTS
RATES OF MALNUTRITION AMONG INDIA’S CHILDREN ARE ALMOST FIVE TIMES MORE THAN
CHINA & TWICE THOSE IN SOUTH SAHARAN AFRICA

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SOURCE : UNICEF

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MALNUTRITION
INADEQUATE FOOD
INTAKE
POOR HOUSEHOLD
FOOD SECURITY
ILLETERACY ,LACK
OF AWARENESS ,
NON UTILISATION
OF HEALTH
SERVICES
POOR
ENVIRONMENTAL
SANITATION
INFECTION
GENDER ISSUES

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PROPOSED SOLUTION
• A COMPULSORY CLASS ON NUTRITION TO BE INTRODUCED IN ALL SCHOOLS (CLASS X AND
ABOVE) AND COLLEGES AT THE SUBDIVISIONAL LEVEL.
• STUDENTS OF SUCH SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES WILL BE GIVEN THE CHARGE OF FEEDING
COOKED FOOD AND PREPARING A PERIODICAL REPORT ON THE HEALTH IMPROVEMENT OF
THE CHILD .
• A PROFESSIONAL DOCTOR TO BE APPOINTED FOR THE HEALTH CHECKUP OF THOSE
CHILDREN EVERY 6 MONTHS .
• THE DOCTOR WILL ALSO SHOULDER THE TASK OF VERIFYING THE REPORT PREPARED BY THE
STUDENTS TO SOME EXTENT.
MERITS OF PROPOSED SOLUTION
 A LARGE POOL OF FUNDS IS NOT NECESSARY AT THE BEGINNING AS THE FOCUS IS ON
MICRO LEVEL
 STUDENTS (FUTURE CITIZENS) GET TO KNOW THE VALUE OF PROPER NOURISHMENT FROM
HIS /HER FORMATIVE YEARS
 FOCUS ON INDIVIDUAL CHILD

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STEPS INVOLVED IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
THE SOLUTION
• STUDENTS OF SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES TO BE EDUCATED ON THE NUTRITIONAL VALUE OF
EVERY FOOD ITEM .
• SPECIAL COOKINIG CLASS TO BE HELD UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF A PROFESSIONAL COOK
WHEREIN SUCH STUDENTS WOULD BE GUIDED TO COOK NUTRITIONAL MEALS .
• EACH STUDENT TO BE GIVEN THE CHARGE OF A MALNOURISHED CHILD
• SUCH STUDENTS WILL PERFORM THE TASK OF -
(A) FEEDING THE CHILD WITH NUTRITIOUS MEALS COOKED BY HIM
(B) PREPARING A PERIODICAL REPORT ON
FOOD ITEMS
SERVED
HEALTH IMPROVEMENT
OF THE CHILD IN TERMS
OF HEIGHT , WEIGHT&
GIRTH

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• A PROFESSIONAL DOCTOR TO BE APPOINTED FOR
• THE STUDENT SUPERVISOR OF THE CHILD WHOSE HEALTH IMPROVES THE MOST GETS THE
HIGHEST SCORE AND THE CHARGE OF THE LEAST IMPROVED CHILD FOR THE NEXT SIX
MONTHS.
• THE SAME PROCESS CONTINUES FOR THE NEXT 6 MONTHS AND THE AVERAGE OF THE TWO
HALF YEARLY SCORES BECOMES THE FINAL MARKS.
IN THIS WAY BY MEANS OF A COMPETITION THE PROBLEM OF MALNOURISHMENT CAN
BE REDUCED TO A CERTAIN EXTENT.
HEALTH CHECK UP OF THOSE
CHILDREN EVERY 6
MONTHS.
VERIFYING THE REPORT
PREPARED BY THE
STUDENTS TO SOME
EXTENT.

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IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SOLUTION
STAKE HOLDERS AT EACH STEP
 STUDENTS OF SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES
 TEACHERS
 APPOINTED DOCTORS
 SDO
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
 APPROACHING THE NGO ‘S FOR FUNDS
 APPROACHING INDUSTRIALISTS FOR SPONSORSHIPS
 APPEAL FOR GOVT GRANTS , IF POSSIBLE
 APPEAL TO COMMON PEOPLE FOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT THROUGH SOCIAL NETWORKING
SITES
 TO GET FINANCIAL SUPPORT (TO SOME EXTENT) , DONATION BOXES CAN BE INSTALLED AT
VARIOUS CINEMA HALLS , MULTIPLEXES , TICKET COUNTERS OF AMUSEMENT PARKS ETC.

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HUMAN RESOURCES
 CAMPAIGNING AT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS OTHER THAN SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES .
 CAMPAIGNING THROUGH SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES
IMPACT OF THE SOLUTION
 THE IMPACT OF THE SOLUTION CAN BE MEASURED BY MAKING AN ANALYTICAL STUDY OF
THE APPROVED HEALTH REPORTS SUBMITTED BY THE STUDENTS .
 THE SOLUTION CAN BE SCALED BY MEANS OF HEALTH CHECK UPS BY THE DOCTOR
 SINCE THIS PROCEDURE SHALL BE MADE COMPULSORY AT SCHOOL AND COLLEGE LEVELS ,
SO THERE IS NO QUESTION OF NON IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS PROGRAMME
 THE SCHOOL AUTHORITY WILL MONITOR AND MENTOR THE WHOLE PROGRAMME.

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CHALLENGES
• SOCIAL CHALLENGE
 PARENTS OF THE MALNOURISHED CHILDREN MAY NOT WANT THEIR WARDS TO BE FED BY
SOMEONE NOT BELONGING TO THEIR OWN CASTE/RELIGION .
ECONOMIC CHALLENGE
 THE EXPECTED FUNDING SOURCES MAY NOT RESPOND TO SUCH A CAUSE
ENVIRONMENTAL AND AMBIENCE RELATED CHALLENGES
 THE STUDENTS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO PREPARE FOOD UNDER HYGIENIC CONDITIONS.
 MASS QUANTITY FOOD MAY GET DESTROYED DUE TO LACK OF PROFESSIONAL TRAINING OF
THE STUDENTS .
 THERE MAY BE CHANCES OF FOOD GETTING POISONED BY CHEMICAL REACTION DUE TO
ADDITION OF EXCESS /WRONG INGREDIENT BY A STUDENT .
MITIGATION OF THE CHALLENGES
• CONVINCING ALL THE FINANCIAL STAKE HOLDERS ABOUT THE EFFICACY OF THE SOLUTION
• THE SCHOOL AND COLLEGE AUTHORITIES WILL BE RESPONSIBLE IN ADDRESSING THE
ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES AND ENSURE THE HYGIENIC CONDITIONS.
• 3% INCREASE IN THE SCHOOL FEES CAN ADDRESS THE PROBLEM OF FUNDS TO SOME
EXTENT