According to Amartya Sen's Pratichi Institute, 31% of tribal households had faced food scarcity in the past 1 year iStockA study carried out by the Pratichi Institute and the Asiatic Society has found out that a significant proportion of tribal people in Bengal had faced “food scarcity of varying degrees” in the past one year. The survey, preliminary findings of which were released on Monday, had covered 1,000 tribal households in 10 tribal dominated districts, including Purulia, Bankura, West Midnapore, Birbhum and Jalpaiguri. The survey pointed out 31 per cent of the surveyed households had faced food scarcity of varying degrees in the past one year. The study further said 12 per cent of the surveyed households were unable to afford food more than twice a day. “This is embarrassing because the report says 31 per cent of the surveyed family faced scarcity of food.

Source: The Telegraph January 07, 2019 20:48 UTC