The survey is the first nationally representative nutrition survey of children and adolescents in India. The findings state that in Meghalaya, 40.4 per cent of children from birth to 4 years suffer from stunting while the national average is around 35 per cent. In fact, Meghalaya is just below Bihar (42 per cent) when it comes to the percentage of prevalence of stunting among children in the age group. A number of the most populous states, including Bihar, Madhya Pradesh Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh had a high (37per cent to 42 per cent) stunting prevalence. The lowest prevalence of stunting (16 per cent to 21 per cent) was found in Goa and Jammu and Kashmir.

Source: The Telegraph October 09, 2019 19:52 UTC