Padam Singh ¹, Anil Kumar ¹

Affiliations
1 Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi-110 029, IN

Abstract

In defining poverty line, Planning Commission had utilized the calorie requirement norm of 2400 Kcal per capita per day for rural areas and 2100 Kcal for urban areas. This norm is based on age, sex, occupational structure of the population and the corresponding recommended dietary allowances for each category. The age, sex, occupational structure of the population considered by Planning Commission for this relates to the year 1977-78. National Institute of Nutrition refers the norm of 2425 Kcal per consumption unit per day. With demographic transition and general development the age, sex, activity structure of the population has undergone sea change. Therefore the norms based on past information may or may not be appropriate in the present context. Hence it is appropriate to examine the appropriateness of the norms and the implication of the change in the age, sex, activity structure requirement norm. This paper is an attempt in this direction.

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Padam Singh ¹, Abha Rani Aggarwal ¹

Affiliations
1 Institute for Research in Medical Statistics Indian Council of Medical Research Medical Enclave, New Delhi-110 029, IN

Abstract

Strengthening nutrition surveillance is one of the indirect policy instruments of the National Nutrition Policy. While a National Nutrition Surveillance System is required to provide trends in nutrition situation in the country, the immediate need is to have a Njtrition Profile of all states.

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R. J. Yadav ¹, Padam Singh ¹

Affiliations
1 Institute for Research in Medical Statistics, Indian Council of Medical Research, Medical Enclave, New Delhi-110 029, IN

Abstract

Institute for Research in Medical Statistics (IRMS), Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi has been commissioned to undertake information concerning diet and nutrition profile in states of Rajasthan, Bihar and Delhi. This paper presents the assessment of the dietary intake and nutritional status of the people of Bihar. Bihar has a population of around 86 millions of which about 90 per cent of the population live in the rural areas. Sex ratio of the population was 911. Schedule caste and schedule tribes were 15 and 18 percent respectively.

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