State | Male (%) | Female (%) |
Kerala | 22 | 19 |
Karnataka | 36 | 38 |
Madhya Pradesh | 43 | 42 |
All States | 37 | 36 |
(ii) There is enough food in the country, even then 40% of the people in the country are undernourished because:
→ A large number of people are so poor that they cannot afford nutritious food.
→ In most of the states, the Public Distribution System (PDS) does not function properly and the poor people cannot get cheap food items.
→ There is a lack of educational and health facilities in many parts of the country. So many people remain backward and poor. As such, they are unable to get nutritious food.