Which of the following organisations reported that a large section of pregnant women and children suffer from anaemia in India?
A
National Sample Survey Organisation
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B
National Family Health Survey
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C
Survey of India
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D
Zoological Survey of India
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Solution
The correct option is B National Family Health Survey The National Family Health Survey reports that 79% of children and 58% of pregnant women suffer from anaemia in India. One in every two children and one in every three women are underweight in the country. About 42% of the world’s total population of underweight children are in India.