Post Budget Reaction from Mr.Naveen Chander, Co-founder, NuTy (an initiative of Tulita Ahara Pvt. Ltd.)

This has been one of the path-breaking budgets giving a boost to agri and fisheries sector with special focus on Nutrition-related programs

“This has been one of the path-breaking budgets giving a boost to agri and fisheries sector with special focus on Nutrition-related programs. As per Unicef reports forty-three percent of Indian children under five years are underweight and 48 percent (i.e. 61 million children) are stunted due to chronic undernutrition, India accounts for more than 3 out of every 10 stunted children in the world. India also has a burgeoning young working population with a median age of 28.4. Many in urban India are calorifically sufficient but nearly 70% are nutritionally deficient, which causes several long-term health problems and diseases. Making the needs of nutrition and health through good quality food is the most urgent need of the country. The proposed allocations of Rs.35, 600 crores for Nutrition-related programs will really help address the issue of malnutrition in the country. However such aid programs need to be carefully administered to organizations which are on the front line providing affordable and nutritious meals to common man, woman, and children