Full plates are not enough.

From calories to nourishment.

What the plate is missing.

Stunting: 35.5% of children under five are too short for their age, 19.3% too thin for their height and 32.1% underweight (NFHS-5, 2019-21). NFHS-5 via ORF, Dec 2021
Anaemia: 67.1% of children under five and 57% of women aged 15–49 are anaemic. NFHS-5 via ORF, Dec 2021
Free grain: About 81 crore people get 5 kg of free grain a month under PMGKAY, extended to Dec 2028 at about ₹11.8 lakh crore. Calories are covered. Protein and micronutrients are the next job. Deccan Herald, 29 Nov 2023
Diet and disease: Unhealthy diets account for 56.4% of India’s disease burden. ICMR-NIN advises against protein supplements and for real food. ICMR-NIN guidelines, 8 May 2024
Millets: India grows about 20% of the world’s millets and led the International Year of Millets 2023. NextIAS, 21 Sep 2022
Rice dominance: Rice was 150 MT of the 358 MT harvest in 2024-25. Pulses were 25.7 MT. Outlook Business, 21 Nov 2025