India holds the tenth position in the world economy. India has a GDP of $3.57 trillion with $3, 1000 as per capita income. Sub Saharan Ethiopia has $900 as the per capita income. It holds the 79^th position in the world economy. In spite of their differences in the per capita income, it has been found that 35% of children are malnourished in Sub Saharan Ethiopia while in India it is 47%.

The question which comes up due to this is that whether all the wealth is distributed only among some handful people. Here Sub Saharan Ethiopia has performed much well than us. It has been found that in India Integrated Child Development Scheme is in operation since 1975. Under this scheme 23 million children who are under five years old and 4.8 million expectant and nursing mother are supposed to get food. Other than this they also provide mid day meal under mid day meal scheme to 120 million school children.

Health experts have blamed poverty. National family health survey (NFHS-3) came up with their survey report in 2005 2006.  It says that there are 47% malnourished children are there in India. NFHS-3 had employed three main criteria to measure malnourishment. They are height for age, weight for height and weight for age.  NFHS-3 refused to agree with the fact that only poverty is the actual cause behind malnourishment. It has been found by them rich Indians are malnourished too. They feel that it is due to the basic food source. Due to social and religious taboos all the foods are not taken by the people. They feel that this has been the major cause of the malnourishment among the Indians.