Project Details

There are three major sources of livelihood for rural communities in the Gondia district. They are agriculture, forest produce, and govt. schemes on food security. Agriculture fails due to inadequate rainfall. There are no other means of irrigation in the largest area of farmland. Forest produce is becoming scanty because the forest is finishing. In this case the govt. schemes can play a great role to ensure the food security of the village community. But, there are some lacunas to improve in the system of implementation of the public distribution system. Thus, the marginalized communities who are uninformed and unorganized are deprived of a full meal. As a result, the women are becoming anemic and the children are suffering from malnutrition. In NFHS-3 a very high proportion (79.2%) of children between 6-35 months were found suffering from anemia in the Deori block of Gondia District. Prevalence of anemia was higher among Tribal and Rural as compared to urban children (72.7% to 81.2% respectively). Anaemia is also a serious health problem among adult women in the state.