Nine of every 10 Indian kids aged 6-23 months don't get adequate diet

Only one in 10 Indian children aged 6-23 months gets “adequate diet”, according to an IndiaSpend analysis of data from National Family Health Survey 2015-16 (NFHS-4). Consequently, 35.7% of children below five years of age are underweight, according to NFHS-4 data.

After birth, between 0-6 months, breastmilk alone is sufficient to meet an infant’s requirement for food and water. Only 55% children are exclusively breastfed for six months, according to NFHS-4, a