New Delhi: NITI Aayog on Wednesday said that only nine per cent of children in the age group 6 to 24 months receive adequate nutrition in India.

While speaking at an event organised by the Unicef, NITI Aayog  Adviser Alok Kumar said,  "One-third of the children in India are growing up stunted and tackling malnutrition is a key challenge for India. The main reason is the lack of awareness of nutrition issues. This requires introducing behavioural changes in a campaign mode to reach every household.

Taking stress during pregnancy may harm baby's brain

Kumar further added that the private sector should take up experimental projects and come up with packages and solutions for nutritious food.

Tata Trusts, Sight and Life, CSRBOX, CII and WeCan  and other such private companies joined hands with Unicef and Nasscom Foundation and launched a programme "Impact4Nutrition" which targets to eradicate malnutrition and stunting and positively impact the nutritional and health status of India.

Get perfect arms by following these exercises by eliminating arm fat

Arjan De Waqt, OIC Deputy Representative at Unicef India added, "The private sector has not only the resources but also the convening power to improve nutrition awareness in the country. After all, the private sector employs the largest share of a country's workforce and through the programme, it can directly influence the nutritional status of its business ecosystem.”