TY - JOUR
T1 - Social safety nets and nutrient deprivation: An analysis of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Program and the Public Distribution System in India
AU - Jha, Raghbendra
AU - Bhattacharyya, Sambit
AU - Gaiha, Raghav
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Using primary data collected during 2007-08 we examine nutritional status with respect to two macronutrients as well as various micronutrients of rural households in three Indian states: Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan and find serious deficiencies in regard to these nutrients in all three states. The impact of two policy interventions (NREG and PDS) on nutrient intake is considered and significant impacts are discovered. The impact effects of a change in these policy measures are also computed. Finally, to assess the impact on undernutrition, both the nutrient-income relation and how the proportions of undernourished vary are considered.
AB - Using primary data collected during 2007-08 we examine nutritional status with respect to two macronutrients as well as various micronutrients of rural households in three Indian states: Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan and find serious deficiencies in regard to these nutrients in all three states. The impact of two policy interventions (NREG and PDS) on nutrient intake is considered and significant impacts are discovered. The impact effects of a change in these policy measures are also computed. Finally, to assess the impact on undernutrition, both the nutrient-income relation and how the proportions of undernourished vary are considered.
U2 - 10.1016/j.asieco.2010.11.004
DO - 10.1016/j.asieco.2010.11.004
M3 - Article
VL - 22
SP - 189
EP - 201
JO - Journal of Asian Economics
JF - Journal of Asian Economics
SN - 1049-0078
IS - 2
ER -