India’s ambitious Zero Hunger Programme will be launched in October on the Occasion of World Food Day i.e. October 16 with a focus on agriculture, nutrition and health in a symbiotic manner.

• The programme will be a collaborated effort of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), MS Swaminathan Research Foundation and Biotechnology Research Assistance Council (BIRAC).
• The programme will be in sync with India’s Sustainable Development Goal (SDGs) to end hunger by 2030.

It will be in addition to government’s plan to deal with issue of malnutrition through various other initiatives under its goal to make India malnutrition free by 2022.