Consider the following statements about a report recently published by Women and Child Ministry...........

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Consider the following statements about a report recently published by Women and Child Ministry

A) As per estimate, there are 17,76,902 severely acute malnourished (SAM) children and 15,46,420 moderately acute malnourished (MAM) children in India, as of October 14, 2021.

B) Maharashtra, Bihar and Gujarat are topping the list.

Which of these statements is/are correct?

Only A

Only B

Both A and B

Neither A nor B

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Explanation:

According to Women and Child Ministry, there are more than 33 lakh malnourished children in India. More than half of the children are in the severely malnourished category. Maharashtra, Bihar and Gujarat are topping the list. As per estimate, there are 17,76,902 severely acute malnourished (SAM) children and 15,46,420 moderately acute malnourished (MAM) children in India, as of October 14, 2021. These numbers were registered on Poshan tracker app, which was developed in 2020 as a governance tool for monitoring the nutritional outcomes in real-time.