#5th largest reason for death #In the last decade 55% increase in alcoholism – due to increased stress #1/3rd Indians consume alcohol (50% methyl consumption) #In adolescent age group drinking, girls matches... Read more »

Any substance that affect body temperature, mood and which has the potential for misuse and is harmfull for both individual and society is said to be abuse of Substance.. There are maily... Read more »

An Act to provide for food and nutritional security in human life cycle approach, by ensuring access to adequate quantity of quality food at affordable prices to people to live a life... Read more »

Government provides people with basic food items and necessities at subsidised price through Public  Distribution System(PDS) DETAILED ANALYSIS OF PDS History 1940 – Bengal Famine 1962 – Chinese war…food subsidy 1970 –... Read more »

#FAO defines malnutrition  as “when a population is denied of dietary intake for a prolonged period” #chronic malnutrition is said to be hunger… #Hidden hunger : lack of micro nutrition : India’s... Read more »

NATIONAL RURAL LIVELIHOOD MISSION – (Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Andyodaya Yojana – AJEEVIKA – DDUAY) Focus on self employment generation in rural areas through institutions such as SHGs IRDP(1999) -> NRLM -> DDUAY  ... Read more »

India is moving away from assistive to participatory development Schemes such as MGNREGA and National Livelihood Mission(Rural and Urban) focuses on this…. MGNREGA Launched as food for work programme in 2004 It... Read more »

Financing is done through National Social Assistance Programme(NSAP) >Inthis programme District collector is the Authority NSAP vaious components National old age pension scheme : 60-79 age group National widow pension scheme  :... Read more »

Assistive development can be catogarised into Infrastructure and Financing Infrastructure has two components – Bharath Nirman scheme and Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Rurban Mission   BHARATH NIRMAN Bharath Nirman scheme focuses on Rural... Read more »