The tragedy of the world has once again come out. About 842 million ( 84 crore) people, almost one in eight population of the world, are suffering from poverty and hunger during 2011-13 period. This is as per the ” State of Food Insecurity in the World, 2013″, a report released by the United Nations Food And Agricultural Organisation (FAO). The only consolation is that there is some reduction in the number from the 2010-12 period when it was 868 million.
India will certainly have its own share. It is a shame that even after 66 years of Independence, there are still millions of hungry people in India.