‘Global Hunger Index report irresponsible, mischievous’

New Delhi, Oct 16: The Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) on Sunday termed the 2022 Global Hunger Index report “irresponsible and mischievous” and urged the Union government to take action against its publishers for “defaming” India.
India was ranked 107 out of 121 countries in the Global Hunger Index 2022, much behind its South Asia neighbours, with the child wasting rate at 19.3 per cent, the highest in the world.
The report was recently released by the Concern Worldwide and Welt Hunger Hilfe, non-government organisations from Ireland and Germany respectively.
“The German non-governmental organization Welt Hunger Hilfe has once again released the ranking of 121 countries based on the World Hunger Index, prepared in a very irresponsible way to defame India,” the SJM, an RSS affiliate, said, reacting to the report.
“Far from reality, this report is not only faulty but also ridiculous not only from the point of view of data, but also from the point of view of analysis and methodology. Earlier in October last year, India was ranked 101 in the list of 116 countries,” it added.
The SJM asserted that India had firmly opposed Global Hunger Index released last year in October, and had questioned the data and methodology used in evaluation of the country.
“The World Food Organization (FAO) had then said these errors would be corrected. But once again using the same wrong data and methodology, this year’s report has been released,” the RSS affiliate said. (PTI)