India may be one of the world's (fastest) growing economies but the benefit of its growing prosperity is not (reaching) everyone. According to the ActionAid report, 46% of its children are malnourished and the number of people growing (hungry) is increasing instead of coming down.
It's not that India doesn't grow enough food - in fact it's a (major) exporter of farm produce. The problem is that many people, especially poor communities, cannot access it for a variety of reasons, (including) rising food prices and poor distribution.
Government schemes, such as mandatory school meals, have not been effectively implemented across the country. And large-scale migration of people seeking work or displaced by large development (schemes), such as dams or industrial projects, is adding to the problem. Invariably women and children are the most (vulnerable).
But there are some positive signs. A (landmark) rural jobs programme launched four years ago is showing some (signs) of success in battling poverty. Analysts say it now needs to be persisted with and (spread) out to more parts of the country.
Sanjoy Majumder, BBC News, Delhi