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Table 13.1 Calorie Intake Distributions in Rural India, 1993 and 2004
Range of Calorie Intake Per Capita Per Day
Year
<1800
1801-2400
2401-3000
>3000
Total
1993
31.09 (1491)
40.07 (2084)
19.42 (2650)
9.42 (3636)
100 (2156)
2004
36.68 (1516)
43.11 (2071)
15.07 (2629)
5.14 (3925)
100 (2047)
Source : Authors' calculations based on the 50th and 61st rounds of the NSS.
Table 13.2 Calorie Intake Distributions in Urban India, 1993 and 2004
Range of Calorie Intake Per Capita Per Day
Year
<1700
1701-2100
2101-2600
>2600
Total
1993
28.12 (1426)
29.62 (1900)
25.76 (2320)
16.49 (3107)
100 (2074)
2004
29.40 (1440)
34.52 (1900)
24.67 (2313)
11.41 (3252)
100 (2021)
Source : Authors' calculations based on the the 50th and 61st rounds of the NSS
1993 (Table 13.2). About 58% were below the higher calorie norm of 2100. Worse, this
proportion rose to about 64% in 2004. The proportion of people below the lower cut-off
changed only slightly. Although less alarming than the calorie deprivation increase in
rural India, it is nevertheless worrying.
Protein
A cut-off of 60gm of protein intake is used.8 Although protein deficiency is in large
measure linked to calorie deficiency, we note that well over 57% of rural households
consumed fewer than the required protein intake in 1993. Just under a quarter of the
households consumed <45gm of protein. Within both ranges of protein intake, the pro-
portions rose more than moderately (e.g., in the lower range, the proportion of house-
holds rose from about 24% in 1993 to about 29% in 2004). Although the mean intakes of
protein reduced from 60gm in 1993 to 56gm in 2004, the intake for households in the
lower range remained unchanged (Refer to Table 13.3).
The share of protein-deficient households in urban India (considering the 60 gm
cut-off) ) remained unchanged between 1993 and 2004. Overall mean protein intakes,
however, reduced (Refer to Table 13.4).
Fats
Although a precise range for fat requirements cannot be specified, a range of 40-60gm
of fat intake is desirable.9 Even considering the first three ranges of fat intake, an aston-
ishingly high estimate of fat deficient households for rural India (over 85%) is obtained
 
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