HARYANA

Haryana was established as a separate state in 1966. It has 2 percent of the country’s population and 1.37 percent of the total geographic area (Census of India 2011). It is one of the most prosperous states in India with one of the highest per capita incomes. Haryana currently consists of 22 districts and is situated in the north western part of the country (State Government of Haryana 2017).

Our knowledge products related to Haryana include the following:

• 2022: Read our State Nutrition Profile for Haryana (NFHS-3 (2005-2006), 4(2015-16) & 5 (2019-2020), a that describes the trends for a set of key nutrition and health outcomes, determinants, and coverage of interventions from 2006 to 2020. The findings are based on estimates from unit-level data and/or data from national and state reports for NFHS-3 (2005-2006) and NFHS-4 (2015-2016), and data from state factsheets and reports for NFHS-5 (2019-2021). In addition to standard prevalence-based analyses, this State Nutrition Profile includes headcount-based analyses aligned to POSHAN Abhiyaan’s goals.
• 2018: For deeper insights into the coverage of key nutrition and health interventions in the state, with district-wise status, read our Data Note (NFHS-4 (2015-16)) that describes the coverage of a set of key nutrition and health interventions and highlights the key areas of action to improve nutrition in Haryana.
• 2017: A Policy Note ((NFHS)-3 (2005-06) & 4 (2015-16)) to examine the trends in undernutrition in Haryana, regional variability in the major determinants of nutrition and the coverage of key nutrition and health interventions.

For a deeper view of malnutrition and its multiple determinants in Haryana’s districts, please access District Nutrition Profiles (DNPs) for each district  below.