IMPROVING NUTRITION IN TRIPURA: INSIGHTS FROM EXAMINING TRENDS IN OUTCOMES, DETERMINANTS AND INTERVENTIONS BETWEEN 2006 AND 2016

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Tripura, situated in the north-east of India, accounts for 0.3 percent of the area of the country and includes 8 districts (Government of Tripura 2017). The state is home to more than 3 million people (0.3 percent of the population of India) of which 87.8 percent is literate (Census of India 2011). Tripura has a sex ratio of 960 females per 1,000 males (Census of India 2011). The state largely depends on agriculture, which accounts for 64 percent of the total employment in the state (Government of Tripura 2017).

The purpose of this Policy Note is to examine the trends in undernutrition in Tripura and to document trends and geographic variability in the major determinants of nutrition and the coverage of key nutrition and health interventions. In doing this analysis, we aim to highlight the key areas of action to improve nutrition in Tripura.