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

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Assam, situated in the north-east of India, accounts for 2.4 percent of the area of the country and includes 33 districts (Government of Assam 2017). The state is home to more than 31 million people (2.5 percent of the population of India), of which 72.2 percent are literate (Census of India 2011). Assam has a sex ratio of 958 females per 1,000 males (Census of India 2017). The state is largely forested and is culturally diverse with over 24 tribal groups (Assam State Biodiversity Board 2017).

The purpose of this Policy Note is to examine the trends in undernutrition in Assam 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 Assam.