Daily Practice Sheet 30 September 2021

Debt:

According to the report, the average debt per household in rural India is Rs 59,748, nearly half the average debt per household in urban India.
A key indicator of access to credit is the incidence of indebtedness (IOI) — the proportion of households having outstanding loans on June 30 of the year in which the survey is conducted (2019 in this case).
As per the latest AIDIS report, the IOI is 35 per cent in rural India — 17.8 per cent of rural households are indebted to institutional credit agencies, 10.2 per cent to non-institutional agencies and 7 per cent to both.

Malnourishment

Large-scale surveys, like the Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey (CNNS) and National Family Health Survey-4 (NFHS), show that about one-third of children under five years of age in India are stunted, a third of them are underweight, and almost two out of 10 children are nutritionally wasted; many of these children suffer from multiple anthropometric deficits. The CNNS also highlights the emerging problems of overweight, obesity and micro-nutrient deficiencies.

GS 2: Polity

Critically assess the constitutionality of the IT rules. [Reference: Indian Express]

GS 3: Economy

Will agriculture bills will transform the future of India farmers and help double their incomes? [Reference: Business Line]

GS 3: Environment

What do you understand by antimalarial drug resistance? Discuss factors leading to development of antimalarial drug resistance. [Reference: Indian Express]
Inadequate access to affordable credit lies at the heart of rural distress. Comment. [Reference: Indian Express]

GS 4: Ethics