Nearly 200 Children Malnourished Among Sahariya Tribals In Rajasthan

The government has organised double nutrition for the Sahariya tribals.

Reports of severe malnourishment among Sahriya tribal children has sent alarm bells ringing in Baran in south Rajasthan, a district that borders Madhya Pradesh.

Of the 98,000 children surveyed, 250 to 400 reported varying degrees of malnutrition of which 193 needed immediate treatment.

The Sahariyas, a tribal group spread across districts of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, have been classified as especially backward and are considered more vulnerable and at a disadvantage even among tribal groups.