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Nutritional intake from HCES 2022-23 and 2023-24

1 min readHunger & NutritionPoverty & Inequality
Battle IAS current affairs title card: Nutritional intake from HCES 2022-23 and 2023-24 (GS2/3 · Nutrition, 2 July 2025)

What happened

  • NSO’s “Nutritional Intake in India” report uses HCES data for 2022-23 and 2023-24 [PIB].
  • Average per capita daily calorie intake in rural India was 2233 Kcal in 2022-23 and 2212 Kcal in 2023-24 [PIB].

Background

  • Estimates are given by state, sector and MPCE fractile [PIB].

Why it matters

  • Calorie intake is falling slowly even as spending rises, a known puzzle.

How to use this in Mains

GS-II Issues relating to poverty and hunger

  1. As per PIB (2025-07-02): NSO's "Nutritional Intake in India" report uses HCES data for 2022-23 and 2023-24.
  2. Calorie intake is falling slowly even as spending rises, a known puzzle.
Quotable data point

Average per capita daily calorie intake in rural India was 2233 Kcal in 2022-23 and 2212 Kcal in 2023-24.

PIB: HCES nutritional intake, 2 Jul 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: HCES.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

Rural per capita calorie intake 2023-24

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

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Official source: PIB: HCES nutritional intake, 2 Jul 2025

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