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Lockdown forces 50 pc of Indians to eat less

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Tuesday, 26 May 2020 (12:43 IST)
New Delhi: Vegetable prices may vary in Delhi and Bengal due to markets crash and cyclone Amphan, but one factor is common between the two -- people are eating less during Lockdown.
A survey involving the 5,000 households across states to understand the impact of the COVID-19 induced Lockdown informed that half of them were found to be eating fewer items and less number of times to overcome the crisis.
 
A significant 68 per cent of the rural households said they had reduced food items in their meals, 50 pc had reduced the number of times they were eating in a day and 24 pc had borrowed food grains.
 
While 84 pc of the households said they got ration through PDS, one-sixth of households still remained deprived.
 
The survey titled -- 'COVID-19 induced Lockdown -- How is the Hinterland Coping' -- covered 5,162 households across 47 districts in 12 States between April end and mid of May.(UNI)

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