The third National Family Health Survey (nfhs) was carried out during 2005 and 2006. Preliminary findings reveal:

Child n In Madhya Pradesh, 60.3 per cent of the children under three are underweight. This is the highest in the country: the problem exists in both urban and rural areas. 53.5 per cent children were underweight in the state according to nfhs-2

n Manipur, with just 23.8 per cent children having below normal weight, has the least number of underweight children. The number has fallen since the first round when 26.8 per cent of the children were in this category

n Children suffering from anaemia, between the age of 6-35 months, are the highest in Uttar Pradesh