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India may be one of the world's fastest growing economies but the benefit of its growing prosperity is not reaching everyone. According to the ActionAid report, 46% of its children are malnourished and the number of people growing hungry is increasing instead of coming down.

It's not that India doesn't grow enough food - in fact it's a major exporter of farm produce. The problem is that many people, especially poor communities, cannot access it for a variety of reasons, including rising food prices and poor distribution.

Government schemes, such as mandatory school meals, have not been effectively implemented across the country. And large-scale migration of people seeking work or displaced by large development schemes, such as dams or industrial projects, is adding to the problem. Invariably women and children are the most vulnerable.

But there are some positive signs. A landmark rural jobs programme launched four years ago is showing some signs of success in battling poverty. Analysts say it now needs to be persisted with and spread out to more parts of the country.

Sanjoy Majumder, BBC News, Delhi

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the benefit of its growing prosperity is not reaching everyone
همه مردم از رونق فزاینده اقتصادی (هند) بهره نبرده اند

malnourished
دچار سوء تغذیه

a major exporter of farm produce
یک صادرکننده مهم فرآورده های کشاورزی

a variety of
در اینجا: به دلایل مختلف

poor distribution
توزیع بد

displaced by
در اینجا: آواره شدن به دلیل......

adding to the problem
افزودن به مشکل

landmark
در اینجا: رویداد مهم، نقطه عطف

battling
نبرد، مقابله

be persisted with and spread out to more parts of the country
برنامه های خود را همچنان به اجرا درآورده و آن را به نقاط بیشتری از کشور تعمیم دهد