CHENNAI: Tribals in Tamil Nadu rank poorly when it comes to sanitary facilities and separate kitchens but are wealthier than their counterparts in eight other states surveyed by the National Nutrition Monitoring Bureau (NNMB).
Sharing the findings of the second repeat survey done by NNMB during 2006-08 while presenting an overview of the status of tribal nutrition profile in India based on the studies, a paper by B Sesikeran, director of National Institute of Nutrition, states that only 2.5 per cent of tribals of TN have access to sanitary latrine and 20.8 per cent have separate kitchens, but when it comes to average per capita income a tribal in TN earns Rs 928 per month compared to Rs 247 earned by an Orissa tribal. Read more
Source : ibnlive.in.com
