To what extent collaboration between the state and civil society organizations (CSOs) help in addressing poverty and malnutrition in the country.

Civil Society Organizations CSO are groups of private citizens, experts, social workers that represent the interests of certain organised sector or advocating for a certain common goal or purpose. e.g. Internet Freedom Foundation for internal freedom and Right to privacy, SEWA for women empowerment, ABILL for civil rights etc. In the suffers acute poverty and malnutrition problem. According to NFHS-IV data, 13% of children in India suffer from undernutrition and 21% of people suffer from poverty with much more people vulnerable to poverty. To combat Poverty and malnutrition-state needs a targeted, expert-advised and sustained approach that not only involves planning and financing but also extensive

groundwork to ensure proper implementation. CSO can help state in following ways: (1) CSO can provide data by surveys collected by them to the government which can be used to improve policy making and outcomes (2) CSO provide expertise to the government. Civil servants who often look domestic together ensulted. (3) Multiple CSO represent multiple sectors of people by collaborating with them through a consensus based approach government can ensure a proper poverty alleviation programme (4) Nutrition security can be ensured through SHG and NGO to provide nutritious food to children and ensure awareness among poor mothers. Poverty alleviation and nutrition security is a collaborative effort and can only be done through comprehensive cooperation between civil society and

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