GLOBAL HUNGER INDEX (GHI)

                      GLOBAL HUNGER INDEX (GHI)


GHI IS DESIGNED TO MEASURE AND TRACK HUNGER GLOBALLY AND BY COUNTRY.

IT IS CALCULATED BY INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE(IFPRI).
                      
FOCUS ON EFFORTS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST HUNGER AND MALNUTRITION.

GHI FIRST TIME UPDATED ITS RECORD IN 2006 BY GERMAN NGO.

GHI UPDATED ITS RECORD ONCE IN A YEAR.

BURUNDI IN IN THE HIGHEST POSITION WITH 35.6%.
(COUNTRIES >30% IS EXTREMLY ALARMING, BETWEEN 20.0 % TO 29.9% IS ALARMING HUNGER SITUATION).

SINCE 1990 TO 2014 THE STATE OF HUNGERS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES FALLING BY 39% ACCORDING TO GHI.

805 MILLION  PEOPLE CONTINUING TO GO HUNGRY ACCORDING TO UN.

HIGHEST LEVEL OF HUNGER IS IN AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA AND SOUTH ASIA.
26 COUNTRIES REDUCED THEIR SCORES BY 50%.

THOSE COUNTRIES HAVING LARGE SCALE OF HUNGER HAS BEEN SUFFERED FROM SERIOUS HEALTH ISSUES.  


GHI COMBINES 3 EQUALLY WEIGHTED INDICATORS IN ONE INDEX NUMBER.

1. CHILD UNDERWEIGHT- CHILD OF 5YRS WHO ARE UNDERWEIGHGHT.

2. CHILD MORTALITY  - DEATH WITHIN 5YRS.

3. UNDER NOURISHMENT- UNDER NOURISHED CHILDREEN.

MONEY MEASUREMENT

M0-    CURRENCY IN CIRCULATION+CRR+SLR(CASH PORTION)
           HIGH POWER MONEY


M1-    M0+DEMAND DEPOSIT(CASA)



M2-    M1+POSTAL SAVING DEPOSIT




M3-    M2- POSTAL DEPOSIT+TIME DEPOSIT  




M4-   M3+POSTAL ALL DEPOSIT



THIS IS THE PROCESS THROUGH WHICH RBI CHECK THE LIQUIDITY(AVAILABILITY OF CASH) IN THE MARKET OR ECONOMY.IN OUR COUNTRY LOT OF PEOPLE LIVING BELOW  POVERTY LINE.SO IT IS IMPORTANT FOR RBI TO CONTINUOUSLY MONITOR THE INFLATION AND LIQUIDITY FOR THE BASIC NEEDS OF COMMON PEOPLE.EXCESS FUND IS THE  INFLATION CREATOR.SO PROPER MONEY SUPPLY MAKE ECONOMY HEALTHY.