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Child development in India
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<p>Child development in India is the Indian experience of <a href="/facts/Biology/1M1ee3pB">biological</a>, <a href="/facts/Psychology/duoqW7Sz">psychological</a>, and emotional changes that children experience as they grow into adults. <a href="/facts/Child_development/vKI3puIy">Child development</a> has a significant influence on the <a href="/facts/Health_in_India/vWb6K8jp">health of people in India</a> both individually and nationally. </p><p>Children constitute a significant part of the national <a href="/facts/Disease_burden/0YRn1r5H">disease burden</a> of India. <a href="/facts/Environmental_health/q1xceAL3">Environmental health</a> problems such as <a href="/facts/List_of_pollution-related_diseases/qGKBIFeS">pollution-related diseases</a>, and challenges with <a href="/facts/Water_supply_and_sanitation_in_India/nPaMuPwS">water supply and sanitation in India</a> are difficult to fix and have a significant impact on children. Many children in India do not receive <a href="/facts/Vaccine/QcXzLug2">vaccines</a>, making them vulnerable to certain <a href="/facts/Infectious_diseases/182XrncP">infectious diseases</a>. </p><p>40% of children in India experience <a href="/facts/Malnutrition_in_India/gh4vp5bH">malnutrition</a> or <a href="/facts/Stunted_growth/weqcWEBT">stunted growth</a> due to lack of access to healthy meals. Programs such as the <a href="/facts/Midday_Meal_Scheme/2px3vqp4">Midday Meal Scheme</a> are working to combat childhood hunger in India. </p>