Active govt intervention needed in hunger relief efforts, says IIM-A study

“There were initiatives with no financial support from governments. Most respondents reported that support from governments was limited to providing curfew passes and identifying areas with people in need of food. Aid in the form of funding and raw materials was negligible. Less than four per cent of respondents have received monetary support,” said the report prepared by Prof Ankur Sarin, researchers Bianca Shah, Ishu Gupta, Karan Singhal, Shraddha Upadhyay and Vaidehi Parameswaran, along with inputs from IIM-A former faculty Reetika Khera and IIMA alumnus Sandeep Sachdeva.

The report highlights that insufficient funding remains an obstacle to hunger relief efforts by organisations and individuals. More than 87 per cent of the respondents claimed that funding was their primary concern and it might compel them to suspend operations. Almost 36 per cent halted distribution activities.

The survey points out how civil society response was quick and timely, and relief initiatives successfully built on their existing local networks.

There was efficient collaboration with community leaders and members to identify and reach out to beneficiaries, it said.

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