How are food insecure people disproportionally large in some regions of the country?
1. There are some states which are economically backward states with high incidence of poverty.
2. These are the tribal and remote areas and regions more prone to natural disasters, etc.
3. In fact the states of UP, Bihar, Jharkhand , Odisha, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, parts of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra account for the largest number of food insecure people in the country