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is rich as it contains a generous helping of fruits, fi sh, meat, butter

and sugar. The per capita availability of milk in the country (245

gm per day) is lower than the world average (285 gm per day)

despite the fact that India is the second largest producer of milk in

the world.

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In the area of public health, the situation is still worse.

For every 10,000 Indians, there is one doctor. In contrast, Australia

has 249 doctors for every 10,000 people, Canada has 209, UK has

166 and USA has 548.

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According to the Planning Commission,

the country has a shortfall of 600,000 doctors, 1 million nurses and

200,000 dental surgeons. This shortfall has led to a dismal patient–

doctor ratio in the country. Most of the ...