Vol. 12, Special Issue 12 (2023)

Author(s):
Imran SK and Md. Hasrat Ali

Abstract:
One of the important unorganized industries especially in rural areas of West Bengal is Beedi making. Beedi making is to be a rural-based industry and the Beedi workers are, in general, economically poor. In this context, the present study has been undertaken to find out the inter alia the nutritional security (accessibility, availability and utilization of food) and highlight on their constraints for development with primary data of 50 sample workers of two villages in Murshidabad (WB) during 2021-22. The ICMR Nutrition Chart is used to estimate the extent of calorie, protein and fat (Gopalan et al, 1991). Results show that the overall intake of calorie in the study area is 2476.54kcal/day/CU which is little more than the Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) of 2425kcal/day/C. The average intake of protein level in the study area stands at 70.71gm/day/CU which also remains at higher level compared to RDA of 60 gm/day/C. In general, intake of fat in the study area is 28.13 gm/day/CU which is again higher than the RDA level. Workers of Village-I have been found to have higher level of calorie consumption, protein intake and fat consumption.