This analysis on key nutrition indicators from successive rounds of the NFHS (4 and 5) is based on all-India and State/UT level factsheet released by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW). The analysis includes: 1. National level trends from NFHS-3 (2005-06), NFHS-4 (2015-16) and NFHS-5 (2019-21) data for 44 indicators including outcomes, service delivery and key determinants of nutrition. 2. State level trends of same indicators- number of states showing improvement / worsening (± 0.1 percent point change), /no change for these indicators, spatial maps based on change in prevalence for these indicators; and charting State performance with respect to achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 2030) targets. This presentation will be useful for policy makers, State administrators, public health experts, research scholars and research institutes in the area of maternal and child health & Nutrition.

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Ancient way of diagnosis was completely based on theory of body and mind enumerated with various sign and symptoms having clinico-pathological importance. Now-a-days people are more vulnerable to various groups of diseases due to polluted food, water and environment etc. But it is hard to get a person having well-being with normal excretion of stool and urine along with feeling of appetite as described in Madhava system of diagnosis. The similar description of health and well-being according to Acharya Madhava is identical to WHO definition of health. But Acharya Madhava exclusively named as Avisham(free from toxins) in the name of Swasthya(healthy) contrary to statement of Acharya Susruta as importance to Jivha (tongue) is being modified by Madhava as mala (stool) and mutra (urine) which is accepted more scientifically. However, before diagnosing a person being avisha (detoxed) it would be highly essential to ensure the normalcy of other factors like dosha(bodily humours), dhaatu (blood,tissues) etc.It is also to mention here that the secondary condition like Sama mutra vittkam (normal excretion of urine, stool) and Annaabhikamam (desire for food)) would be possible only when all the dosha, dhaatu will be in normal condition along with Indriya (sensory and motor organs) mana (mind) also. It is very important that Madhava has rightly pointed out two important things like Annaabhikamam and sammutra vittkam in symmetrical to Susruta's statement which are responsible to keep dosha, dhatu in proper tract by ultimately proving a detoxed body. The paper deals with importance of Madhava system of diagnosis in comparison with Susruta's statement of Swasthya or well-being.

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