Three decades since the adoption of Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and 7 years after the implementation of National Food Security Act (NFSA), it’s imperative to examine their impact. Severe acute malnutrition continues to be the leading risk factor for disease burden in India. In 2019, India’s ranking in the Global Health Index fell to 102 out of 117 nations, the lowest among South Asian countries, far behind other BRICS nations.