An adequate food intake is a key to a healthy life where quantity and quality of food plays a major role. Malnutrition is the most serious repercussion of food insecurity and has a multitude of health and economic implications. India having the largest urban population in the world and especially living in slums, have largely been the deprived areas. Food security can be examined at various levels, global, national, regional, household, and individual. Various studies have been conducted to assess food insecurity at the global level; however, the literature is limited as far as India is concerned. Therefore, achieving food security is one of the vital sustainable development goals along with adequate nutrition, which is a necessity since an undernourished or hungry population hampers economic productivity. Also, the association between education and food security indicate that empowering women through education is the key ingredient to achieve women empowerment, intra-household food and nutrition security.

Keywords: Food Security; Malnutrition; Women’s Health