scholarly journals RECENT TRENDS IN THE DEBATE ON INDIA’S NATIONAL FOOD SECURITY ACT (NFSA) – 2013: TRAGEDY OR TRIUMPH?

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 108-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adnan Shakeel
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Present Article ◽  
Distribution System ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Public Distribution System ◽  
Heavy Burden ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Cost ◽  
National Food Security

Present article follow up the recent debates that is being discussed in the country with respect to the National Food Security Act – 2013. Present article is based on the secondary sources of information collected through various books, magazines, journals, newspapers, government and non-governmental reports. The purpose of the article is to trace the discussion among various economist, planners, researchers and policy makers in order to analyse whether National food Security Act is a triumph for those who are in desperate need of it (poor and destitute), or a tragedy for those officials speaking against the Act. The main emphasis of the article is to discuss the cost of implementation of NFSA because it was believed that after its implementation it will put heavy burden on the government exchequer due to subsidies provided under it.  Article also examines the challenges related to Food Corporation of India with respect to procurement, storage and distribution of foodgrains. Moreover, article also discusses the NFSA with respect to the Integrated Child Development Scheme, its affect on small and marginal farmers of the country, challenges related to public distribution system.

scholarly journals NATIONAL FOOD SECURITY ACT: AREAS THAT NEED FOCUSED ATTENTION

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 412-419
Author(s):  
Amrit Patel
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Distribution System ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Focused Attention ◽  
Food Subsidy ◽  
Support Price ◽  
The Government ◽  
Average Size ◽  
The Cost ◽  
National Food Security

The National Food Security Act [NFSA],2013 aims at covering overall 67% of population (75%of rural and 50%urban) and promising to give them rice/wheat/coarse cereals at Rs.3/2/1/Kg through Public Distribution System[PDS]. The quantity promised is 35kg/month for Antyodya households and 5kg/per person for priority households. At the current average size of the family of around 5, this will work to 25kg/household per month. The total annual requirement of food grains for beneficiaries of PDS and other welfare schemes is estimated to be 61.2 million tons [MT]. The cost of handling grain by the Government was about Rs.30/kg for rice and Rs.22/kg for wheat in 2014 (including costs of carrying stocks), against an Minimum Support Price [MSP] of rice at about Rs.20/kg (converted from paddy) and Rs.14/kg for wheat. The budgeted food subsidy for FY 2014-15 was Rs.1.15 billion and there were pending arrears of almost Rs.500 billion that need to  be  cleared  on  account  of food  subsidy. Against this background, this development perspective article highlights the current status of hunger in India, aspects of NFSA 2013, current agricultural scenario and specific areas that need focused attention.

scholarly journals Role of Public Distribution System in Andhra Pradesh an Analysis

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vanguru. Naga Satyanarayana ◽  
Dr. M. Rajasekhara Babu
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Distribution System ◽  
Andhra Pradesh ◽  
Food Policy ◽  
Safety Net ◽  
Fair Price ◽  
Public Distribution System ◽  
The People ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Masses

Public Distribution System in India has been one of the most crucial elements in food policy and food security system in the country. Public Distribution System in has close links with food security for the vulnerable segment of population. It is so because Public Distribution System is considered as a principal instrument in the hands of the government for providing safety net to the poor and thedowntrodden. Public Distribution System is the largest distribution network of its kind in the world. It emerged out as rationing measure in the backdrop of Bengal famine as well as a war-time measure during Second World War. The Government of India in an effort to ensure fair supply of food items to all citizens of India instituted Fair Price Shops (FPS) under Public Distribution System (PDS). Essential commodities such as Rice, Wheat, Sugar, Kerosene, etc., are supplied to the targeted underprivileged sections as per the eligibility and at fixed by the Government of India. In spite of the best efforts by Government officials at various levels, there are a few bottlenecks and inconveniences to the targeted citizens in availing the services provided. Over the years, Public Distribution System has expanded enormously as poverty alleviation and food security measure to become a permanent feature of Indian Economy. The Andhra Pradesh state incorporated various modifications from time to time to make its implementation more relevant for the masses and to increase its effectiveness. This paper analyzes that whether Public Distribution System is able to achieve its objective of providing food security to the people. The present paper discusses a brief review of welfare schemes and also makes a study of existing Public Distribution System in Andhra Pradesh. An attempt has been made in this study to ascertain the problems prevailing in Public Distribution System and to recommend suggestions to make Public Distribution System is more effective.

Delivering Food Subsidy

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashok Kotwal ◽  
Bharat Ramaswami
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Distribution System ◽  
Cash Transfers ◽  
Food Distribution ◽  
Assistance Programs ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Distribution System ◽  
Retail Outlets ◽  
Food Subsidies ◽  
The Government

This article begins by tracing the development of the Indian model of food distribution. Food subsidies in India are delivered through the public distribution system, consisting of a network of retail outlets through which the government sells grain. The discussions then turn to the outcomes and the performance of the distribution system, food security legislation, the rights approach to food security, debates over food security legislation, lessons from social assistance programs across the world, and political opposition to cash transfers.

scholarly journals Impact of the Pandemic on Livelihood and Food Security: An Empirical Analysis of the PDS in Delhi

2021 ◽  
pp. 001955612110457
Author(s):  
O. Grace Ngullie ◽  
Arib Ahmad Ansari
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Distribution System ◽  
Empirical Examination ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Distribution System ◽  
The Government ◽  
Access To Food ◽  
The Impact

The sheer extent of the Covid-19 pandemic and its crippling effect on the entire economy gave cold creeps. Suddenly the fragile, one-of-a-kind arrangement through which the daily wagers and the migrant workers were surviving broke down with the imposition of the lockdown, and we had a novel disaster on our hands. In such a hanging-by-thread situation, the adversely affected poor had to rely on the government machinery for sustenance. We attempt to undertake a first-hand evidence-based study of the implementation of the Public Distribution System in Delhi while examining the impact of the pandemic on livelihood and food security. Some policy gaps that we have identified include inconsistency with the quantity and quality of rations received and promised, exclusion and ultimately access to food. Based on the empirical examination of the specific problems faced by the poor on the ground, we recommend policy solutions corresponding to those specific problems which include utilising modern and emerging technologies, creating new cadre for monitoring and upwardly revising the allocation.

scholarly journals Starving Millions and Right to Food

1970 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-47
Author(s):  
Sai Teja Vangala ◽  
Anshuman Singh
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Distribution System ◽  
Buffer Stock ◽  
Human Right ◽  
Political Will ◽  
Right To Food ◽  
Public Distribution System ◽  
Adequate Food ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Right

Right to food is a basic human right. In India, with increase in population the demand for food is on the rise. Providing adequate food to the teeming millions has been a challenge for the government. This paper explores the origin of right to food while placing the emphasis on the realisation of the right in its true sense. It argues that the state has failed to secure adequate food to its citizenry because of its misplaced priorities and lack of political will. It calls for strengthening of public distribution system and buffer stock to guarantee adequate food security to people.

Food Security Eludes Tribals of Andhra Pradesh

Social Change ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 208-221
Author(s):  
K. Radhakrishna Murty
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Distribution System ◽  
Andhra Pradesh ◽  
Right To Food ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Distribution System ◽  
Essential Services ◽  
Access Information ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact

India’s tribal population suffers mainly from deprivation and marginalisation. Caught in vicious cycles of poverty and social exclusion, tribals often struggle to survive while opportunities to access information, supplies and essential services elude them. Given this scenario, the present study intends to evaluate and assess the impact of the public distribution system run by the Government of India in a few selected tribal pockets in the state of Andhra Pradesh in the context of food security vis-à-vis the socio-economic situation of tribals. In this process, the study also covers the crucial aspect of a tribal’s right to food from the viewpoint of its availability, accessibility, adequacy and affordability—an area which is still an elusive chimera.

scholarly journals An Empirical Analysis of Food Security and Public Distribution System

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-79
Author(s):  
K. Mohan Reddy
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Distribution System ◽  
Statistical Information ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Public Distribution System

The present study deals with an empirical analysis of food security and public distribution system. The present paper deals with the importance of food security and public distribution system and objectives and methodology. Further, it is devoted to examine the food security and public distribution system. This paper is primarily based on the data gathered from primary as well as various secondary sources, especially those related to the availability of the statistical information pertaining to food security and public distribution system. The researcher is of the opinion that there is a need to improve the quality of grains supplied from PDS. By and large, it can be said that the sample respondents offered many suggestions for a better functioning of the system. The suggestions that they offered comprise of an improvement in the quality of goods supplied through FPSs, an increase in the quantity of goods, regular supply from govt., and preventing black marketing by dealers and elimination of bogus cards.

scholarly journals Role of Public Distribution System in Andhra Pradesh an Analysis

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vanguru. Naga Satyanarayana ◽  
Dr. M. Rajasekhara Babu
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Distribution System ◽  
Andhra Pradesh ◽  
Food Policy ◽  
Safety Net ◽  
Fair Price ◽  
Public Distribution System ◽  
The People ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Masses

Public Distribution System in India has been one of the most crucial elements in food policy and food security system in the country. Public Distribution System in has close links with food security for the vulnerable segment of population. It is so because Public Distribution System is considered as a principal instrument in the hands of the government for providing safety net to the poor and thedowntrodden. Public Distribution System is the largest distribution network of its kind in the world. It emerged out as rationing measure in the backdrop of Bengal famine as well as a war-time measure during Second World War. The Government of India in an effort to ensure fair supply of food items to all citizens of India instituted Fair Price Shops (FPS) under Public Distribution System (PDS). Essential commodities such as Rice, Wheat, Sugar, Kerosene, etc., are supplied to the targeted underprivileged sections as per the eligibility and at fixed by the Government of India. In spite of the best efforts by Government officials at various levels, there are a few bottlenecks and inconveniences to the targeted citizens in availing the services provided. Over the years, Public Distribution System has expanded enormously as poverty alleviation and food security measure to become a permanent feature of Indian Economy. The Andhra Pradesh state incorporated various modifications from time to time to make its implementation more relevant for the masses and to increase its effectiveness. This paper analyzes that whether Public Distribution System is able to achieve its objective of providing food security to the people. The present paper discusses a brief review of welfare schemes and also makes a study of existing Public Distribution System in Andhra Pradesh. An attempt has been made in this study to ascertain the problems prevailing in Public Distribution System and to recommend suggestions to make Public Distribution System is more effective

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