How does pds ensure food security in india

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Governance of food distribution systems as part of social safety net programs continues to be a major concern for policy makers in developing countries. In this paper we assess how successful recent initiatives in governance of public food distribution (PDS) in the Indian state of Odisha have been in dealing with inefficiencies that have long plagued it. Analysis, based on data from the National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) and micro-level evidence obtained from Village Level Studies (VLS), indicate a marked revival in governance of food distribution in the state with several positive outcomes. These include much wider coverage of PDS from 6.4% of households in 1993–1994 to 58.3% in 2011–2012, notable improvements in cereal consumption at the household level across both rural and urban areas and improved nutrition of a large segment of the socially and economically weaker sections of society. The VLS are longitudinal surveys initiated by ICRISAT in 1975 in 10 Indian villages. Surveys continued for the next 10 years, before formally closing in 1985 due to budgetary pressure. The surveys were re-opened in 2002 in the initial six villages, starting with low frequency rounds and with higher frequency interviews since 2005–06. Subsequently in 2010, the coverage was enhanced in collaboration with the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) by including 12 villages in eastern India with the funding support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. • • Agrawal, A. (2...

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India has done well to expand food production and build up adequate safety stocks of food grains. For over 70 percent of rural Indian households, agriculture, including livestock, still remains the principal source of livelihood. With a six-fold increase in food grain production from 50 million tonnes in 1950-51 to nearly 300 million tonnes in 2019-20, India has become a net food exporter, being the ninth largest exporter of agricultural products in the world. The share of agriculture and allied sectors in the total Gross Value Added of the Economy have improved to 20.2 per cent in the year 2020-21 and 18.8 per cent in 2021-22. With these gains, India has transitioned from being a food-deficit nation to a self-sufficient food-producing country in the last 30 years. This has been possible through the 2013 National Food Security Act (NFSA), under which the Public Distribution reached 813 million people with subsidized monthly household rations (rice, wheat or millets). The National Food Security Act 2013 aims to provide for food and nutritional security by ensuring access to adequate quantities of quality food at affordable prices. Through 543,562 fair price shops and 237 million ration cards, priority households are entitled to receive 5 kg of food grains per person per month at the issue prices of Rs. 3, Rs. 2 and Rs. 1 per kilogram of rice, wheat and coarse grains respectively. As an impact of various government schemes, levels of under-nutrition among children have come ...

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Governance of food distribution systems as part of social safety net programs continues to be a major concern for policy makers in developing countries. In this paper we assess how successful recent initiatives in governance of public food distribution (PDS) in the Indian state of Odisha have been in dealing with inefficiencies that have long plagued it. Analysis, based on data from the National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) and micro-level evidence obtained from Village Level Studies (VLS), indicate a marked revival in governance of food distribution in the state with several positive outcomes. These include much wider coverage of PDS from 6.4% of households in 1993–1994 to 58.3% in 2011–2012, notable improvements in cereal consumption at the household level across both rural and urban areas and improved nutrition of a large segment of the socially and economically weaker sections of society. The VLS are longitudinal surveys initiated by ICRISAT in 1975 in 10 Indian villages. Surveys continued for the next 10 years, before formally closing in 1985 due to budgetary pressure. The surveys were re-opened in 2002 in the initial six villages, starting with low frequency rounds and with higher frequency interviews since 2005–06. Subsequently in 2010, the coverage was enhanced in collaboration with the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) by including 12 villages in eastern India with the funding support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. • • Agrawal, A. (2...

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Accessibility of food implies that every individual has access to it, and affordability ensures that a person has sufficient financial means to purchase safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary requirements. Thus, a country can only be considered food-secure when there is an adequate supply of food for all individuals, everyone has the financial capacity to buy food of acceptable quality, and there are no barriers to accessing food. In the mid-1970s, three crucial food intervention programs were implemented in India, including the Public Distribution System (PDS) for food grains, the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), and the Food-for-Work (FFW) program. Today, various Poverty Alleviation Programmes (PAPs) with an explicit food component is active in rural areas, and employment programs are a significant contributor to food security by boosting the income of the impoverished. Introduction of Rationing Rationing was first introduced in India during the 1940s, amidst the devastating Bengal famine. It was later reinstated in the 1960s due to a severe food shortage that preceded the More programs were created throughout time, and some were reformed based on the knowledge gained from managing them. In rural areas, there are numerous Poverty Alleviation Programs (PAPs) that contain a food component. While certain programs, such as the PDS and Current Status of Public the Distribution System The Government of India implemented the Public Distribution System (P...

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