. Differentiate between seasonal hunger and chronic hunger?
What has our government done to provide food security to the poor? Discus
any two schemes launched by the government?
Why buffer stock is created by the government?
Wote notes on:
(a) Minimum support price
(b) Buffer stock
(c) Issue price
(d) Fair price shops
What are the problems of the functioning of ration shops?
Write a note on the role of cooperatives in providing food and related items
Food Security in India
Answers
Answer:
role of cooperatives : The cooperatives are playing an important role in food security in India, especially in the southern and western parts of the country. The cooperative societies set up shops to sell goods to the poor people at lower prices. For example, out of all fair price shops operating in Tamil Nadu, nearly 94 percent are being run by the cooperatives. In Delhi, Mother Dairy is providing milk and vegetables to the consumers at controlled prices which are decided by the Delhi Government. Amul is another example in this regard. It has brought about the White Revolution in the country. There are many more cooperatives and NGOs also working intensively towards this direction
Answer:
* chornic hunger is when person is not able to get food property or for year
*seasonal hunger is when person is not able to get for in a particular season
*2 programme launched by the government to provide food to poor are
1) Aantoyada anna yojana (AAY)
2) National food and work programme ( NFWP )
3) annapurna scheme (APS)
*Buffer stock is created by the gov. with the help of food cooperation of india (FCI) usually to provide food to the places of food scarcity
*FCI purchases surplus wheat and rice from the farmers for gov. ration shops to poor at the price lowers than the market price which is known as MINIMUM SUPPORT PRICE
*fair price shops are the ration shops running by the government of india to provide food to the poor
*problem faced functioning of ration shops are
1) irregular opening of Shops
2) left out grains are kept
*Issue price is the price for food grains decided by the gov. of india and FCI for the poor.