Question

Explain the food Security System in india and state two objectives of this system.

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Answer 1

Public Distribution System (PDS) is an Indian food security system. ... The National Food Security Act, 2013 (also Right to Food Act) is an Act of the Parliament of India which aims to provide subsidised food grains to approximately two-thirds of India's 1.2 billion people.

Answer 2

Food security is a condition related to the supply of food, and individuals’ access to it. The final report of the 1996 World Food Summit states that food security “exists when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life”.