What steps were taken by govt. For food security
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Food grains have been provided at extremely subsidised prices for targeted population under state governments/UT administrations as part of the following schemes:
- Targeted Public Distribution System/TPDS
- Other Welfare Schemes/OWS
- Mid Day Meal Scheme
- Integrated Child Development Services/ICDS scheme
- Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for Empowerment of Adolescent Girls
• Government has so far allocated 614.53 lakh tonnes of food grains under TPDS and OWS
• Allocation of 483.70 lakh tonnes have occurred under TPDS while 66.45 lakh tonnes are for additional APL and BPL allocation
• 12.04 lakh tonnes are for natural calamities and additional TPDS requirements
• Allocation of 52.34 lakh tonnes of food grains under the OWS
Critique
• Nutrition situation in India remains critical
• India collected statistics for child undernourishment in 2005-2006 last; this marks the last time India has collected reliable nutrition statistics at a national level
• Under-nutrition in India is one of the highest in the world: HDI
• Right to Food Act/NFSA has certain flaws such as leaving out the requirements of good nutrition
• Well functioning public distribution system is another critical requirement which has not been met yet
• There is a need for strengthening child nutrition programmes such as school meals
• Integrated Child Development Services is another area of possible improvement
• Central and State governments need to hold joint responsibility for effective and timely implementation of the Act
Facts and Stats
• Government notified the National Food Security Act in 2013
• Act provides for coverage of 75% of the rural population and 50% of the urban population for receipt of food grains at subsidised prices of INR 3,2 and 1 per kg for rice, wheat as well as coarse grains as per the TPDS
• This covers 2/3rd of the population
• Act also provides important focus on nutritional support to children as well as women
• Coverage and entitlements of the Right to Food Act are in keeping with recent production and procurement trends. Annual requirement of food-grains for implementation of the Act is pegged at 614.4 lakh tonnes.
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