Question

which are people More prone to food insecurity

Answer 1

In rural areas:-

1. landless people with little land or no land to depend upon

2. traditional artisans

3. providers of traditional services

4. petty self-employed workers

5. and destitutes including beggars 

In urban areas -

The working members who are generally employed in ill-paid occupations and casual labour market .......

Answer 2

Answer:

A large section of people suffer from food and nutrition insecurity in India. However, the worst affected groups are as follows:

• Landless and land-poor households, traditional artisans, providers of traditional services, petty self-employed workers and destitute including beggars (in the rural areas).
• People employed in ill-paid occupations and casual labourers engaged in seasonal activities (in the urban areas).
• People belonging to the backward sections of society, namely SCs, STs and OBCs.
• People belonging to economically-backward states with high incidence of poverty, tribal and remote areas and regions more prone to natural disasters.
• People affected by natural disasters who have to migrate to other areas in search of work.
• Large proportion of pregnant and nursing mothers, and children under the age of 5 years.